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I’m not sure if it was just one of those days, but I have a mare who took the fall, winter and summer off because of the weather and then during the early summer she got an injury around the time I was going to work with her again. I’ve only had her a little over a year and she has a naturally...

So I'm just looking for second opinions while I'm looking into some things. So a bit a back story real quick: I went for my first real ride on my mare, Roxy, on Monday. This was both a success and a failure. Basically, I saddled her up and hopped on, planning on only using the halter since...

I need some help with what to do with my 6-year-old mare. I've had her for about 7 months and she's made a lot of good progress considering her shady past. She's very sweet and smart. But when dinner time rolls around she gets super pushy coming in from the pasture. It's pretty typical horse...

My first reaction is no. I don't want to smack him it would break our bond and I am sure there is a gentler way. I am finding no way around it. I am a pretty green rider so I purchased a horse that said kid safe in huge letters with no vices. I rode him at the place I purchased him and he...

Somedays I will ride her and I will feel totally off-balanced. She acts up, bolts, and won't slow down. Other days, she's just your typical green-broke horse. I can't tell if the problem is from the position of the saddle or not. When we trot, I give all I can to even be able to post it. Forget...