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    Horses!

    I haven't been here in a while! What beautiful horses and stories. :D Oh I agree! My boss (/trainer I guess) would have us practice dressage tests from time to time when I was learning to ride, even though my sister really wanted to do jumping and I wanted to do barrels. The basics of...
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    Horses!

    Hey horse people! I'm kind of getting obsessed with Thoroughbreds 🤩... My student just purchased her first horse, a 6yo OTTB that I have begun to retrain as a western dressage horse! His name is Harley. He's a big boy at 17 hands but he's so LAZY! lol. And for a few weeks now I've been...
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    Horses!

    Hello! What pretty foals people have! :love Ginger was falling asleep the other day like this ... 😂 can you tell all she cares about is food? LOL! I cleaned her stall like this and she didn't budge an inch until I had to ask her to move. Plus, the weather's been gorgeous for trail rides.
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    Tips for managing a horse with dry coat syndrome?

    I just more recently worked with a horse with the same condition, he was a non-sweater. This horse didn't sweat a drop for me, though. I'm still not entirely sure on what is the cause, but there were two factors in getting him sweating, actually. The first sounds funny, but actually dark beer...
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    Horses!

    My boss had to do this with their donkey and an old lesson horse (one a few years before I came) who were really bonded. One was (or about) blind and the other had something wrong with him, and they made the decision to put them down together since they were so close. It definitely is tough...
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    Horses!

    Oh yes, she loves it. If I give her slices, she takes bites like a human lol!
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    Horses!

    Hey everyone! My Christmas was good, my gift to myself and Ginger was a trail ride and a little galloping on the straightaways lol. I also figured out Ginger really loves oranges? She wouldn't stop licking my fingers ... or maybe it's just because oranges smell strong, I'm not sure 😂
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    Horses!

    Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It was a beautiful foggy morning today. One of those chilly but not too cold FL mornings lol, just perfect for a ride. Yesterday you weren't even able to see this far, the fog was so thick!
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    Horses!

    Before being around chestnut mares, I always felt that "red mare" stereotype was exaggerated when I saw it online or heard people talk about it. But now that I've had Ginger, I feel it's totally real. 😂 I often joke I'm her only friend; she'll pin her ears at any horse riding by too close, got...
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    Horses!

    My barn specializes in Morgans, they aren't gaited but can get some action going! Midas sounds like he's got what we call "little man syndrome" maybe lol! Likes to think he's all that and like the bigger guys. 😂 Some lines of Morgans are hot like that and like to go go go, but I agree they can...
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    Horses!

    Hello! How has everyone's horses been doing? Things have been insane lately for me... The manager is moving us to one of the other barns (there are 3 on property) where we are renting, and it's been a looong last few weeks. Because of the hurricane, things have been set back as well. Nobody was...
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    Horses!

    Bareback is so much fun! I rode bareback a lot for a time but lately haven't done it much. And thanks! It really is beautiful. I am still riding Ginger when I can, but I have more recently begun to ride my trainer's 4yo Morgan horse, Jett, who we want to show. Right now my trainer isn't riding...
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    Horses!

    Hey! How is everyone and their horses? I went on a bareback ride last Thursday, and boy I have not ridden bareback in forever and my inner thighs aren't thanking me. 😆 Ginger and I went out walking on the trails and then loped and jogged around a field for a bit while we had some dry ground...
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    Horses!

    I love reading all the great conversations on here, but I'm so busy at the barn now that I never have time to jump in. 😅 I believe one of the cheaper farriers we've been using does a $45 trim too, but there are definitely some more expensive guys around. Right now I want to put Ginger in...
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    Lame mare??

    Where on the leg was the cut? It very well could be that she's just getting used to using those muscles again once the cut is gone. Your mare might just need to be reintroduced to exercise/turn out slowly to help build back up strength. I presume she was on stall rest for some time? That could...
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