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    15.2hh Sect D Palomino- do they exsist?!

    ^^^^ This :) ^^^^
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    Stallion Advice/Options for APHA Mare!?

    I think for dressage (unless we are talking unaffiliated and low level) you'd be better just buying something more specifically bred for it? I love paint horses (have 4) and they can do anything. Great attitude. If i was to breed to my apha mare i'd find a good QH stallion. But the way they...
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    Why does everyone hate coloureds??

    I'd never liked them much but neither were they really on my radar. Until i got my american paint horse! I have now fallen in love with the breed and somehow have 4! (oops). One actually is solid coloured though. A good horse is never a bad colour i agree. And i also agree that people shouldnt...
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    Over-rugging..........

    Its a real bug-bear of mine! Mine are still in LWs and were sweating the weekend. They live out and last year never had more than a MW on! I have given in and bought HWs this year though in case i need them. But that year it dropped to -20 i put a stable rug under my horses MW turnout and i'm...
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    Starting/furthering babies handling. Advice!

    I was always lead to believe you shouldnt do join up with babies. As for the other things - it sounds like you have done enough. I'm all for making sure they are introduced to things. But other than introducing tying up (look up blocker tie rings - excellent for babies) i wouldnt worry about...
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    Foal mane/tail eating

    Mine did this. Mainly his mums tail but he'd started a bit on the others too. And my rugs! I bought some McNasty spray (smells lovely so i had to taste it to check it - lol) and sprayed his mums tail and my rugs etc. It seemed to work. Interestingly though - i had him castrated before...
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    How do you come to terms with letting your horse go..? :(

    I think the loaners are taking you for a ride!? I wish i could find someone to loan me a riding horse and then pay for it as well. Honestly?! A month or 2 for people to sort themselves out is one thing, three years is a joke. I do think you need to sell him, and should have done a long time...
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    How big is too big for maiden mare?

    My mare this year had a foal. Shes 14hh. The sire is 14.2hh. The foal - hes humungous! Hes way bigger than my 2 year old filly was when his age (she is expected to make 15.2hh and her bum is already higher than my geldings (hes 15hh) and shes 2). I'd say the foal is over 13hh now and he had to...
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    Weaning advice

    All of them seem to react differently. i've never had my own to do before so i just went with what seemed right for him and the facilities i have. I have no stables. I also cant move the mare out of sight so she's gone to a friends for a while. All i would say is - it seems the more you change...
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    Muddy gateways - solutions?

    I put grass mats down last year - although not until about this time of year (earlier would have been better). But i dont think it would have made much difference. Although they started out better than the bit with nothing - once they sank - they sank. I then had to dig them out in spring and...
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    Permanent electric fencing - tape/rope pros/cons please

    I find rope too heavy on plastic posts and it pulls them over. I do have rope on wooden posts though and thats fine. i bought decent rope (as mentioned above) to make sure it lasts and connects ok. Mine (touch wood) have not been through the rope, but i too was concerned about it not...
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    Negotiating on price during trial - WWYD?

    Its difficult - do you have some kind of contract? Although on the one hand i'd expect them to send everything they agreed to, and it be ok, you should also have checked. If you were willing to pay the asking price of the horse in its current state (but had it on trial instead) then all...
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    Full loan- major vets bills

    This is it - and some people do have that attitude. Obviously if i loaned a horse out and it got injured i wouldnt expect them to keep it as a retired pet for the next 20 years if it was something that couldnt be fixed. However - i'd expect them to rehab the horse and try to get it back into...
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    Full loan- major vets bills

    I can only assume that some of the people posting on here have only loaned and never owned a horse?! Some peoples attitudes amaze me and confirm to me that i wont be loaning a horse out. So, If a horse got injured whilst in your care (pulls a tendon whilst being ridden etc) you'd just send it...
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    Should I bother with trailer test training?

    My examiner told me nothing. You go for the test and are expected to know what you are supposed to be doing. You also need additional mirrors on your vehicle for the examiner. I had a lesson before the test as well as one a few weeks before that. I was already towing with my mum next to me...
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