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Colic »

Hi,
One of my horses colicked today (mild), and the vet said he’s seen a lot of it lately and thinks it has something to do with the change in weather. I live in the northeast where we’re having warm days with very cool nights. I wasn’t able to speak directly to the vet [...]

Odd problem (board/training and $$$) »

I have a problem to throw out to this wonderful Morgan community.  If you can help or offer constructive advice, please do so.  In mid-July I moved one of my Morgans out of a full-service show barn (where my other horse trains) to a boarding barn closer to home—or so I thought. 
 The woman, a friend and [...]

World’s Championship Horse Show »

No, it’s not for our Morgans…  This week is the week of the World’s Championship Horse Show for American Saddlebreds (as well as hackney/harness ponies) at the Kentucky State Fair!  If you go to their website, www.kystatefair.org/, there is a link to the horse show you can click and get results on a daily basis.  [...]

Any advice for coping with pre-show nerves? »

As some of you may remember, I have a (brand) new horse and just started showing again recently after a long break. I’m having a really difficult time coping with my nerves. I know most of us do get nervous, and we do so because we care about our riding and want to [...]

Anyone keep score of the judges? »

While we’re on the topic of judges, I was curious to find out how many exhibitors actually keep a list of bad judges they would not consider spending their money to receive opinions from…  Many of us are not showing 4-H here and have to spend considerable amounts of capital to take our horses to [...]

What do you say? »

Hi,
I have a brand-new show horse—two months with us—and one that shows some promise.   But she’s new to us,  and I just started showing again after a long hiatus.  Since this is our “practice year,” we still have some rough edges to smooth off.   I’m not a novice rider nor is she a novice horse.
Here’s [...]