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work work work, shetlands are made to be used. sturdy strong little ponies. around here, everything with a job does much much better than anything idle. my horses need wet saddle pads, and my dogs need long tongues, that keeps their minds sharp their condition up to par.

you will wind up with einstein on 4 hooves. arabs are brilliant, and donkeys are very very quick studies. good luck.

I live in central louisiana, I know many who "start" colts under saddle for 300.00. I know one of these who rides maybe 15 of the 30 days he says he will ride. I have used a guy who charges 650.00 for 30 rides. I was amazed at how much I got for the money, but then again, I sent a 3yr old, not a...

cloudy urine for my mares is " in season" or dehydrated, i look to behavior to decide, I usually just feed, throw in some loose electrolyte and offer fresh water in a smaller bucket if its the ladder of the two.

I have always been partial to my quarter horses, but I will tell you my younger sister was given a big jug headed wide eyed scawny walking horse colt by a relative, and I made fun of him to no end, my sister being the sweet determined thing she is, fed him, loved him, and talked his body into...

This is just my own experience with my own horses..... mine all stay barefoot. To reach the large stretch of open fields that i usually ride in, i walk mine, and actually get of and lead one of them down a gravel road, they tread lightly and occasionally act " ouchy" if they step wrong on a...

your pony is very nice looking, doesnt look overweight, certainly not in that pic. all horses of different breeding will carry weight differently. you would need rear and better side views of him to make a definite call. If he comes from a good grass pasture, he will probably be fine, watch...

why dont u just measure ur llama in the areas across the nose, behind the ears, and across the face, and apply them in place of the measurements for horse rope halters? im sure if you get in consistent, you could sell them, and i would be a wonderful project i think.

cool idea, i have seen the cookie tin waterers online on backyard chickens, and while i dont worry about that much here in louisiana, i love to read about peoples creativity in caring for animals. I would worry about fire though, I have heard, seen, and read so many horror stories about barns...

All of the experience I have starting colts is with horses. I have raised and started several. I have owned one female donkey years ago, and she was already trained. My methods of training/starting under saddle, are based on the clinton anderson style. Having given that history so you have an...

Thanks you guys, the mare is a BEAST, and not fat, just one of those quarters built like a tank. She does have great hard black hooves and nice big boned legs, but she is nosy nosy nosy and accident prone as i dont know what. She sustained the injury while at a previous owners and I do keep her...

i agree with each animal is an individual. I had a lil jenny(standard) in with my cows, and she only went after coyotes and stray dogs and was very very people friendly. She never went after my farm dog when he was with me, but she watched him closely and he never went near her on his own(mutual...

colt is an approved term for any young horse regardless of sex shortly after birth. :) this makes me smile, because I actually prefer, and typically keep only fillys. Long ago when I worked for a vet, i inquired about the terms, and was told that colt is for male and female after birth, then...

I personally keep my colts in a fenced area with electric fencing added to keep them off the wire/wood. All of my fences have a strand of electric wire so the mares and new foals get used to it. I have found that when I separate/wean my colts, they bang themselves up alot less if there is...

I am typing this with all the best intentions..... If you are afraid of your broke mare and a little bucking on the line, please, get rid of the young colt and get yourself an older sweet, mount that will be forgiving and teach you while building your confidence. There will be many many many...

What I do is teach all my colts to ground drive first, I use an old saddle that i have pulleys and rings attatched to. I run the reins through the rings to vary the headset of the colt. I then stand next to the colt and jump up and down while holding the horn, I do this on both sides. I then...

full body shaking is just one of the funny odd behaviors horses have, i LOVE when a new rider experiences this, especially when on my MASSIVE mare, just wait until you ride a horse that "stretches"! My 16.5 hand gelding stops in the first 30 minutes of the ride, leans backwards with front feet...

I have been showing,raising,keeping horses for several years. I am wanting opinions from people who have used hoof supplements and had success/failures. I have a 7 year old beefcake AQHA mare with a hoof length verticle crack/split that looks to be approx. 1/4 inch deep and is the result of a 1...

get an experienced horeseman/woman to evaluate the behavior, you will never correct it without the "why" having been answered

you better assert dominance fast, spoiled youngsters are the worst. I am not pro beating by any means, but you are ALOT smaller than the horse, so make your presence known. My advice is to purchase or rent a trainer that you respect ( clinton anderson is my favorite)'s dvds and watch, then...