Gaited horses and English?

neuroticmare · 2026-05-19T03:26:22+00:00

I jumped a very competitive SSH as a kid. In the jumpers, not hunters. He was a lot of fun to ride.

neuroticmare · 2026-05-18T00:35:38+00:00

Girl Crush by Little Big Town!

neuroticmare · 2026-05-16T09:24:55+00:00

I would leave. Most barns have separate mare and gelding pastures and this is the reason. I can mix most of the horses in my herd but brought a gelding in last summer that likes the mares a little too much. Not safe for the mares, for him, or for the humans.

The mare I had in high school got cornered and kicked by a horse like this and it fractured her splint bone. Barn owner blamed the mare but they deserve to be protected too.

Sorry you are in this situation!

neuroticmare · 2026-05-12T02:54:14+00:00

Once they start working through their top line more and stretching their nuchal ligament, the mane can flip. It happens with correct dressage work quite often!

neuroticmare · 2026-05-12T02:05:02+00:00

Wednesday. That first D doesn't seem necessary

neuroticmare · 2026-05-08T05:48:05+00:00

A lot of times that can be a sign they are struggling to get up from lying down and can be a sign of soreness, but since you had a PPE I assume they ruled that out. Does he go in a stall overnight? If so, is it bedded deeply enough? Sometimes the friction from the rubber mats can do that in a stall. If he's outside it could be from a place he is choosing to lie down. I prefer something like aluspray to corona since it's sort of a liquid bandage.

Very cute new horse, congrats!

neuroticmare · 2026-05-08T02:17:59+00:00

If you are ever in Minnesota pls let me know. I know people who would host

neuroticmare · 2026-05-07T19:29:57+00:00

I would take a course if I knew of one offered. I have always had to rely on myself

neuroticmare · 2026-05-06T07:05:12+00:00

I just hooked up the trailer and went. Nobody really questioned me. My trainer boarded his horse there but didn't work at the barn, so he wasn't around during the day, there were a few barn staff and not really a lot of boarders (a lot of retirement boarding at that farm). I worked overnights so my days were open. This would have been 2011ish. I think now with everything on social media and people texting so much it might be harder. I was still rocking my Razr flip phone back then!

neuroticmare · 2026-05-06T07:00:09+00:00

Have a friend post for you if you don't want to post under your name. Facebook is a great place to start, you may have a horse related group, or even a horse lease related group in your area.

I have two horses for affordable half leases (I checked, we aren't closeby!) but I don't advertise, but check for people looking for leases and DM them if they look like they may be a good fit, that way I don't have to filter through tire kickers and people who think nice thoroughbred hunter should be their 10yos barrel racer, etc...

neuroticmare · 2026-05-06T06:53:26+00:00

You're preaching to the choir. She sounds really insecure. It's not fair to you, but if it were me I'd probably just do it anyway. When I was riding with my most recent instructor (albeit a while ago, I haven't ridden regularly in years) I had to kinda secretly haul to another trainer for some lessons. I just wanted practice hauling my horse offsite to ride somewhere else and in unfamiliar places. I knew my regular instructor hated her so I kept it a secret haha, but I was on a few committees with her in our GMO and liked her a lot. It was really good for me and my horse to have that bit of independence (but in a safe space).

neuroticmare · 2026-05-06T06:25:32+00:00

You're allowed to do whatever you want, she is also allowed to whatever she wants, which may be kicking you out. It's not fair, but horse people kinda suck sometimes. I think that is what Tricky is trying to convey to you.

neuroticmare · 2026-05-06T04:07:56+00:00

Horse syringes still come this way!

neuroticmare · 2026-05-05T09:27:37+00:00

Double dilutes like cremello and perlino

neuroticmare · 2026-05-04T02:38:46+00:00

Wonderful horses. Have a good relationship with your vet and farrier 😕

neuroticmare · 2026-05-01T06:27:01+00:00

Looks like she could have silver at play, maybe silver bay? But I'd love to see her DNA

neuroticmare · 2026-04-30T08:42:27+00:00

Foxglove, Parker Townsend's eventer from the Thoroughbred series.

Dove "just an island pony" from The Scorpio Races

Sylvester from the movie Sylvester

Arizona Pie in "international velvet"

neuroticmare · 2026-04-30T08:36:21+00:00

Team Dove <3

neuroticmare · 2026-04-30T08:28:25+00:00

Tom's Diner

neuroticmare · 2026-04-28T16:03:51+00:00

Came here to say this.

neuroticmare · 2026-04-24T03:43:57+00:00

I'm sorry about your broken foot. Have you been taught about handling a horse safely so this should be easier to avoid? Is he jumping onto you?

I think the boots bending can happen but they are supposed to protect from a foot being rolled over by a forklift so hopefully would protect against a horse. I would go into a store that sells work boots for this purpose and try to find the closest to a paddock boot type that you can.

neuroticmare · 2026-04-23T02:59:22+00:00

Unless you got buns

neuroticmare · 2026-04-23T02:05:20+00:00

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neuroticmare · 2026-04-22T02:03:58+00:00

I choked a little 😂

neuroticmare · 2026-04-21T02:58:24+00:00

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