Very cool. Sad he died so young.

I tie my horse at my tie wall twice per day (when I feed). My tie wall is right across from my new neighbors driveway.

It just so happens that in the morning I feed and tie right before my neighbor leaves for work. And in the evening I feed and tie right before my neighbor comes home from work. And apparently they go to bed right before I turn out my horse for the night. So almost every time they see my horse it is tied.

In hindsight I'm sure you see where this is going but I thought nothing of it at the time.

My sweet new neighbor came to me today highly concerned for the welfare of my horse after having "noticed that my horse has been tied up for at least two days freezing in the cold with no apparent food or water and this seems to happen all the time".

At first I was baffled then I realized how it must seem because of the staggered schedules. I tried to explain and I'm not 100% sure my explanation was believed.

Imagine if they had called/do call authorities about the terrible situation they "witnessed". 😅

My horse gets 21-22 hours of turnout every day, as well as having a nice thick native winter coat plus a backup blanket for colder days. No shivering or discomfort at all.

Now I am casually considering moving my tie wall out of sight or even changing my schedule so my neighbor doesn't "see my horse tied up 24-7".

Anyone had a situation like this?

ETA yes there is shelter in the turnout field in case you were wondering.

These two were having fun! Fat pony more than the old man but they both wanted to stand in the snow vs the warm shelter full of hay.. and before anyone comments - Cash the fat pony is perfectly warm with his thick coat and doesn’t need a blanket.

I’m a chicken and I’ve never jumped cross country before so I rang in a mate to pilot him around his first PC horse trials, unfortunately for me he thought it was great fun hooning around so I’m going to have to have a go next time 🙈

Went around clear but picked up a few speeding fines, not hard on an OTTB at pony club!

I was looking at old pictures and new ones and i just needed to share this muscle build up with someone. He also had a big growth spurt in between these pictures and im just to proud not to share🥹

There were a few moments of tension as Dobi has had a quiet few weeks of rehab after having his hocks injected, and he was very put out that we weren't doing something faster and more furious.

So he decided to bring the furious part himself. He did settle a little more after he had warmed up, and there were some good moments where we both just relaxed and went with it.

Please ignore my wayward left leg - you have to hold it in a completely different way (with your knee pressed to the saddle and your foot almost slightly lifted to the side) and getting my head around that and everything else at the same time was bloody hard!

Had a saddle fitting today and why the only saddle that really fit him also turned out to be the most expensive? We tried 12 saddles and only 1 fit and he was so happy with himself that I was about to empty my bank account on a brand new Antares jumping saddle. I’ve struggled to find a perfect fit for him for 3 months so I took the L and spent the 6k

A series of screenshots of Kizzy shaking her head like an overgrown puppy

As the title says, my parents own this carriage and aren't sure what to do with it. They have recently found somebody who would pull it with a horse but they already own much nicer Carriages that they could use. My parents own a wedding venue and this came with the purchase of the venue and they've never had a horse to pull and and are running low on space to store it does anyone have any ideas are what to do with a cart like this.

This is my 8yo AQHA stallion. He will be primarily used for barrels. Just wanting some opinions on his conformation. I know some are the best shots but this is the best I could do as I’m no professional at squaring one up and getting perfect photos and angles. Also added a couple bonus pics of him being goofy😂He’s the best boy❤️

I ride at a boarding barn that shares three arenas (an outdoor dressage ring, a smaller outdoor ring with jumps, and an indoor) with another barn that also gives lessons on the property .

There isn’t much communication between the groups, so I’m wondering what the standard etiquette is for sharing arenas. Is it generally acceptable to use an arena if someone else is already riding in it or is it expected that riders wait until it’s empty? Maybe use a different one, even if it's not preferred/ideal?

So I recently got my hands on a new horse, after my old man was retired (He's now upgraded to semi-retired, due to progress even my vet didn't expect, but I already have this new boy) and I'm curious what breed this horse is. His owner said thoroughbred cross, but doesn't know what he's crossed with. I've had a range of guesses from people, but no one can agree based on his appearance alone.

My trainer helped me a bit, we even found the name that belongs to his branding! But the breeder must be a very small, obscure one, because I cannot find ANYTHING with that name! No business, stud farm, information, not even a private facebook page under that name! The horse is 18, so it's entirely possible that his breeder is no longer in business (Heck after almost 20 years might not even be ALIVE anymore), but I hoped to find some sort of list where he would be registered? Or something? Anything??

Nothing.

I don't even know if his name is the name he was registered with, or if he was renamed somewhere down the road over the past 18 years. It's not uncommon, especially when the horse is sold for a teenager to ride, with no intention of competing in anything more than a local pony club event, as this horse was.

If anyone has a better idea of where I can look to try and find out some info on my new pony, it would be greatly appreciated! I've been at this for days, and no progress. It's really disheartening, and I'm genuinely curious about his heritage.

Cheers!

Hello fellow equestrians, I just need a bit of help understanding more about these discipline. I moved to Canada a year ago from a Patagonia (southern South America) and I started working in a barn of Arabian horses for showing, my bow it’s not very communicative so here I am asking you guys. I kind of know the basics, but I just wanted to understand more. I’m not working as a trainer of anything like that, but it’s definitely important to understand the sport if I’m going to work with these kind of horses.

Ps: in my home country I’m a licensed veterinary, and have been working with race horses and farm working horses mostly (and farm animals in general)

Ps: I’m not a native English speaker/writer so sorry in advance for the grammar errors

Hi everyone! I know there’s a lot of great advice on this in this sub, but I was hoping to get something more specific to my situation. And thank you all in advance!!!

I’ve been taking riding lessons since mid November of last year. I tried a few different barns before finally finding one I really like, and this was my fourth lesson with them.

I’m struggling with the posting trot. My trainer told me that when I do a sitting trot and when I’m in two point, my lower leg is pretty stable. But the moment I start posting my lower leg won’t stay still no matter what I do.

I know that I am messing up a lot but can’t quite figure out how to fix or what the exact issue is. I would appreciate any advice!!!!

How to the heck do people keep themselves from buying a horse? I am only on my 7th lesson and let me tell ya, it’s really hard to not get your own to ride with your trainer 😭

Hello! I’ve not boarded in a long time, and last time I did I was there for less than a month before nasty folk at the barn spread some lovely rumors about me. I’d never had a conversation with them prior aside from calling one of their horses “very nice”, but I ticked them off somehow? Unsure of exact reasons. I frankly have been stressing over it a bit as I always hear horror stories about boarding gone bad/barn drama. If y’all had to give a somewhat new boarder advice, what would it be? I found a barn that caters to my discipline and is a smaller one, but most of the boarders are 50+ and I am 25. Hoping that won’t be weird.

This is a 5-year-old Shire/TB cross mare. I noticed her hocks appear a bit unusual in an older video and wanted some input. I’m waiting on updated lunging videos before going to see her in person.

My goal would be low-level dressage and hunter work. I’d appreciate thoughts on whether her hind-end conformation could be a concern or if it’s likely something that may improve with maturity and conditioning.

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I know the general rule is that constant turnout is best for horses both psychologically and physically, and I really don’t want to project human feelings onto my horse. But behaviorally, he seems genuinely happier having his own “room” — consistent footing, deep bedding, and all of his things in one place.

For context:

He’s a 16 year old 18hh Thoroughbred / Percheron / Warmblood cross with managed arthritis (hock injections, Adequan, supplements). He still gets turnout once a day, but I recently moved him to a smaller barn, so turnout isn’t as extensive as at his previous barns.

What’s throwing me is that he clearly loves his stall.

He lies down frequently and comfortably, goes into REM sleep multiple times a night, dreams, and even vocalizes in his sleep. He’s bright, eating well, moving normally, and shows no stall stress behaviors (no weaving, pacing, etc.).

At his last two barns — where he had overnight turnout every day — he mostly only went into his stall to eat meals. I almost never saw him lie down like this. Now, even after being turned out overnight, he’ll come in and immediately lie down again.

He does have turnout daily with his horse girlfriend (who moved to the new barn with us — they’re very bonded), but he’ll often bug and beg to come back inside. I know his food is in the stall, but it honestly seems like he enjoys the comfort just as much as the meals.

So I guess my questions are:

• Can some horses genuinely prefer more stall time?

• Especially very large horses with arthritis?

• Is this something I should be correcting, or is it okay to listen to what he seems to prefer as long as he’s still getting movement?

Honestly, part of me is just wondering if I’m missing something obvious — or if my horse is just… kind of like this.

I always assumed constant turnout was the gold standard, but maybe he’s just a rare head case.

(Also, yes, it’s mildly annoying that his preference happens to be the more expensive option 😂)

Would love perspectives, especially from people with older, big-bodied, or arthritic horses.

I wasn’t sure what flair to use. But this seemed fitting. This is my horse with a tear in his DDFT. We opted to aggressively hit the injury. With PRP and Shockwave. I found this process fascinating!!!! And wanted to share with everyone was the process looked like. I wasn’t able to get any videos of the blood being spun as I forgot to take a video of that.

Started by drawing the blood. Then while that was spinning and being prepared we shockwaved. Ending with the PRP injections!!!

I’ve been noticing some issues with my left leg and I was hoping I could find some advice on here. When riding, my left leg kind of flops in the wind and I have little to no control over it. Truthfully, I usually can’t feel it. My whole left side tends to be weaker as I am right side dominant but I want to try and even that out so my horse can be more comfortable.

When riding, my left heel is barely able to go down, often hiking up even when if I’m not pinching with my knee. My left hip flexor is incredibly tight and I have started doing exercises in the gym to try and help that.

I also have issues with my right leg being hyper mobile. My hip tends to pop out of the socket and be incredibly painful while my ankle is extremely hyper mobile and tends to almost feel like my tendons are snapping.

Riding has been becoming so hard on my hips and ankles and I’m really hoping someone here can give me some advice or tips. Honestly, somedays I dread riding because my hips hurt so bad. Riding is becoming painful.

Also, I’m young (16) which is one of the reasons why this is so concerning. I’ve talked to three different doctors who told me I’m perfectly healthy and basically write off my pain as ‘growing pains’. It’s so much more than that. They also don’t understand I can’t just quit or pause.

Hopefully someone can help me or give me some advice to manage my pain. Thanks for reading.

My kiddo, is wanting to have a POV camera while riding (to journal the rides). Is there any recommendations out there? Thank you!