Recent content by Cobwebby

I remember reading so many of those mentioned! Recently rediscovered The Pony Dopers, The Lost Pony, Prince Among Ponies and Jackie and the Pony Trekkers in a clear out. :o) One of my earliest favourites was Polly's Oats by Marc Simont about a workhorse Polly who collapsed from being underfed...

I was wondering too, lost track after mention of WHW. The mart is less than half an hour from me, was thinking of paying a visit. Noticed the sale list had the two ponies in their 30's. Perhaps WHW should have been contacted first instead of SSPCA but I'm not familiar with the whole story.

[ QUOTE ] I think it was just the lifestyle and the "look at me I have a horse", and now she has got bored of it and moved on. [/ QUOTE ] She's not called Katie Price by any chance? Couldn't resist! Kudos to you for wanting to do the right thing for the horse.

I've read on another forum from someone who used to work with circus liberty horses that this is an old staged act. This horse never objects too much or loses balance, the rider's legs are thrown clear and the horse doesn't get jabbed in the mouth. Taught along the same lines as circus acrobats...

Yep, one of those great QH bred for ridiculous muscle and ending up with a whole host of other problems to go with it. http://www.fuglyblog.com/2008/look-its-the-hunchback-of-hypp/

A back that tends to arch upwards. Some can be more of a problem than others. Here's a few courtesy of Google.

I'm pretty sure this is Great American GW Carver as it was taken at Aberdeen. Still don't see why the tail should be docked that short though.

Here's his other side. There was huge interest in him from the photographers, I think he won his class. At least some of them get left full length. (Sorry about big pic)

There is a huge Clydesdale horse show in my area every year and most have their tails shaved and with ribbons in. It is supposed to show off the quarters better but without docking. Last year there was one young colt that had been bred in Canada and imported to Scotland and had his tail docked...