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  1. Horse Talk
    Hello everyone! It has been quite a while since I’ve posted and been active on this forum. However I am finally taking a leap of faith and getting two geldings tomorrow. I’ve done some research and have a wonderful mentor (who also happens to be my neighbour!) but I’m here to ask the question...
  2. Training, Performance Problems advice & queries
    Hey y'all! I just got this new gelding two days ago and I took him out this afternoon to my local rodeo arena. This is our first REAL ride besides me trying him out at the previous owner's ranch. While we were riding today, he kept on weaving in and out/doing zig-zags like he was pole bending...
  3. Horse Health
    I'm going to weigh him by measurements later, but just out of curiosity I wanted to know -- Based on his photo and some info, how much do you think this gelding weighs? Marty is... 5 years old; 75% APHA, 25% Thoroughbred; 16.1 hands.
  4. Saddle Discussions & Saddle Fitting Queries
    I recently picked up a 4yo gelding that is very short Backed - 17 inches from behind shoulder blade to in front of 18th rib. I am trying to find a saddle that will fit him without having to get a custom saddle. Any suggestions for solid ranch/cutter/wade saddles for short Backed horses?
  5. Gaited Horses
    Hello! I am looking into a horse and was talking with the owner. She believes the horse to be a Missouri Fox Trotter mix, perhaps with QH. He's cute as heck :) Anyways, he is gaited but his gaits look normal according to videos she sent me. She said he rides like a normal horse unless you ask...
  6. Horse Health
    So, I went out this afternoon to swap out my geldings blanket and when I reached under to grab the belly strap, I noticed his sheath was extremely swollen on both sides. Is this a normal occurrence in winter with less exercise or is there something more to this? I am going to go back out after...
  7. Horse Talk
    Have any of you encountered a horse that shakes when stressed or worried? I got a gelding just over a month ago from an auction. He's 12 years old and was a cow horse in his younger years but was left to sit for the last 5-6 years. As per the previous owners words, he was "neglected" during the...
  8. Horse Health
    Im getting both my pony and horse gelded soon and I have a few questions. I will also be talking to my vet. What do i do since i don’t have anything that is “stall-like?” At the moment they are on a 1 acre lot while the rest of the property is being fenced off so they don’t have too much room...
  9. Horse Videos
    Guess which one is the mare 👀 Edit: no cheating and looking at my previous posts 😂
  10. Horse Conformation Queries and Critique
    !!! For disclosure, my horse is NOT in this condition anymore. This is a photo from when he was fresh from being rescued, at his last home before we even bought him !!! I personally think that my horse has wonderful conformation but I want to know that you guys think! Purebred 14.3hh Lippitt...
  11. Training, Performance Problems advice & queries
    Hello! I recently moved my 17.2 hand Paint to a new boarding facility and the owner/caretaker there has informed me that he has been sour about leaving the pasture. Now this is a gelding I have owned for years, since he was either 7 or 8 years old and at his last stable, he was put out to...
  12. Horse Breeds, Registrations and Brands
    Hope you all are having a lovely day! So I recently got a gelding from a rescue center and I signed up for the forum just to ask this question. He has been with me for just under a month and has settled in very well. (He had strangles when we got him which the last owner did not know about but...
  13. Horse Conformation Queries and Critique
    Would appreciate any feedback on the confirmation of this gelding. Considering keeping him long term for shows and trails.
  14. Horse Health
    Hello all you lovely people. I've come once more to ask your thoughts and advice. This time around, on stringhalt. My friend and I recently worked together to save a horse from going to auction where he would mostly end up going for meat. This boy is only 4 years old and a draft cross. He has...
  15. Training, Performance Problems advice & queries
    I've trained a few horses but I got my first untouched prospect about 6 months ago now. He was two (3 now) and still a stud,(he's gelded now). It has been a pretty cool experience starting him from scratch. I bought him off a lady who just had him out on a quarter section with a few other studs...
  16. Horse Talk
    Hey all. I was just curious how many of you guys have horses that prefer and/or do better when they're alone vs being in a herd. I recently got a gelding and had him in a paddock on his own for a week and a half just so him and I could get acquainted before turning him out in the field with...
  17. General Off Topic Questions & Discussion
    Hey y’all! I just bought a 2014, 17.2hh, chestnut OTTB gelding! He has a blaze and 3 tall stockings! His JC name is Gone Lucky, but I’m not super wanting to call him Lucky. Does anyone have name ideas before he arrives?? I’m thinking I want to stick with something luck or Irish themed, but I’m...
  18. Horse Colors and Genetics
    I have a 14 year old off the track appendix gelding (Brewer) with some interesting markings. There are white patches of flecked hair throughout his body, concentrated on his haunches and cheek bones. The previous owner said they are birdcatcher spots, but I doubt that. Birdcatcher spots (as far...
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