SHE DID IT AGAIN!!!!

[maggies_lens]

Fugly, WTF is wrong with you???? One moment she's bitching about breeding pinto's (agreed with her tho, the foal featured wasn't a good example) and dissing these folks with a skewbald stallion (I prefer to see confo shots before I make any call on that one, althought I thought it strange she was going on about his neck being so thick, every stallion I have ever met has had a crest like that to a degree, esp the QH-bred ones), but then she features a TB mare who has been 'bailed out of a bad situation' and makes out it would be perfectly alright to breed her. Um.... ok, maybe she needs to take a step out into the rest of the horse world over there. From what I have seen/heard, the USA is in the shit, financially. Seriously. Horses of good breeding are winding up on the way to Mexico and Canada, INCLUDING MANY TB'S, because people can't afford them anymore, there are NO homes!!!!!!! I assume the race breeders are still churning out thousands of foals and ex-racers every single year? So I also assume there is no lack of TB's available out there and in DESPERATE need of a good home. Like pretty much every other breed. Although I do note the 'made up' breed Vanners seem to be doing well, so much for all the shit people are hanging on their breeders. Why is she advocating breeding from TB's ONLY, and dissing the SHIT out of anyone who breeds from anything else? Believe it or not, Fugly, not everyone wants a TB. In fact that would probably be the absolute LAST breed I would look at. I need a horse with BRAINS, one who can THINK not just PANIC AND RUN!!!!!! I need a horse who will stay sound if it happens to be taken out of an arena (ok ok I know that's not fair, but let's face it TB's are delicate little hot-house flowers and could kill themselves in a cotton-ball filled tank), one who's hooves aren't going to be flat as hell posing soundness issues. Also I don't know if she's noticed but most new riders and horse owners are older and don't actually WANT to go cross country jumping or high level dressage or deal with highly strung huge horses, most people seem to want  a PET, something they can enjoy, love, potter around on, pop the grand kids on to pony around the yard. Sorry but few TB's meet that criteria for a novice owner. All breeds of horses are ending up at rescues, markets and slaughter yards. TB's are not immune from this fate, in fact I think they probaby are the main ones considering how many of them are churned out. Why the hell would you think it's ok to breed more of them? She clearly looks at rescues, and her obvious bias is in favour of TB's, so surely she see's how many hundreds and thousands of them are in trouble? Why? Why? WHY, Fugly?????

There's nothing wrong with having a preferred breed, hell I think I make it pretty clear Arabians are mine, but to diss another breed and then advocate breeding more of your own even tho you KNOW there's so few homes for the ones that already desperatly need them?That is just fucked up.

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[evergrey.livejournal.com]

*flashes back to almost getting knocked over into the mud while her horse runs away*
*flashes back to her horse rearing and bucking and screaming*
Er well no he doesn't have major tendon issues... knock on wood. :D
Usually he's a total kitten. Puppy. No wait both of those are actually rather violent.
Normally he's a sweet, stately old queen. Just sometimes he gets an Idea. He becomes obstinate. On extended stall rest he goes batshit. Sigh. But he is actually a very smart horse. And generally quite tolerant. It's just that when he is freaked out, BOY HOWDY. And he hurts himself just as much as his momma.

[hagazusa.livejournal.com]

Well, if he's *smart* he's not a typical TB, lol!

But yeah, box rest is never fun and it's a rare horse who can deal with it. TBs are actually calmer with it because working TBs don't get much turn out: they're kept in the stable to save their energy for high performance work/racing, etc. Considering Solly's unfortunate background, he's better than probably a lot of other rescue horses would be. You are very brave for taking him on. *I* wouldn't be brave enough to take on a rescue horse that might have suffered cruelty. Boo has been challenging enough and she came from a very loving home.

Anyway I hope he heals fast and you can take some more riding lessons soon. Solly can reward you for all your tlc and be your Noble Steed again. :)

[evergrey.livejournal.com]

yarrr. :D

Well thank you. I am not sure "brave" is the word so much as "foolhardy" but hey, I'll take it.

I have decided that I need to get him a swayback pad. It seems that there aren't any actually affordable ones that are good though, heh. I'm thinking I'll get the cashel pad. Tack fitting properly is so important!

But I'll admit, I'm scared to get back on him again.

[hagazusa.livejournal.com]

Maybe you can email mare_in_flames about it. She's the best.

Re swayback--maybe his topline needs to be built up like I'm doing with Boo. Ask your vet or someone at your barn about exercises. I'm currently long-lining Boo in a Pessoa (not everyone agrees with the Pessoa, though) and doing lot of hill work with her. Maybe just leading him up and down a hill every day for 20 minutes could help.

[evergrey.livejournal.com]

hmm, yes, they do climb the hills, but very very slowly... vet said he is swaybacked, and to get a swayback pad. I know he was ridden improperly, they yanked his head up high and he would hollow out his back... I'll ask about exercises, it could help, thanks!