Why don't you put an ICE number in your phone? That is what runners and cyclists do. Easy to identify and emergency personal know about it.
ICE = In Case of Emergency
My phone normally locks and you need a password to get in it but I remove it when I run or cycle so anyone has access to the...
I agree judges should be training judges. There are enough breeders that are judges out there to accomplish that.
Why do you think trainers should have a say in the direction we are going?
As far as "stay at home if you don't like the judge" sure that would work in a perfect world. I tell a...
I disagree that amateurs should be able to be judges but I do have an issue with trainers on LOC for 2 reasons. First, breeders should be the ones that are dictating where the breed is going. If you have trainers training judges that jut doesn't work. Second issue is that when LOC is what stands...
If you have been to worlds or regionals and haven't seen or heard about it then I would love to live in that bubble. I was in TX when I saw a horse go down in the shafts when a trainer turned the whip and hit the horse in the face with the handle. The drug debate has been going on for years.
Clenbuterol is structualy similart to epinephrine, salbutamol and albuteral. It's effects are more potent and longer-lasting as a stimulant and thermogenic drug. It causes an increase in aerobic capacity, central nervous system stimulation, and an increase in blood pressure and oxygen...
I think this is is less of a concern than the other things going on in the driving division. Seeing kids give their horses "peppy juice" and the gross overuse of the whip in warmup arena are more worrysome for me.
I know some driving horses that get loud (ish) in the arena due to stress or dust...
I have never seen a controlled study that backs this up.
70% of a horses immune system is located on the GI tract and therefore good microflora balance helps with overall digestion. Not just fiber. A far more common assumption why horses (and dogs and cats) eat their own feces is due to a...
Actually, weanling mares need 2 points or must have made a reasonable effort to qualify (placing 1st under 3 judges without enough horses to accumulate points). Also, you must have the qualifying points for the class. So you would need a point to show in youth. Just because she is a weanling she...