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[Sapphire Sebright]

Aww, what a cute buffalo.
(Also, I'm terrified.)

 

[R2elk]

 

[MarkJr]

Same.

I don’t have anything that I feed several hundred dollars a year worth of hay to that I cannot use.
Another reason horses and I don’t work.

 

[shineandrise]

He's currently 4 months. And getting big. What breed were yours?

That particular one was a Holstein, he was really bony, but ok temper. We mostly have Galloways or belted Galloways.

 

[HappyDuckie]

That particular one was a Holstein, he was really bony, but ok temper. We mostly have Galloways or belted Galloways.

Mine are Holstein x angus.

 

[duluthralphie]

Yes, you should work with them a lot before riding, try and get them to come and follow you. Then have it get used to you on its back, you can put a pad on him if he has a really boney back. I worked on this for years with my friend, and we still couldn't get him to walk while sitting on his back.

A pad is cheating in cow riding!

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Mine are Holstein x angus.

Milk and meat, nice!!!!!!!

 

[HappyDuckie]

Milk and meat, nice!!!!!!!

Yup. The boy has more angus in him, the girl more Holstein.

 

[Painted Calls]

Rubber.

 

[shineandrise]

A pad is cheating in cow riding!

Maybe, but our Holsteins are as skinny as a... really skinny thing. I haven't used a pad on them before, but if you were going to train them to it and do it regularly you might want to? It depends if you want to go really western style!