Barefooted Horses List Etiquette (This message is sent automatically monthly as a reminder) I have never been one for censorship of opinions and ideas;...
barefootedhorses@yaho...
Nov 2, 2006 12:40 am
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Sorry if you receive multiple copies but I'm posting to several groups that I'm on. The barn where I board my horse is changing feeds (they've become a Nutrena...
Dear Kathy - Two cents from Nova Scotia. This year I finally - after six years with this herd - abandoned all prepared foods for my horses. It is a breeding...
In a message dated 11/13/2006 10:47:28 P.M. Central Standard Time, umkkrudwig@... writes: I'm questioning the pellets because he doesn't have chewing...
fgmel@...
Nov 14, 2006 6:51 pm
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I won't go into the specifics of your grain problem. I don't use grain on a regular basis. THAT solves the fly problem! If grain is used to "balance a...
FWIW, our vet tells me that grass pasture and grass hay are all our horses need. I usually feed them once a day, just to get them in for a head and hoof count,...
Hi Katharine, I'm approaching the same point in my horse's lives as you have...less is more :-) My guys are out 24/7, get pasture, free choice grass hay,...
I should tell folks what I have been using for probiotics. Please google "Kombucha tea" and read what people have found. It acts like a tonic or gut...
Would love to know more about this and get a starter! Tell me more if you would and let me know what to send you for shipping, with a name and address. Thanks...
http://www.cdc.gov/MMWR/preview/mmwrhtml/00039742.htm EEK, never mind! I have enough to worry about without that.... ha ha, glad it's working for you though :)...
Hello all, I have a few questions on gaited horses. 1- Are Tenessee Walkers, Saddlebreds, Kentucky Mountain horse, Foxtrotter, etc, related to early...
Kalmran, You've really got me thinking here! We have a Peruvian Paso mare and a Peruvian Paso Mule. My riding horse is a 16.3 BLM Mustang....so, I need to...
Karl Saarni
karl.saarni@...
Nov 19, 2006 2:14 pm
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HI all, Thank you Carl, You have made a very important point about jumping. Many people think that taller horses would jump higher. A 13h, 2" pony dominated...
Hello Kalmran, Wow, what list of questions. You are probably going to get a lot of different answers from different sources. ... I am pretty sure that Allen...
Thnks a lot Bonnie, As I was reading, I got more questions, all of which were answered further down the line. I always assumed that if the horse (any animal)...
Since we are talking gaits on horses, let me ask a question. I have a paint gelding that a couple of times he has transistioned through a very smooth four beat...
Hello Kalmran, for me, the getting the different gaits is more dependent of speed and how you sit the horse and sometimes where you ask them to hold their ...
Hello kmeinken, yes, he might be able to learn to hold a smooth gait. There used to be quite a few Quarter horses who did a single foot or some other smooth...
***I'm still learning myself, but switched to riding/training/using only gaited breeds over two years ago... Good friend is a Commish/judge RHBEA and World ...
In a message dated 11/19/2006 8:14:47 AM Central Standard Time, ... **Actually, the FASTEST gaited breed is considered the Standardbred. The world record is a...
In a message dated 11/19/2006 8:12:47 PM Central Standard Time, ... **I THOUGHT this as well, Until I started training the filly I raised (heavily bred...
Ditto on the Appaloosas being gaited on occaission. A good friend with a herd of old blood foundation Apps has a gaited mare (no spots though...). And...
Hello clifford695, I have to place Paso Fino's as hot blood considering where the bloodlines historically came from and from the fact that typically they are...
typically they are more sensitive and responsive. ****With respect.... ***I believe that is more due to the trainer/training of a horse. Ask anyone riding an...
Hello clifford695, with respect, I have ridden a lot of horses and different types and breeds of horse and I have found the Paso Fino to be much more sensitive...
Hi, What a wonderful resource this list is...thank you. My husband and I recently purchased a new farm that will allow us to pasture our horses. I am...
Hoof boots will depend upon the individual foot. I have one in the new old macs and 1 in the easy boot bare, and 1 who never needs anything. Don't ever believe...
Hi Mary, Thank you for sharing your hoof boot experiences. I am torn between the easy boot bare and the swiss horse boot. I have heard pros and cons for each....
