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Just a thought. May-be think about changing her diet. Alfalfa & stragity can be a hot feed combination. If I had to feed alfalfa, I would feed straight oats with a good mineral / vitamin supplement. Sometimes a hot diet gets a horse to hot that they don't consintrate as well as one who has a...

Have you thought about adding corn or soy oil to his diet ? My 21 year old barrel horse got down in June & lost about 500 LBS. He was at the equine hosp for 3 days. The vets there suggested putting him on a 1/2 cup of corn oil "started with 1/4 cup & worked up" along with equine senior for...

I agree with countrymom. You also might think about putting a fly mask on him to keep dust & stuff out of his eyes.

I wish I could find someone like you. I would give anything to have someone like you help me with the horse's. No one in my area wants to do anything. And I pay decent to. So I just truck along & clean, feed, ride, work with, etc, etc. And I have a hubby to clean & cook for also :P

Well that's one great reason to move there.This has been a nasty year for us with snakes.We have killed 6 copperheads, 3 rattlesnakes "1 was on our county road,not on our property, but hubby got him anyway" & 2 chicken snakes who killed my favorite hen & her 3 baby's :( I HATE SNAKES !!!!

She sure is pretty. Love her kind eye. She has a front extention movement that is very nice. I'll bet she is smooth to ride. Congratulations on a nice mare.

Can you post a picture of a skid barn ? We are needing to put up a 3 sided shed in our front pasture before this winter. 246, I love your run in. Very nice.

I agree 100%. I won't let anyone take any of our horse's off our property. I am all for them coming here to try him / her. Or I am ok with ME hauling the horse to an arena if they want to make a competition run on said horse. I am fine with any vet checks, but that is at the buyers cost, not...

Cara, It sounds like you have a very nice working ranch. I totally agree with a working horse having a well fitted saddle. Those ranch horse's work hard & have an all day work day. I have much respect for ranch horse's. I have always wanted to go to England.Always wanted to ride in the fox...

Are you attending a college where you can take your own horse ? I know there are some college's that allow that. I'm sure you will get back into horse's full time sooner than I did LOL. I was 40 when I decided to learn to barrel race "hides head at my age now" :D

School is so important. So if your horseless for awhile,it's worth you getting your education.Then after that is done, you have your whole life ahead of you. Follow your dreams & if a ranch life with horse's is what you want, go for it. You can achieve anything you want. Best to you & your...

Hi, I have 2 barrel saddles because I run 2 horse's. I am looking into a stock / ranch saddle for my young horse's that I get back from the trainer. If I ranch ride my retired barrel horse, I ride in my barrel saddle. I am like you that I went round & round with saddle fit.For me it is so...

I started riding & showing hunters & jumpers when I was a kid.Did that all through high school. Had a wonderfull TB gelding.He was my best friend. Then I was horseless for 18 years after I got out of high school. Then met hubby & we moved to Okla in 1987. Bought our ranch 3 years later & I got...

I have found that a mix of skin so soft bath oil & water make a greqat fly & bug spray. I use 2 cups SSS & 4 cups water. Plus the SSS is great for their skin & coat. And it smells good :)

My hubby trims our weanlings starting at 3 months so they will be mannered when it's time for a farrier "if I haven't sold them by the time they are ready to start under saddle" Hubby also trims our mom mares. But for my barrel horse's, the farrier does the natural trim. Not that I don't trust...

Hi, I'm new here & just wanted to say hi. I am a barrel racer & raise quarter horse barrel prospects. Love my gang :) We have 13 horses ranging from my retired barrel guy Stewart who is 21 to 2 two baby weanlings, Eli & Feisty, who are both 4 months old. I am looking forward to reading &...