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I don’t know if any others prefer a hoof soak for thrush, but I bought these small size dry bags from Amazon, and they came with a strap. Works perfect instead of spending more on soaking boots and space on storage. I used an Oxine AH soak as per the hoof-smart website. It is the same as using...

I am starting a thread to document the training of my daughter's filly Echo. She is a 2 year old silver dapple pinto, out of two wonderful driving parents. We are starting this summer with learning voice commands and desensitizing, the progress to harnessing and ground driving so she is ready to...

Arrrg. My daughters 2 year old filly has taken to eating the bark off my fruit trees! I have most of them protected by lattice, but I thought the mature plum and apple would be fine, but she is damaging them now. I used lattice to protect the apple, but I have 3 plum trees and that is gonna get...

Anyone else here paint Breyers to match their ponies? Just finally finished Chaos. His lacing is particularly difficult to make look realistic and I spent a lot of time on the shading on his legs and stomach, plus his dapples are so dark in real life that they are also hard to replicate.

After rejecting all the toys I have tried we finally found something the yearling filly likes… as does my 15 year old gelding.

Thought I should share pics from the annual Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Colorado Driving Society! It was so much fun. I attached the very specific rules too in case you are interested. We won best hat and best decorated horse! Chaos was totally tired when we were done but he did great!

Show me your braids! Especially with long manes and also in harness!

Hey all, I have see the threads on here about hauling in mini vans, with a stall built in them. My car was totaled last year when I was hit, and as you probably know buying a new or used car is terrible right now. I have a car on order at a dealer and have since October... But it can't haul my...

I really want to sled behind Chaos. I have read a bit about it, watched videos, read Chimacum's blog entry. Those ice fishing/cargo sleds are so pricy though, not sure I can defend buying one. I have been checking daily on craigslist and my local FB marketplace for weeks. Do you think the...

Hey crafters, last time I made a cute parade blanket when I repped my work in a neighborhood parade. I secured it with a breast band and a crupper, but it slipped to the side. So this new Girl Scout blanket I am making, I was gonna do a belly band. Do you think that just a belly band will secure...

Turns out my cart won’t fit in my trailer unless I go to the trouble to take the seat off. So I am looking at options for carrying it on the back of the trailer. I would love to see pictures, if your setup as the only threads I found were very old and had broken pictures/links. My trailer won’t...

So I had this really weird single tree on my cart, kind of roller bolt style? That does not really work with any traces. So I made adapters for it from leather and rubber washer for extra safety. It worked okay… but I wanted to do better. So I looked everywhere and took so many measurements to...

Hey all, does anyone have a recommendation for a soft rubber treat ball? My neighbors have the ears of rabbits and are bothered when my ponies mess with noisy things. Both are very food motivated. They are uninterested in toys without food. - Have tried various balls and hanging things. So I...

I have been watching videos on harnessing and just trying to improve myself and my understanding. I see so many different types of carts and trees and attachments. Is there like a guide to all these and how to attach them? And how exactly do I use this one? Not sure if I have been doing it right...

I have a weanling who is 4 months old, and a mature gelding. He stayed at her farm while she was younger, so it was a nice transition when weaning since she knew and liked him when she came to live with us. However every time we go driving or get out of her sight, she gets anxious -whinnies...

Hello, Wondering if anyone has suggestions for brands of harness that are $200 or less ideally for A sized mini? I have a generic 'mini' sized one I am using now, and have punched enough holes in to fit, but the browband sticks out a ton and does not fit well. I do not show, just pleasure drive...

So I am predicting our new filly is going to be bigger by at least 2-3 inches from our gelding. I am thinking I will someday want to drive them as a team. I know it will be fine, but I am curious to what this kind of difference looks like, and if there are any issues? She is just a weanling so I...

What feed do you prefer for your weanlings in addition to hay, why, and how long do you feed it?

So I have read a lot on slow feeders including the threads here. I really would like an update on those of you who have used them. Are you still using them? Are you happy with them? How have they held up and what type do you use? If you have tried multiple types what do you like best? I have...