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| 1. How do horses act when getting shoes on? They are used to having their feet handled, however I never put shoes on my horses feet, they were born barefoot, ride and live barefoot and will die barefoot. So the answer is I do not know.
2. How are they with the farrier? All my horses are good with the Farrier (namely me – I do not call myself a farrier as that is a full time occupation, I just trim my horses and a few others on occasion. If and a big if you can talk me into it.). I was certified AFA and will not put up with any misbehaving. 3. Do they tie & lead? Yes, the horses are tied for general care, at the trailer for riding events, at the Veterinarian for whatever they are there for and for trimming, brushing etc., They are never left alone or unsupervised when tied….EVER. Nor are halters ever left on. The ones that are halter broke all lead. Some foals and yearlings may or may not be halter broke. I have a long yearling (12/2005) "Raider" that is not halter broke, yet stands while I trim his feet, he loads and stays in the trailer (for coggins, shots etc.,), he unloaded and loaded back without a halter to have his face sutured up at the veterinary clinic. I have witnesses, besides if we would have put a halter on him it would have ripped his sutures out. 4. Do they clip? I have no idea :) . Actually I never take away horses natural defenses. My horses are in the pasture; they are not blanketed or receive any fly treatment on a regular basis (generally just when riding as the flies annoy me more than the horses). ----ear hair --- The hair in the ears is there for a reason as it keeps out dust, dirt, bugs, keeps the inner ear dry and the hair actually wicks moisture from the ear. The hair also serves as a filter, have you ever noticed a horse with his ears back (not pinned) and relaxed? He is dozing and like you and I he is tuning out some background noise. I do trim the bridal path. ----Muzzle hair --- The hairs on the muzzle serve a purpose also, those hairs are like feelers to let them know how close they are to an object. ----eye hair--- The hairs around the eye serve as protection also, when something (bug, dirt, hay) touches the hair the eye will blink closed and the horse will pull away; hopefully before injury occurs. Human eyes are set in (skull) and are offered some protection a horse’s eyes are extended out from the skull to see around the body. How would you feel if some of your evolved protection was taken away? 5. Do they bathe? They all swim and enjoy water. I have bathed a few not often, mostly just rinse them off. If I show again I will probably bathe them although not as often as some people I know. They are going to roll in the dirt when I am done anyway. 6. Do you have any cribbers? No. I have been told that cribbing is a stall device (lack of adequate turnout) or lack of oral support (not enough hay) or traceable on genetic lines. Since my horses are out 24x7 with free choice hay and pasture, this has never come to my attention. None of the horses I haul have exhibited this device. 7. How do they load? If you open the trailer door in the pasture get out of the way as they will all try to get in at once. Individually they load well. I leave them loose in the trailer unless hauling 4 or mores horses then they are tied in shipping halters for easy breakaway. Never use a rope halter as it does not give, if the horse slips and falls he could break his neck (happened to a friends horse), depending on how short he is tied up. 8. Do they spook? Generally no, however a horse is a prey animal and we cannot change thousands of years of instinct with 30 days or 10 years training. Remember each horse is an individual and the rider on them also indicates how they are to react to situations. I have been riding my mustang for 15 years and she still jerks (in place, but she still did it). My horses are taught to stand and face whatever has bugged them. My mare even stood when she was hit by ground hornets, once I figured out the other horses were getting stung (their riders not so lucky) we got out in a hurry, she never bucked. 9. Do your horses buck? No. I have spinabifida with 2 plates and 8 screw instead of a lumbar. I also have 2 plates and 12 screws in my right arm and I cannot afford to come off a horse. I am not saying one will not buck it has just never happened with me on him or other people who have ridden my horses with me. I did sell one that did not buck and then got him back (voluntary repossession) and he did buck. He was sent to a trainer who got him out of the habit and is now safe to ride. Continued on page two |
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| I get a lot of questions about my horses and their habits. Please refer here, unless noted on individual pages. |
| Page 1 1. How horses act when getting shoes? 2. How are they with the farrier? 3. Do they tie and lead? 4. Do they clip? 5. Do they bathe? 6. Do you have any cribbers? 7. How do they load? 8. Do they spook? 9. Do they buck? |
| Page 2 10. Do they kick or bite? 11. How are horses at the Vet? 12. Do your horses lounge? 13. How are they vaccinated? Coggins? 14. How are they wormed & with what? 15. What kind of tack do you use & why? Page 3 Temperment Scale |
| updated 03/06/06 |
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