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So, i was thinking of buying this horse:
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Im going to train it using this method 'Parelli' Because it is the best, and everything else is rubbish..
I have purchased this book: http://shop.parellinaturalhorsetraining.com/product.jsf?productId=6
Its so that i can understand horses behaviour properly, because i have never had a horse before. and i havent ridden a horse ever.

Do you think i can get my horse to do that funny walking thing those 'TWH' horses do? because i think it looks pretty. But i was told i would need these:
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I also thought it would be a amazing idea for me to breed from my new horsey, I bought a mare for £20 off a bloke in the pub, He said she would make a nice mother horse. This is her:

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He said she was a purebreed thoroughbred, and 7years old. can i have some Critique on her conformation please? I think she would make a lovely Mother horse.



Thanks for reading. . :)
 
Oh what beautiful horses you own- the mare will produce some prize winning offspring Im sure, even tho she may struggle to move throughout pregnancy the outcome will be worth it.
The New one is just beautiful so big and strong lookin- parelli will help you to do that fancy walking thing but yes the two items are key to this, but you will of course no your horse so well and they will just love you. ;)
 
I thought the mare would produce champion offspring too, but i cant afford to keep them all so i will sell the foal at around 3months. i think that will be fine,

Pat showed me how to load my horse into a trailer the other day, and it worked, he told me to just tap him on the face and play strange music, and linda taught me how to lunge, my horse now listens to me as soon as he heres the words 'wiggle, snap'
 
If your new broodmare was only £20 then that's suspiciously cheap for such a fine specimen. Be careful to rough her off slowly prior to breeding, the excellent top line shows she is clearly used to full work.
For horse at the top, can I give you some management advice? It looks a bit poor. Rent some dairy pasture to keep it in, & offer ad lib mollassed mix & chaff. And a tub of treacle too. Bag of carrots 3x a day for nutrients. Also I hope if you plan to ride it you weigh at least 20 stone & have a 22" saddle from fuller fillies? Definitely buy though, don't bother to vet, you can just take the vendors word for it.
 
The_angel_littlelegs said:
If your new broodmare was only £20 then that's suspiciously cheap for such a fine specimen. Be careful to rough her off slowly prior to breeding, the excellent top line shows she is clearly used to full work.
For horse at the top, can I give you some management advice? It looks a bit poor. Rent some dairy pasture to keep it in, & offer ad lib mollassed mix & chaff. And a tub of treacle too. Bag of carrots 3x a day for nutrients. Also I hope if you plan to ride it you weigh at least 20 stone & have a 22" saddle from fuller fillies? Definitely buy though, don't bother to vet, you can just take the vendors word for it.
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I did think it was very cheap, but i thought why not! He said she likes to weave her head around all the time, but its because she is happy to see you! My 2year old daughter rode her bareback and bridless in the field yesterday, thats the first time she had ever been sat on! So now i can say she is 'Backed'

He is on a 10acre ex dairy pasture, on his own and he has a bale of silage put in his field every two days, he seems to eat it all! He eats all the acorns on the ground in his field aswell, because there are lots of oak trees in his field. he likes them. so i feed them as a reward when i clicker train him. he rears on command now.

I cant fit in a 22inch saddle, so i just ride bareback. But its okay, 'I ride light.' ;)
 
I hope that you are able to use careful selective breeding to produce baby horses turn out just as enormous if not twice as large as the daddy horse, if so I know a guy on the continent who would love to hear from you, google 'claude's horse burgers'.
 
You have it all planned already op. Only thing you miss is a bit of herbage. Take him out to graze on some ragwort, its very good for them. Usually quite a bit by the side of motorways, you can tether him there. If he is bothered by the cars, do be sure to start a thread about inconsiderate drivers not slowing down. And get your 2yr old to take it hunting, that will be soooo cute.
 
The_angel_littlelegs said:
You have it all planned already op. Only thing you miss is a bit of herbage. Take him out to graze on some ragwort, its very good for them. Usually quite a bit by the side of motorways, you can tether him there. If he is bothered by the cars, do be sure to start a thread about inconsiderate drivers not slowing down. And get your 2yr old to take it hunting, that will be soooo cute.
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Thats a brilliant idea, i live right by the M5. I can graze him there. I cant afford any Hi-Viz stuff. so i will just put a flashlight on his head.
I hate it when my toddler hacks him down our lanes by the farms when they are busy getting their hay and stuff in during two weeks, they just speed past her, anybody would think they were in a rush?!!!??
 
If rude farmers have the audacity to be driving tractors about without consulting you as to whether its convenient, then they leave you no alternative. Ride through their fields, farmers are just mean not to let you anyway. It would be really sweet to wait till spring & get a cute photo of your daughter cantering through a field of sheep at lambing time, with all the newborn baa lambs, or with baby moo cows.
 
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