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kolanuraven
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My horse is a big time thief also!!!
He's a BIG Appy...about 16h also....he's like a big racoon...takes anything shiny and carries it off!!
Wonder why? He's always done that.
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Judith
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Location: BC
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Now that you mention it every item dropped was metal. I wonder if it's some mineral thing. Funny how now that I have been making a fuss over him, he is now more loyal than a dog. Weird for a kid left to fend for himself with his momma for a year. You would think he would be herdbound . More interesting in what I am up to. Doesnt miss much this kid. I think I will run him on, put a bag over his head and look at him in the spring. I've had quite a few PM's saying he will probably just grow into those pasterns and to ignore it for now.
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greg
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Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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Location: Alberta Canada
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: Long pasterns in yearling |
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| Hmmm. I am faced with one of those "what do I do" situations. I pulled my yearling stud colt (soon to be gelding) up from the pasture to have a look see. Now I know yearlings go through the uglies etc but I am concerned about his pasterns. They are quite long, not hideous but long enough. I am used to Thoroughbred colts not AQHA sooo I have no clue as to growth stages etc. He is the smoothest moving kid on the planet as he has lots of cushion. To cull or not to cull that is the question. The words of a judge I know keep ringing in my head " Put a bag over em until they are 2 year old then cull" Opinions? Keep him or cut him loose? Quarter horse folk HELP!!!!! The sorrel colt (he is actually grey) on my webpage is him as a weanling. Pasterns look fine in that shot. HMMMMM |
What is one more yr of grass?Can't put em back in once cut
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kolanuraven
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Some critters just seem to have an ' old soul' and fit in better with humans than their own kind!!!
I'd keep him and see what turned out. If ya sell him now you'll always wonder " what if"...so save yourself the worry. He won't eat that much more feed anyway!
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OldDog/NewTricks
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Location: The Dam End of Silicon Valley
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| I would keep him around until 2. You never know what they are gonna be until they are done growing, but you get a quick glimps at 2 when they level out, then all heck breaks loose and they get ugly again. Like you said long pasturns make for a smooth ride and usualy unless you are jumping or running barrels everyday they will hold up. Is his shoulder long and sloping, is it's length in proportion to the pasturn?? |
Sounds good to me - If you are still conserned when He's two I might wait until later to Break/ride him hard. In my youth we rode colts for a month at 2 and turned them out until 5 - I still had some good using horses at 25 year old
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Judith
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Heel Fly
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Location: Eastern MT
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh boy don't get started on those damn furturities. That ranks up there with running 2yr and starting yrlings. People are stupid. One guy told me that a horse to him is a wrench to me, just a tool, and when that tool breaks they make more. I'm not a tree hugger by no means, I love to hunt and the best cow I ever ate happened to be one that I broke to ride but I don't look at animals as tools. I lose all respect for people who abuse animals. I do like to watch horses run and most of the trainers now a days do take good care of them. I just hate seeing the reiners,cutters,pleasure and halter horses get chewed up and spit out. Wasting a 2yr old is not horsemanship to me. WHEW ok now I'll step away from the soap box!!
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Judith
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| Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree $150% . My horses are not pets they are horses first. But doesnt mean I am nasty or just using them. I would rather have one around for years than to replace them on a continual basis.
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really do appreciate it. Ole dog new tricks, we must come from the same school of horsemanship. I get up for a few short rides at about 27 months then turn em out until the mud drys up in the spring of the 3 year old year. Keeps em sounder. I was "tuning up" a pleasure horse (6 year old mare) she is already sore. She wins too much money for them to put her out to pasture for a bit. I honestly feel that had she been turn out for some R&R she would not have needed the tune up. She was bitchy cuz she is sore. I told them how she was sore she feels and they switched to another trainer. She is another victim of the 2 year old futurities...GRRRRR...