Big fan of mules here! Particularly for rough ground but if you're doing lots of up and down terrain -- you really want to make sure your saddle has a crupper to keep it from riding up over the withers.
My mare is a BLM mustang and as such, came freeze-marked with a linear representation of ID #, Herd Management Area, and estimated year of foaling. The purpose of the mark was to prevent her from being butchered for meat. As her initial adopter, that number is traceable to me. I have always...
Rather like my poor foolish dog -- we haven't been able to put up Christmas lights for 10 years now because the poor dim thing bites through the wires. Time...and...time...and...time again
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It's the mares that have had clitorectomies that I feel sorry for!
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What? Why? Actually, more to the point, do mares... you know... have erm.. you knows....?
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Merciful Heavens -- I would hope not.
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As to the OP . . . (I can't believe I'm answering this) am I to understand you are bringing another unplanned horse into the world "just because". Wow. May I direct you to the "fugly horse" blog: http://fuglyhorseoftheday.blogspot.com/ And that you are okay with your horse running...
over on the SB got me to thinking...Are any of you uncomfortable with the idea of trucking your mare somewhere distant for what amounts to not even a one night stand?
Oddly, I am.
On her first breeding, my mare got loose, made a bee-line to the stallion she'd been calling back and forth to...
are now up in the gallery. Tater's definitely a diamond in the rough -- to say the least (LOL!) but I think he's got potential to be a real cutie... Your opinions are certainly welcome.
Tater
Worked for me (giggle...I wouldn't have known what a "puffa" jacket is w/o the picture )
I think I would totally love to contacted by H&H. I would even like to see if I could help work out a hard copy distribution outlet for them here in the US. "Western Horseman" is all well and good but...