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Basics of horse conformation. - The Horse Forum
Mar 1, 2010 · An upright horse shoulder conformation is best for gaited or park showing, parade horses, and activities requiring a quick burst of speed, like roping or Quarter Horse racing. …
Best Tack Colors for Each Horse Color? - The Horse Forum
Oct 10, 2013 · For instance, the chestnut/sorrel colored horses never really caught my eye, until I saw an endurance horse of that color tacked up in bright teal blue. Wowza, it just made the …
What Now? Losing your Heart Horse - The Horse Forum
Dec 11, 2024 · The horse I chose was an unbroken 2 year old appaloosa, raised on the prairie, never having been handled. He was rangy and awkward as a two-year-old, but I thought he …
Update on sheath issue - The Horse Forum
Dec 8, 2024 · @Teacher20: Our horse Chuck gets a swollen sheath periodically and will also rub & sometimes get a sore. It's rare for them to happen concurrently. The swelling, when I was …
Why is my horse so grumpy - The Horse Forum
Jan 12, 2025 · A horse reluctant to move, gives an attitude or cranky may indeed have ulcers. And with that, touching the horse, as in brushing & applying pressure can also make a sore …
Miniature horses - The Horse Forum
Dec 28, 2024 · A mini horse should be no taller then 34 maybe 38 inches at the withers, and they are more refine looking as in bone, neck, head, just over all build different. Yes, I agree they …
Easyboot Cloud VS. Soft Ride for founder - The Horse Forum
Aug 7, 2020 · My mare recently foundered and has developed a mild coffin bone rotation. The farrier has been out and she has been through 2 courses of drugs prescribed by the vet but is …
Bareback pads with stirrups - The Horse Forum
Nov 11, 2024 · Hi horse friends!! I’m getting back into riding and I think I’ve decided to do things backwards… I want to start back mostly bareback and figure out what my rescue knows/wants …
Excessive Cross Firing - The Horse Forum
Jan 24, 2025 · Cross-firing | Equimed - Horse Health Matters Learn about the gait problem in some horses known as Cross-firing, how it may relate to the horse's conformation, the …