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I'm sure there's some complex stuff going on with the judging. I bet someone else can describe it better than me, but I'll have a go...

I think the responsibility lies with the judges and the national federations / FEI because they pick the winners. And people are...

Yes. My 23 year old has had a strange pulse in one front leg all week. Farrier hoof tested around pedal bone and no reaction but did say...

That poor horse :( If this is how he is ridden in public, in front of judges, what does he have to endure at home? :( And I agree...

I blame whoever trains the judges , then the judges who mark up stressed unhappy horses.

Hoof Armor is fanstastic stuff for this - I apply a thin coat every couple of weeks in the winter. Mark Johnson did sugest that a...

Why do they assume all horses like apples? Mine has never liked apples (or mints) his whole life, so the plain flavoured bute is fine...

There's always someone who takes things to the next level of weird, right? (The fitness thread is hilarious - all the people sharing...

This. I have a rarely used late 1970s Mexican crackle, still in pretty good condition. Its been used on a few of mine over the years...

3 legged liver chestnut ( until I realised that 'stone' was a hoof)

Not answering for the OP, but I have a mud monster who loves to roll in his fly mask in the summer, and he can push the through the...

Thank you for sharing - I hope he recovers well and can soon be released from his box rest :)

Just thought I’d post some photos for anyone else who may have a similar issue . Our legend that is Finn seemed to have a swollen eye...

And pausing before writing ' bloody hell, wtf, good lord, what was that?' verbatim to give the judge a chance to rephrase appropriately...

He always said he'd not do a riding holiday but we are going to the big horse fair, the Feira Nacional do Cavalo in Golegã, and it is...