Sempiternal
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Hi from the USA.
Hi
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Shady
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Hi from France! welcome to the forum 
the lady who rides with me is American and grew up on a ranch near Detroit , she is great fun and thinks it's hilarious that i call a saddle blanket a numnah, she calls it a numpty or a num num or numthing. She rides my big spanish boy and they adore each other.
what horses to you have?
the lady who rides with me is American and grew up on a ranch near Detroit , she is great fun and thinks it's hilarious that i call a saddle blanket a numnah, she calls it a numpty or a num num or numthing. She rides my big spanish boy and they adore each other.
what horses to you have?
npage123
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Howdy, partner! Welcome to the forum! I'm in the UK now but was born and bred in SA. Had an amazing holiday to the USA once - flew to Newark, and toured by car all the way from NY to Miami! Want to go again!
Sempiternal
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I have heard the term numnah....but that just may be because I buy too much tack from Europe (tends to be a bit cheaper even with the current exchange rates).
My girl is a little (15.2-15.3h) Thoroughbred mare who raced until December of 2014. I was really hoping to get her into a mini horse trial this fall, but a poor choice in boarding stables meant dealing with some hoof (very rocky) and weight issues. Next year though. Love my little red head!
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums...yana Queen/canonGQ11172014009_zpsab8af9fa.jpg
npage123, I'll trade. You come here for a bit and I'll spend some time in the UK. Deal? The few days I spent in the UK for a senior trip were not enough!
My girl is a little (15.2-15.3h) Thoroughbred mare who raced until December of 2014. I was really hoping to get her into a mini horse trial this fall, but a poor choice in boarding stables meant dealing with some hoof (very rocky) and weight issues. Next year though. Love my little red head!
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums...yana Queen/canonGQ11172014009_zpsab8af9fa.jpg
npage123, I'll trade. You come here for a bit and I'll spend some time in the UK. Deal? The few days I spent in the UK for a senior trip were not enough!
Shady
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your girl is lovely OP
lots of tb owners on here so you will not be alone, especially with hoof issues!
i have a little Arab too ,he goes barefoot and luckily has amazing hooves. x
lots of tb owners on here so you will not be alone, especially with hoof issues!
i have a little Arab too ,he goes barefoot and luckily has amazing hooves. x
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iwakbogo
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welcome americanHi from the USA.
npage123
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OP hope she's settled happily in a new barn now. She's very pretty, very muscular - is that still from her racing days? What sort of weight issues was there and did she have bruising on the hard stones on the old yard?
I've got a semi-retired TB old boy, who will flutter his eyelashes at her and be very keen to make friends, all very gently gently to keep her happy and calm
I've got a semi-retired TB old boy, who will flutter his eyelashes at her and be very keen to make friends, all very gently gently to keep her happy and calm
Sempiternal
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The picture was from this past October, a couple months before I got her.
This is from a few days ago after nearly two months off:
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMi30zQksa1HMIJiMem3PAnaqllsIhKkNKf6lwA
She's actually back at the farm she was at before being moved. I have no arena whatsoever now, but she has a nice 11 acre pasture, her appy buddy, and a flock of sheep to torment. The other place had rocks that would come up after every rain and she ended up with bruising and one abscess.
Weight issues came from a disagreement about grain amounts (barn owner only wanted to feed 2.5lbs when she had been getting 5lbs). I ended up feeding my own grain in addition to what the bard owner was supposedly feeding. Add to that, the hay being a poorer quality than what we had been shown before moving (too mature and moldy) and the pastures eaten down to nothing...
It was an ok situation for the easy keepers there, but she wasn't the only one looking too ribby.
This is from a few days ago after nearly two months off:
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMi30zQksa1HMIJiMem3PAnaqllsIhKkNKf6lwA
She's actually back at the farm she was at before being moved. I have no arena whatsoever now, but she has a nice 11 acre pasture, her appy buddy, and a flock of sheep to torment. The other place had rocks that would come up after every rain and she ended up with bruising and one abscess.
Weight issues came from a disagreement about grain amounts (barn owner only wanted to feed 2.5lbs when she had been getting 5lbs). I ended up feeding my own grain in addition to what the bard owner was supposedly feeding. Add to that, the hay being a poorer quality than what we had been shown before moving (too mature and moldy) and the pastures eaten down to nothing...
It was an ok situation for the easy keepers there, but she wasn't the only one looking too ribby.
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npage123
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Oh I understand better now!
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It sounds as if they are very accommodating at the farm, which is great. There's nothing worse if yard owners are making life hard for you and your horse. I'm sure once her new diet kicks in, she'll be ready to start a fittening programme, ready for the next lot of mini horse trials
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It sounds as if they are very accommodating at the farm, which is great. There's nothing worse if yard owners are making life hard for you and your horse. I'm sure once her new diet kicks in, she'll be ready to start a fittening programme, ready for the next lot of mini horse trials
Sempiternal
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The current place is basically self care, which means I'm in total control of her feed regimen and hay quality. She's more than happy to be back on her old grain.
I volunteered at one of the local mini trials this year. Very excited to be able to compete next year.
Maybe this one works?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_rZc8ZBi-kmlRx0X19IkyMFSQCZHM-xDOhO68Dpx-jg=w737-h675-no
Oh and she has a little boyfriend (hint it's not the other horse).
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cL_XY5gmAqHWz2PEmu0bJ3yoqM7fnKe8ECx_ySPCNLo=w512-h675-no
I volunteered at one of the local mini trials this year. Very excited to be able to compete next year.
Maybe this one works?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_rZc8ZBi-kmlRx0X19IkyMFSQCZHM-xDOhO68Dpx-jg=w737-h675-no
Oh and she has a little boyfriend (hint it's not the other horse).
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/cL_XY5gmAqHWz2PEmu0bJ3yoqM7fnKe8ECx_ySPCNLo=w512-h675-no