Recent content by schutzandwhinnies

We are looking for a coach for our daughter 15 who is ready to learn. Her horse knows it all but she doesn't :bgrin We have the cart, harness, and horsey, now we need to know what we are doing :aktion033: Thanks for any recomendations you may have. Kitsap county Mason county Gig Harbor...

Thanks for all the info Ladies, I'll dive in today and check everything out. We start our mounted meeting tonight and Maddy will take Barbie, her mini, and start getting her used to being around all the "big boys" heehe. They'll be working on showmanship tonight. There are only a few events...

My daughter is learning to cart soon with her mini. We have the cart but need harness advise. She is 33" and knows exactly what she's doing, we are the newbies I see so many online and I am a bit frazzled there are so many out there. I don't want her to have a show one just yet. So what is...

I would ask your vet. Our vet did some measuring to solve a formula they use to determine how much the horse weighs and then the height. They will tell you what they should weigh and if you will need to cut back or give more. With our mini, we were instructed to give a flake of grasshay in...

I agree with the lesson idea. We have listed her up for adoption again thru a rescue group I keep up with. They have some very good applications in for her already. We are only adopting her out to a family that will continue her training and keep her current on her skills so she stays...

Here is a link to her story and the progress that she has made. Now that you mention it about the training whip, I think you are right. Today in the roundpen with my daughter she met up with her every time she said whoa to stop her and put the whip down. She comes all the way up to her in the...

Thanks for the info and advise guys :bgrin I think considering everything else is in place with this mare, that she should respond good to training. I'll put some training into her with Maddy and see how they do. If the trainer thinks that Maddy can keep her tuned up then we will put the...

We have a 8 yr old Welsh mare that is just the most wonderful girl. She does all the good stuff and is very sweet with my daughters 14 and 4. We love her so much. The plan was for my 14 yr old to keep her "to parr" in her manners, ground work, neck reining and leg ques etc...until my 4 yr old...

Here is a good website for some insite. http://home.att.net/~horsenutrition101/hay.html When we were faced with a feeding dilema with our Belgian we had, the vet recomended orchard grass so that our mare could eat often without the fear of founder and weight gain. Drafts, if not being worked...

Here in western Washington we are paying $14.99 a bale for grasshay and that is the ton price. The cheap stuff is available from private sellers, but the quality is lacking. This is the 3 string and heavy from Stroh's feedstore. I have driven all over looking for grasshay that smells good...

Have you tried natual horsmanship with her? There are some folks that think natural horsemanship is for riding horses only or just big horses, but we have used natural horsemanship from the very beggining with our mini foal and his mamma and with our new pony we received 2 wks ago. The pony...

Wow that is awful :no: I have seen rescues in the past with feet like this and though once in awhile they come out ok most times they have to be put down. I have seen examples of the x-rays after living so long with their feet like that and the outcome is usually to give them a humane ending...

Find out if he likes to play cards. He can pick you up and you guys can go to one of the retirement homes and play some cards with the old folks. They are a blast and have a ton of stories. It's really a lot of fun. They know so many different card games and they really do enjoy when kids...

I looked it up. There isn't much info on how to cure it, but here's the link: http://www.medic8.com/healthguide/articles/coxsackie.html Good luck and maybe look for a new doctor, one that answers his/her calls :

Here is a website I found on scours. Take note that this farm is Arabs and full size so you would need to lessen amounts for the mini foal. I read a ton of folks advise on this and the one thing they all had in common was getting the good bacteria in the intestines with probios, even yogurt if...