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Posted on 06/19/2006 8:46:45 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Not ran into any horses like that. It was always, Hurry up, lets go, what's the holdup here? Of course at the end of the ride they were happy to see the trailer. : )
Yes, Lacey turned a year old in May. She's just a baby. I haven't let anyone back Quest yet and he's 15.3 hands now. But he just turned 2yr in May. Still growing and forming bones.
I know stock horse types mature a little faster than Arabs, but I sure think it pays to wait till three. They may look strong at two, but I think working too hard too early takes years off at the end, definately.
IMO, it's just a willing animal. Some are more willing then others, so it may be mistaken for enjoyment, but, IMO:), it's just more willing.
Becky
I've never had trouble catching my horses, they always just let me walk up to them (that is unless Grizzly "helps":), I've never had trouble loading them to go...but I don't know, I've never thought that it was because they "enjoyed" it, It's just what they do because they've been trained too.
Becky
Most responsible sports - endurance, etc. won't let you participate with a horse younger than five. "Course the breed shows want those two year olds in Western Pleasure, fully trained. They don't tell you that generally by 5 the horse is a basket case. They break down physically and mentally.
I'm glad you brought her back. She's one of my favorites too.
Well, we are going to check out a breed sell in September - if we can "no sell" them, we'll take some to that.
No sell?
I agree and all my horses were gated. Gated as in hanging their heads over the pasture gate as soon as they noticed I was around. Doing their best to make sure I saw them. It did not start out that way but that is the way they were when I sold them.
Good morning. No sell - if I don't like the price I can not sell them. I think it's a consignment auction but a no sell would mean that I don't have to let them go if I'm not happy with the price.
We all had a great time camping. Weather was perfect. Low 80's during the day and sunshine, but it did get rather cool at night. After that 90 degree heat, when it gets down to the 50's at night, that feels cold. Alison had her birthday party on Friday night with cake and ice cream. We swam, mini golf, water slide and ate a lot. Here are a couple of shots.
The water was a little too cool for me, but I went in. As long as you stayed down out of the wind, it was ok. Alison and I.
Amy and Alison getting ready to go down the water slide. Alison was so scared to try it for the first time. She was crying and didn't want to go. After that first time, you couldn't get her to stop
Here was the first run. You can see she had her arms out to slow herself down.
Those are so fun.... Haven't been to one of those waterslide places since college :~)
Good morning. Looks like yu all had a great time :)
Good morning. Glad you had a good time:')
Good morning.
Just back from my ride, your pictures look sooooooooooooo nice:) Very cool, in both senses of the word:)
I think we are making great progress in conditioning and Harley's soreness issues. We did the hills and some flat work, and he never seemed to gas out. AND:), when I got back and pulled the saddle off I massaged him wet. I started out with a few gentle passes over his loins where he has come up sore in the past, and slowly increased the pressure, and he never flinched once....
Is it the massages with this Stick that is helping....???? I wish they could tell us. But for now, I'm going to be religiously fanatical about using it:)
Becky
It could be that just starting out gently is helping... Harley might also have some memory of being sore there before, and has an expectation that you're going to poke too hard, so he flinches whether he's sore or not, like the Arab stallion you talked about does...
So if you can overcome any habit that might be there, you'll help him in the vet checks!
That could be....but he didn't flinch if I let him dry....I'd think if it was habit, he would have done it even then...????
I'm trying not to be "overly" optimistic. He still needs to come in after a 5-6 hour competition ride and not be sore. But I "think" we are making progress:)
Becky
It's hard to say, always a guessing game, huh.... I spend half my time wondering if I'm battling something mental or physical with horses :~)
It's just hard to know.
I'm also wondering if the little vibrating bug gouged more...this roller, I would think, spreads the pressure out over a bigger area, not so concentrated...
Anyway, I feel more optimistic then I have been, that we might just be OK now.
Becky
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