Horse club

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

oh ok

Hey um do you have a horse? (Sorry I cannot remember)

 

[CJLR]

Hey um do you have a horse? (Sorry I cannot remember)

yes I have 2 mini horses that I board about 2 minutes or the road

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

yes I have 2 mini horses that I board about 2 minutes or the road

Ohhhh yeah that’s right. I gtg

 

[OneTwoMany]

Does anyone know about adopting a horse from the killpins I would like to in the future but I have a couple of questions
1 do you get to see the horse before you buy them
2 would it be better to get a young horse or a older one
3 would I just be better off getting a more experienced and healthy horse this would be my first time getting a full size horse but I have mini horses and experience working at a stable
4 how exactly does the adoption process work .
Just curious I am not in a position to get a horse right now

1) I have a "kill pen" mule. You can go straight to your local auction and outbid the kill buyers (the guys or gals buying everything under $300 -sometimes way less- or so). You, and hopefully your trainer or trusted experienced horse person, can walk through and ask questions before the horses are run through the auction. One the kill buyers buy them, the will try to flip the pretty/sound/sob stories for up to 10x the purchase price. Remember every dollar you spend to get a horse "off the truck" can buy three more direct ship horses who you will never see posted on the "ThE TrUcK Is CoMiNg" sites.
Oh, and remember that horses end up at auctions for a reason. Those reasons can be career ending, injuries temperament or training, or sometimes bad luck. The plus side is that for relatively little money, you fully own a horse to do with what you please. There are some diamonds in the rough. I have quite a few horses in my barn that I found through less conventional means... but only the mule was a "kill pen" purchase.

2) If you are a novice horse owner or rider, always buy a horse that you can ride today. Too many people buy a horse to grow into and end up being overworked, getting scared and quitting horses. Anyone buying their first youngster should be working closely with a trusted mentor or trainer. Remember, putting a solid foundation on a youngster is the best insurance you can give your horse in life.

3) Work with a trainer to answer this question. Remember it costs as much to feed/shoe/care for a nice horse as a problem horse.

4) The biggest drawback for most adoptions is the lack of ownership, so it is actually more of a longterm lease. That may work for some people, but as a horse trainer I put training on horses to sell to good, appropriate homes. I have no interest in putting training on a horse that I do not own. But that's me. To each their own.

Signed,
USDF Silver medalist, USPC instructor, WDAA Train-the-Trainer grad

Attached is Ruth Brayder Ginsburg, former kill pen mule.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

1) I have a "kill pen" mule. You can go straight to your local auction and outbid the kill buyers (the guys or gals buying everything under $300 -sometimes way less- or so). You, and hopefully your trainer or trusted experienced horse person, can walk through and ask questions before the horses are run through the auction. One the kill buyers buy them, the will try to flip the pretty/sound/sob stories for up to 10x the purchase price. Remember every dollar you spend to get a horse "off the truck" can buy three more direct ship horses who you will never see posted on the "ThE TrUcK Is CoMiNg" sites.
Oh, and remember that horses end up at auctions for a reason. Those reasons can be career ending, injuries temperament or training, or sometimes bad luck. The plus side is that for relatively little money, you fully own a horse to do with what you please. There are some diamonds in the rough. I have quite a few horses in my barn that I found through less conventional means... but only the mule was a "kill pen" purchase.View attachment 1852395

2) If you are a novice horse owner or rider, always buy a horse that you can ride today. Too many people buy a horse to grow into and end up being overworked, getting scared and quitting horses. Anyone buying their first youngster should be working closely with a trusted mentor or trainer. Remember, putting a solid foundation on a youngster is the best insurance you can give your horse in life.

3) Work with a trainer to answer this question. Remember it costs as much to feed/shoe/care for a nice horse as a problem horse.

4) The biggest drawback for most adoptions is the lack of ownership, so it is actually more of a longterm lease. That may work for some people, but as a horse trainer I put training on horses to sell to good, appropriate homes. I have no interest in putting training on a horse that I do not own. But that's me. To each their own.

Signed,
USDF Silver medalist, USPC instructor, WDAA Train-the-Trainer grad

Attached is Ruth Brayder Ginsburg, former kill pen mule.

Hi there. That’s fascinating. Beautiful mule. So you train horses? Pretty cool! What do you specialise in? Dressage? Jumping?...

 

[OneTwoMany]

Thanks. She is mostly just a pet. Advertised as a 12 yo broke trail mule, actually a 20+yo semi broke pack mule (one of the many risks of a kill pen, they dont know/care about the animals history) . Fortunately she loved the filly I had to wean this year, so shes just a babysitter and I have lots room.

I am a dressage trainer, but teach a riders (and horses) of all backgrounds from endurance to pony club to true dressage queens. I do mostly work with non-traditional breeds.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Thanks. She is mostly just a pet. Advertised as a 12 yo broke trail mule, actually a 20+yo semi broke pack mule (one of the many risks of a kill pen, they dont know/care about the animals history) . Fortunately she loved the filly I had to wean this year, so shes just a babysitter and I have lots room.

I am a dressage trainer, but teach a riders (and horses) of all backgrounds from endurance to pony club to true dressage queens. I do mostly work with non-traditional breeds.

Wow! My instructor does dressage with me. But I have only recently started competing. I ride a welsh cob named Hudson. Do you have horses of your own?

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/calling-all-dog-owners.1323602/
If you own dogs please join this hoping to make it into a dog version of horse club

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Just another pic of Hudson and a sunset

 

[OneTwoMany]

I have a whole farm full of my own creatures.
Ruth, the auction mule and the Aztca yearling whom she babysits.

I have 2 GRPs (one pictured above), one in foal for a 2020 half Welsh, a 2yo quarter horse project (pictured below annoying my saint of a lesson horse), a 5 year old grade prospect and a few lesson horses. I have a 22 horse barn, so the rest if filled with board and training horses.