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  1. Horse Health
    Long story short I git thus mare at auction last October she did have a foal may 19th last year. This winter she has put in alot of weight. She used to have a wrinkles udder and it isn't wrinkly anymore
  2. General English Riding Queries
    Hello all! I hope you guys are having a great day/night! I am needing help understanding why my lower leg is so weak. To start, I have been riding since about 2020, with break between 2022 and 2024. I ride specifically western, and was mostly self taught, meaning I never learned a lot of...
  3. Trailer and Horsebox queries
    Hi! I need to transport my horse From Spain to Latvia, I’ve already found a company that can transport my horse, but I need to do myself the documents. They say that they require a health certificate known as “Traces.” What documents I need to do one?
  4. Hoof health and Care
    My horse got a pretty serious crack in his front right hoof (pictured below) and I’ve been working with the vet and farrier to get it fixed (He is club-footed and we’ve been trimming him gradually to try to correct it). I’ve been dealing with the crack for a bit now, although it’s grown out...
  5. Horse Health
    Could use some help weighing my options for board! I have an OTTB and a senior gelding, I’m pleased with their current place for the most part, the owners are very kind, however it’s a 1hr commute (so 2hrs total) which is really difficult for me in the winter with the sun setting so early, and...
  6. Horse Health
    My 10yr old TB has gone lame after landing after a jump on his left fore leg. Seemed to become sound 10mins after and appeared sound the next few days, never any heat or swelling or anything. However, took him to a lesson the week after and was doing some smaller circles and he was clearly lame...
  7. Training, Performance Problems advice & queries
    How do you move just your horse's hind quarters, and how do you move just his shoulders? I have ADHD and it makes it hard for me to understand all the resources out there lol :-p but I'll try my best to understand your words if anyone would want to reply!
  8. Horse Tack, blankets and Equipment Queries
    Hello, This is an open message, anyone can provide an opinion or talk about personal experiences. I am learning more about sales and how to perform it as scam free as I can, but I have had better luck selling horses on Facebook, Equine Now, Dreamhorse, ect. However, I have not been...
  9. Horse Talk
    I was gifted my horse. He had been sitting for 10 years and was a stud. I had many problems with respect with him. He was aggressive, it continued on after castration as well. I got professional help and we have it under control. I sent him to a trainer for 30 days to be broken to ride. He did...
  10. Donkeys, Mules & Zebras
    So i have 2 geldings one that is currently 3 yrs and another that is 1.5 yrs old. Despite their age these boys are super mellow and sweet. We currently have 2 pigmy goats in the same 2-acre pasture with them and they don't mind them one bit. The horses will even gently play with the goats by...
  11. Horse Tack, blankets and Equipment Queries
    Hello,I am in need of some help to decode the serial number on this saddle. My grandpa got it out of storage but we can't figure out the age or model. Any help is appreciated
  12. Trailering/Transporting problems and queries
    Does anyone know of a trailer service that will pick up wild mustangs?
  13. General English Riding Queries
    Hello! So, I've always ridden western and never had any issues with steering. After a two-year break, I decided to get back into riding but this time try my hand in English. I pretty much have to start from the ground up again, and I just can't for the life of me steer my horse or keep on the...
  14. Grooming, clipping, bathing & equipment used
    Hey guys! I have the regular bronco fly spray (bought because it works on all the lesson horses) and it’s not doing squat. Any recommendations? The flies are bothering my horse’s legs so bad! :(
  15. New and Returning members, introduce yourself here
    I would turn to instructors or horse owner friends if i had them... I am going to be purchasing a horse in July this year but i don't feel very confident. I've never owned a horse or even leased one and I don't think all the research i've done can prepare me for the real thing or reassure me...
  16. Horse Talk
    I love my 6 year old Azteca to pieces, and up until recently he acted as he felt the same. He was super sweet, loved pets, was a dream to ride, and love cuddles and kisses. Last week, I was bringing him in from the pasture when I noticed he seemed uncomfortable. He looked agitated and was...
  17. Rider Wellness
    I have been riding for 5 years taking a 1 year break until deciding to continue again, that was a year ago. So I have been riding, doing lessons 1x a week for the past year now and never had problems with pain, especially in my ankles. recently after moving barns(in doing so getting a new...
  18. Horse Talk
    I am looking to take riding lessons locally. I have two options. Either the barn that is less than a mile down the road from me. Or the Ranch a little while away. The ranch as a better reputation and many have recommended it to me. The barn down the road from me is run by a young woman and I...
  19. Training, Performance Problems advice & queries
    Some backstory of the mare! You don't have to read but it's good to know - In 2021, we purchased a 13yo mare from a known horseman where we live in July. Upon purchasing she was broke to ride and pack, a working horse. I don't know her full past so I don't know everything she was used for just...
  20. Hoof health and Care
    Hi everyone, I'm really looking for some advice and help. I've gone from stressing myself out trying to find a farrier to just (about) accepting that no farrier will ever come out to me again. To cut a long story short, I've contacted around 12-15 different farriers, with about 4 different...
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