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Carolyn... The walk doesn't usually come in to play during liberty. However, the trot is the most attractive gait so if the majority of the run is at the trot, the horse typically places better.

For your own sanity... Remember in the times he's "being a jerk" that it's not his fault. He is just trying to do what he was told is the correct relationship culture. Horses are smart and with consistency can learn a new language.

Saw The Lego Movie. A little one-dimensional but pretty enjoyable... Something for everyone.

Caps can quickly cause problems. I've not had a baby with eating issues for more than a day or two, so I'd have another vet look at him.

As with people or any animal... Diet and exercise. All-around health and fitness will affect the whole body, from neck to tummy. The "tummy" is affected by both the topline and underline. If you can see ribs at all while your horse is standing, they need more calories. If you can see spine...

I averaged $1,000 per horse when I showed.

Some love it and some hate it. I think part of the problem with feeds is people fail to look at the diet as a whole... So that should be taken into consideration. What in your horses' current diet is lacking or being replaced?

Did I miss info on how recent their teeth have been floated?

I call those ermine spots as well, never heard of any of the other terms.

With cats and dogs too... In the event of being hit by a car (sometimes obliterated) our city shelters can scan the bodies for a chip and notify you of what happened to your pet whereas a tattoo might not be feasible...

I'd pass on the colt and keep looking, unless you're okay with an unregistered small pony.

Most of the horses I know are microchipped. All of my cats and dogs have always been chipped. I do know of one stallion whose chip migrated down his neck. Our vet does a local anesthesia on the horses, and my cats/dogs are always done while being spayed or neutered, as I do believe there is...

Marsha... Plenty of humans and animals have foreign bodies implanted in them... Hormonal birth control rods, dental implants, hip replacements and screws in jaws.... I can't see a little grain of rice sized microchip causing damage to animals which live shorter lives than humans....

I think microchipping is the modern way to "brand" horses. The Andalusian registries require a microchip... Many large herds of andalusians are all solid greys! So they walk out with the microchip reader to correctly ID a horse.

Can you register the sire first? If not, then no .

I have seen ingrown hairs with a full collar and roached mane. You can shave all and leave some at the wither and trim it very short, just in case. But this was in a draft horse that worked a fair amount, so if you are just pleasure driving every now and then it may not matter.

I've heard a month for every year they've been a stallion, ballpark. This is a great time of year to geld, before spring hormones are super rampant!

Basic leading and ground manners... The horse should be able to walk and trot next to you and also halt. Some judges ask to check the bite, so horse should be reasonable about handling the muzzle. Squaring up is important. After that, getting expression/hooking neck/using the body while set...

Half siblings can certainly be by the same stallion. Half the genes is half the genes, regardless of the parent!

In moderation, it's a great hay.