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Does he have a nice, want to learn, cooperate disposition??

I had a friend I rode with that owned one, his name was Joe. She hated him, Joe did a lot of mini rearing and I think he wound up at a sale. A lot of my friends back then used to pick up horses at the New Holland Sale and try to rehabilitate them. A lot of times it did not work out how they had...

As I get older and creakier I envy that smooth gate you people enjoy. We all have to agree to disagree that their horse is the best! I know that with Arabs the code is that the only people who are allowed to say bad things about them are the people who own them and then only amongst...

Good story! I just look for any excuse to blab about them. That's part of why I enjoyed the trail ridind business I think- just getting to talk about them.

I guess that is true but I don't find the discussion period to be that long. I've had ones that went on the trailer for the first time after a short discussion and from that point on saw the trailer, and must have said to themselves," that's a trailer, you ride in it", and just jump on. My...

I did camps with kids for about 5 years. I did a lot of "be a rider, not a complainer" and got them to do a lot of handling for me with young horses. We had a ton of fun but it was a lot of work. I turned them loose in the woods with walkie talkies and they had to follow trails as part of a...

It is wonderful that Cara and the last poster found their dream horses. A lot of time it is a mutual rescue situation between a horse and rider. I just wish I could split myself up into fragments to pay more attention to the wonderful horses in my field. I need to start my trail riding...

Oh. Ok get the rodeo comment It is wierd how they are all the same and yet all different. My first one I purchased for $800 as a discard from a divorce. She loved to trail ride and insisted on passing every horse (at a brisk walk) until she was the first horse. I laughed about it, one day she...

I guess that was the point I was trying to make with the bottle and pebbles- that I was unable to release the pressure I had applied as she zipped crazily around the round pen at lightening speed. When you apply pressure, you must be able to release it and that is why the accident happened. I'm...

If you want it to work out, try bombproofing him. Expose him to everything you can think of, on the ground (not on his back) and this will create a trust bond and make you the brave boss. I adore Tara- now- but about ten years ago I called the vet to have her euthanized because I thought she was...

Horsejody is really wise. I feel the need to promote Arabs because they have made such a wondrous difference in my life. I want to share. Sorry if it makes some people nauseous. I feel sorry for people who have had bad experiences or they have made bad impressions on them. It just has been...

I had a quarterhorse growing up that was very safe but never wanted to do anything. He was never mean but he would park himself and no amount of flailing of my little legs or a crop would make him move. It gave me a bad feeling to be so mean to him. I had an older QH mare come to my barn for...

Yeah, yeah, your question is answered. Here are some pics of my babies. I used to have a guided trail riding business in MD where I used all Arabian horses. I could and did put anyone on them and never had an accident. I am a big fan of Chris Cox and used a lot of his methods on him. This is...

I'm hooked on Arabians, but like everyone says it is all in the training. It is important to do a lot of ground work with your horse and introduce the horse to all sorts of things. I had a registered Belgian mare I crossed with my Padron son (Arabian stallion) for a sport horse. Like someone...