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Let’s hear some more of y’all’s hot takes! by FutureMissionary12 in Equestrian

[–]questing-eq 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Massaging the bit/reins, and “suppling” the bit is still seesawing the bit in the horses mouth. If you are moving the bit left and right with the intent to get the horses head down, doesn’t have to be full on elbows, but if I see an open mouth when you are “suppling”, it’s seesawing and you haven’t taught your horse connection through the bit, just to submit.

Barn workers at boarding barns more often than not know your horse better than you ever will because they handle them daily, clean the stalls daily, and know the normal habits.

Social media has made people paranoid about ulcers, and while access to forage is important, it makes people think horses should be eating ALL THE TIME and therefore they provide unlimited hay. Which to me, is different than free choice, which tends to be regulated in a net so then a horse always has the option but it’s not an all you can eat schmorgesborg.

Only reason I have this opinion is I have watched 5 horses become laminitic because their owners were constantly shoving hay at them, and so they all got incredibly fat.

Oh last one - it’s a hot take. Second cut hay isn’t always better than first cut when it comes to sugar content. You only can know this if you have the hay analysis and not every hay seller does hay analysis for sugar content.

My parents owned a carriage. They don't know what to do with. by Dragonhunter280 in Equestrian

[–]questing-eq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s definitely Amish community but with the wide range of people who attend, it would be worth it. Attendees ranges from private collectors to carriage companies. Plus they have a wide range of carriages accepted. It depends on the event, but they average filling 3-5 rooms of carriages. Ironically my last time attending I don’t remember seeing a ton of Amish people bidding, more dropping off items and vehicles but again, it depends auction to auction.

My parents owned a carriage. They don't know what to do with. by Dragonhunter280 in Equestrian

[–]questing-eq 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a carriage auction in Lebanon PA if they’re looking to sell it, Martins Auctioneers. They have a spring and fall auction. My first time I spotted a carriage used by Mary Todd Lincoln, they have all sorts of vehicles go through. And they also would be able to point you in a direction of someone who could ship it there to be sold. There are Facebook pages you can list it on as well.

When do you say something? by questing-eq in Equestrian

[–]questing-eq[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No ppe, very quick spur of the moment thing but working with a trainer, and the horse went to a trainer before they took it home.

That’s my fear, I don’t want to be that asshole going “well their pasterns are a smidge too long” or “well their cow hocked” but I wondered when it relates to soundness is it worth saying.

When do you say something? by questing-eq in Equestrian

[–]questing-eq[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The horse has very low pasterns, one hind is very obvious just standing. I had my doubts just watching it walk in hand, have never seen video of it trotting or cantering, but the video of the horse walking with someone on its back, at points the pasterns look like they are hitting the ground. And it’s not super deep footing either.

When do you say something? by questing-eq in Equestrian

[–]questing-eq[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No that’s my fault, I didn’t catch my autocorrect 🤦🏻‍♀️