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You guys look fantastic! How exciting! :yeahCongrats on your wins, I love that you were showing against biggies

Oh these are fantastic pictures! What great fun! I esp got a kick out of the shirtless guys petting your boy. Too funny. You really brightened alot of peoples day

Thanks Charlotte. He has been on alfalfa for about 3 months now as I have been feeding him with my older mare to put some extra weight on him. Additionally, I feed often enough during the day that they are generally always grazing at thier hay. I've been told in other posts I feed too much hay...

He's been on 4 days worth of gastroguard so far. We are awaiting labs to do anything further and are treating him with iv fluids.

We dealt with scratches all summer last year with my arab gelding. This is what we did: Clean and shave the affected area. Soften and remove the scabs. You can use a mild betadine wash, but beware, scratches can be extremely painful for the horses so you will probably need an extra hand. Once...

My little gelding Diego was shown at the 4H fair by my youngest daughter Summer on Friday last week. The two of them really have a special relationship, and he has one of the sweetest personalities I've ever known in a horse. So suffice it to say, he is very loved. He also has shown a history...

awww that is so cute. I just adore Saber. He reminds me a lot of my older gelding.

It was my first time running a show, and the first time my youngest ever showed her horse. This is my oldest daughters second show. My youngest daughter came home with reserve champion showman, 2 firsts, 2 seconds and a third. My oldest daughter also got reserve showman, reserve halter, champion...

Only the hay is what she shares, i put everyone in thier own stall for grains etc. Maybe thats what ill do then, is increase her ration balancer and decrease the senior. It took along time to hit a feed plan that I liked for everyone else, and because of her age and the stress of motherhood i...

its actually 12 lbs of hay, plus 4 lbs senior, plus 1/2 lb ration balancer. (i said between 10 and 15 in my original post, but found the exact later) per day. so thats 16.5 she does share it with the yearling. She gets too upset to be by herself, so I haven't separated her. I have however...

lol.... seriously, where did 20 lbs come from? I think someone mis-read something somewhere ;) please see my post above this one

yes, i weight my hay. the rest of the horses get 2% of their body weight in forage which is an average of 6 lbs. They all maintain their weight well. This is NOT at one sitting, this is broken up over 3 meals a day. So roughly 2 lbs in the morning, 2 at lunch and 2 at night. I also spread out...

thank you so much for the replies! I had figured you would want to feed it ground, but I've read so many other horsemen feeding it whole. how much, about 1/4 cup?

I have a senior mare that I am having a hard time getting weight back on after having a surprise foal last winter. She foaled in October and was a great weight until about April. Since April however she's lost quite a large amount of weight. I have since weaned her (its been about 3 or 4 weeks...

Montana has 1 or 2 I think, all very long distances. (montana's big and sparsely populated) Im curious about this website, could i get a link possibly?

What would you suggest if it were a feed issue? beet pulp and balancer and a free choice mineral ?

I used a course of sand clear and pro-biotic paste with my senior mare that had chronic diarrhea, cleared her right up and haven't had an issue since. Though I suspect there must be something else going on. Is she very old? A food allergy maybe? Im reaching lol... Im very interested about the...

My horses are also on dry lot and get daily 1 hour turn out on the 'lawn', mainly just so they can go through the act of grazing. Dry lot and sand/dirt - you can get a product called Sand Clear. you give it to them once a month for 5 days. Its a psyllium seed husk that will 'gel' and absorb the...

I've read some research that shows horses have an incredibly detailed and long standing memory, much like an elephants though not quite as strong. I am sure she remembered you!

It is a rare condition but is more common in minis. The fainting episodes are often triggered by a stressor of some kind, from a change in temperature, change in texture or sound when walking (such as going from dirt to concrete), loud noises, being handled, going from light to dark etc. There...