[FrogInABlender]

...I think they're full of hot air and themselves, and I especially didn't like the posts about...we are all just dumb horse owners and we need to listen to them like they were Gods, and keep our mouths shut. It is not a very welcomeing thread to the average horse owner...

Wow! I gotta get over there and see what y'all are talking about.

[HairOfTheDog]

That sentiment is on other threads more than the one we've been on. I'm reading one now that says horse owners are dumber now than they were 100 years ago and know less about horses. (True Hacks)

I think that's bunk, really, though I haven't said so on the thread (yet). 100 years ago, a horse was a tool, and if he had problems, he'd be shot. Today, our horses are luxuries and pets (sorry Becky, forgive the usage) and we pay far more attention to their health, welfare and comfort than they did 100 years ago. True, there are still an awful lot of neglect cases and igorant owners, but I think in general, the state of the horse has never been better.

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm chit-chatting with the ones that are responding to me. I'm still hoping someone will give me some constructive advice on Bay, but I don't think my post was interesting for them. And I'm not sure what I want to hear, really. Yes I do. I want to hear that I'm doing right by my horse and that I don't have to worry so much. I don't think I'm gonna get that. :~D