Bragg's skin is looking much better- the vet came out and confirmed that vitamin/mineral deficiency seemed to be the culprit. Supplements boosted, and suddenly I've got a bright, shiny red horse ( Read more... )

This past weekend, my stable hosted a "ride-at-test" clinic with a local judge, for some practice before the real show season. I rode my OTTB Sarge in Training 3 and 4, and did passably well for his first ever training level tests-- 63% on the T3 and 60.2% on T4. I'm fluctuating between being pleased with the tests and being a little disappointed ( Read more... )

Hello all. It's been a while since I've posted anything here but I figured you guys could help me out ( Read more... )

So, a few days ago, I posted asking some questions about OTTBs and asked for your opinions on a horse I'm looking at, Beach Motel, who is a 2002 16.3hh OTTB that came off the track in 2007. He's been used as a trail and pleasure horse since then, and recently has had some "basic W/T/C work, suppling, rounding, getting more balanced," according to ( Read more... )

Hello everyone, it's been a while since I've posted ( Read more... )

Hi all! I'm Kat from Australia, and after watching and learning from posts on this community for so long, I can finally, gleefully make my own intro as a new horse owner! I've ridden english on and off for several years (sadly, mostly off for the last two) and never expected to own any horse of my own, but found the opportunity landed in my lap ( Read more... )

First off I would like to thank everyone for their help and prayers regarding Miles, the 5yo TB Gelding requiring roaring surgery. You can view the original post here:  community.livejournal.com/equestrian/5780906.html

So, how did we come up with the money?

Well, first off I contacted Three Chimneys Farm who is standing Dynaformer, Miles' sire. They ( Read more... )

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So, as some of you may remember, I posted a few weeks ago about my new horse Sarge, an OTTB I was taking on as a half-lease. In the last month or so I spent a lot of time working with him in hand and in the saddle, and our show on Saturday went better than I could have hoped! He was a superstar, and handled the rain, all the commotion, and the ( Read more... )

So about 6 years ago I got back into horses after a 10 year absence.  I purchased a wonderful OTTB named Neo. I've had him ever since, and he really helped me regain confidence in my abilities as a rider & ammie trainer.  He went from being a wild man to now packing kids around safely and is just the sweetest horse I own.  Fast forward, and we have ( Read more... )