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Some of a them will eat anything and everything, including many things that aren't good for them. Most will eat wood, which is why you don't want to build fences/barns with wood. Maintenance nightmare! Some like to suck air, a nervous habit... If you go to a sale and see one with a strap...

Sort of, but not really... That horse had a wonderful life and was much loved by the world, actually received fan mail! He was well taken care of by Mark Todd in retirement and had a happy life until the end! And 30 is a ripe old age for a horse... There is a book written about him, maybe I...

Exactly, ranch work, specifically is hard on horses, different rider often everyday, spins/turns, roping calves, possibly overweight rider, high impact. Just exactly the same as the car analogy. A horse just used for arena work or light trail riding might be in much better shape at age 15...

Charisma lived another 14 years in retirement, then was euthanized at age 30 after a shoulder injury from a fall in the pasture...

Under Mark Todd: 1983–1986 Mark Todd was offered Charisma to ride by Virginia Caro, as his experienced horse was sick. In May 1983, he tried the gelding out, and brought him back to his place to get the horse fit. Charisma was a bit fat at that time, and had to be bedded on newspaper strips, as...

He didn't like to eat it!

Charisma was retired after the Olympics of 1988... He would have been 16 at that time. He was a notoriously easy keeper, tended to gain weight easily, they had to bed him in newspaper to keep weight off him...

This horse is seriously aged at 15, has led an active life, is too thin, especially for a QH (must have a lot of TB). I think some of those pics are from his younger, better days, to be honest... Looks like a race bred QH. Lots of training, but too, too, thin... Your non-horsy neighbors...

Well, it is an interesting case, it isn't the most common thing for someone to put a foal up for sale before birth... Although maybe it is more common back east. Perhaps their confidence levels in that foal are not what they should be and they want him/her out of there by 6 months weaning...

Yes, that is a beautiful mare, and in great condition, and her foal at $4500.00 might be a great deal (though since it is an outcross to an Arab stud, the foal quality might be somewhat less predictable than if she was bred to another Sporthorse/warmblood. This foal might be the kind you would...

The closer you get fish into a natural environment, the better they will do. Ideally, you create a stream situation where water is constantly flowing in and flowing out... A well and a windmill or solar pump would be ideal for the fish, but with chlorinated city water, a little harder, but...

Yeah, my daughter's goldfish came from the feeder tank, too. We had that fish for 5 or 6 years while she went to college because that was the only allowed pet in the dorm. Better to have forked over a little extra for a koi fish, those butterfly koi get big too, and will go for $100 or more...

You just have to understand dressage, where your riding skills and your advanced relationship with the horse allow you to be "one with the horse" to the point that your communication cues with the animal are virtually indiscernible to anyone watching, even professional judges, the horse is in...

Hey, never TMO for me, I feel like I know you better now, which is a good thing... And yeah, I don't have fish anymore, that just got to be too much, and they kept spawning babies too, over populating the tanks. And goldfish are just out, they create a lot of nitrates which in turn creates a...

Hey, you love animals and have a dream! I was like that, too! Still, you have to merge that dream with a practical dose of reality, if you want to succeed at keeping and maintaining any of those mentioned animals... And there is a learning curve to all those different species... They will...

Absolutely agree with you there, as even within breeds, horses have different builds and conformation and even early training can make a difference. I was speaking in generalities related to my personal experience and those of others I have known with those breeds.

Avoid this horse! She is 12 years old and not an "easy keeper". They allude to the fact that she is too "hot" for them, and mostly show head shots in the multiple pics. Only side view pics are from far away (probably so you can't see the bones sticking out). This horse is most likely a paint...

Different breeds of horses have very different gaits, I have found... I had a little Arab mare that had a trot as smooth as glass and never had to post on her, but the quarter horses I have owned are just built differently. For them, the lope takes the place of the trot, unless you want to be...

I don't really want to discourage you from your "horse dreams", because I have been there... Just want you to know what you are getting into, so you can be prepared. Remember that most horses have to be fed twice a day, every morning and afternoon/evening. In the event you want to go some...

Horses are possibly the most expensive animal that people can own legally... If you have enough land that is zoned correctly you can keep them at home, but that means if you have just one, it will be lonely. They are a herd animal. They do not think or act like dogs, do not necessarily want...