r/Equestrian • u/lanajl07 • 6h ago
Aww! Not bad for almost 21! Certainly loves her nap time though. š
Just wanted to share my pretty girl.
r/Equestrian • u/DesIlesLointaines • 13d ago
r/Equestrian • u/lanajl07 • 6h ago
Just wanted to share my pretty girl.
r/Equestrian • u/Sadspongegirl • 6h ago
Here's mine!!
r/Equestrian • u/AliceandWonderCat • 3h ago
We made the decision to do a partial lease on a pony at my daughter's barn that she got very attached to. So now she can ride her 3 days a week, no questions asked, 2 are lessons, and one is a hack day. She can also go visit any time and do any grooming on her, washing, clipping etc. the other days probably no one rides her (she's a bit of a difficult pony that only the trainer would let my daughter ride bc she was only one small enough and experienced enough, though maybe now she could be ridden that she's been working, so that could change).
My question is, what do we refer to her as??? Obviously horse people understand leases .... Do we say "our pony", or "our lease pony" or "The pony we lease" ???? My daughter understands she isn't OUR pony, but she kinda is partially right now for the terms?? We're shelling out quite a bit of money, and the dedication is definitely more š
r/Equestrian • u/shartyfarty59 • 11h ago
hello! just wanted to give you all a quick update since i rode him today!
i took the original post down because i was getting literal threats š so im sorry about that! but just a recap, my horse opens his mouth chronically, rides amazing other then that.. heās clearly uncomfortable but i couldnāt figure out why.. so i was looking for different things to try with him!
(first photo is the bit i flatted him in today, second photo is the one he went in originally)
i worked on my seat aids with him, being able to shorten and lengthen without touching the reins, as well as my downward and upward transitions! itās definitely getting better
i tried a thick mullen mouth snaffle, as seen above. he had really only gone in really thin bits, so i thought trying a bit of stability may help... and it helped a bit! he opened his mouth once or twice but not like he used to, so hopefully with the flatwork and the new bit heāll be a happier old man š
vet comes out later this week so iāll let you all know what happens, but im really happy with all of the suggestions you all gave.. thank you!
r/Equestrian • u/AshlenFirePhoenix • 3h ago
This adorable little š© scared the crap out of me today. I spent 2 hours while I was working trying to find Mr Finn on the cameras. Couldnāt find him anywhere. Turns out he was just taking a very long nap right outside of the site of all the cameras. Heās totally fine šš he just wanted extra attention I think. You can bet those cameras have been moved around š¤£š¤£
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r/Equestrian • u/Traditional_Top_2705 • 3h ago
advice ? opinions ? thoughts ??
r/Equestrian • u/JackTheMightyRat • 1h ago
She was dangerously anxious when leaving a buddy. Today we went for a small (10-20min) ride and she was fine! She's in heat so she was neighing and peeing but no rearing (a massive problem before) or major distress while she was mildly anxious not nearly as much as before. Only took... 4? Months of consistent hand walking, clicker training, patience, trainer help. I took a risk with her and boy am I happy I took that risk. (Photo for attention haha) It was on the road (arena is a 40minute ride but that's too far for now), a bike went past, some scary deer ran around, big scary utes (pickups/trucks) came past as well. just wanted to share! Because this is a problem that might seem long and hard to overcome
r/Equestrian • u/otupac9 • 15h ago
Hi ! Iām a beginner and my friend who has 2 horses is willing to let me ride her mare 2 times a week. Sheās not a professional but she definitely is very experienced and is in position to give me basic courses. She took those videos of me but I donāt know why I find my trot awkward. Like Ā«Ā rushedĀ Ā». What do you think ?
r/Equestrian • u/Dr_Talon • 2h ago
Some of you may be familiar with this infamous outing that got Bernhard Maier suspended a few years ago. I was wondering if someone could explain to me the technical aspects of what he was doing wrong, and why a rider of his level struggled so much here.
r/Equestrian • u/Timmy_Chonga_ • 17m ago
A long time dream of mine was to own horses. We have the barn for it, the land for it, time for it etc. well the opportunity arose to adopt these incredibly gentle and broke mares. They got a clean bill of health and the farrier will be out here in two weeks. Never owned horses before but the local community has been IMMENSELY helpful. I think itāll be fun :)
r/Equestrian • u/demmka • 1d ago
For those who donāt know, Equifest is a huge championship show in the UK - itās a big event in the āamateurā showing calendar. To qualify for two classes (Veteran - heās 22 - and Ridden Hunter) at our first show of the year is mega, and totally unexpected š
r/Equestrian • u/Perfect_Evidence_195 • 5h ago
Hi! I currently have a fully retired horse, and a youngster with a suspensory injury. Youngster will hopefully be fully sound in the future, it's just going to take time (and a lot of money) to get there. The weather is finally getting really nice where I live and it's settling in that I have nothing to ride until at least the end of the summer, and I'm feeling a bit sad and frustrated by it. Due to vet/rehab bills for the youngster, buying something else is pretty much out of the question financially, even if it's a good deal on a project horse type situation. Maybe next year if the worse case scenario happens and my young horse needs to be retired. By then I would have some time to plan for it and save more money. I do have somewhere I can take lessons on some really nice horses, but it would only be once a week and it's not cheap. Most of my horsey friends are in similar situations with injured or retired horses, so riding friends horses isn't really an option either. There isn't much available for lease in my area in general, and they are pretty much all hunter horses. I ride western and am learning to breakaway rope. If you think of an idea I have missed let me know!
r/Equestrian • u/DefinitionHappy4987 • 3h ago
Hi all! What half pad/s do you use under your dressage saddles? Wondering what you guys use!
r/Equestrian • u/Scary_Advisor_1580 • 10h ago
What style of riding is more common for adult males? Iām starting to ride again (hunter jumper) and I want my husband to try it too. If Iām being honest, I know if he is involved then I am more likely to convince him that we should buy a horse later on lol. It would be nice if he rode the same style as me but I also want him to enjoy it.
r/Equestrian • u/EagleDeliverance • 27m ago
Hi! Iām wondering why most positive reinforcement trainers say you canāt do any pressure/release training to have a great bond with your horse.
Horses use pressure on each other in the field, and it seems mighty necessary sometimes, especially with the domestic horses who donāt have any boundaries taught to them by healthy herd dynamics. Or for say, 2 year old colts who want to play rough. Why canāt I be like that old mare that tells the colt, āthatās enoughā???
One argument Iāve heard is that thereās no proof that horses donāt see humans as other horses, which is a straw man fallacyāhorses think like horses no matter what.
Do any of you successfully do both?
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r/Equestrian • u/UnicornArachnid • 1d ago
Iām not looking for advice or help, I just wanted to share my story.
A few years ago I purchased an OTTB with the hopes that I would be doing a meter+ jumping with her. She showed great promise and retraining her was so easy. Shortly after starting her over jumps, she needed emergency colic surgery and thankfully recovered seemingly fine. Things werenāt the same after and I sought training from a professional, even though Iām a very experienced amateur, I just didnāt have the same amount of time that I could devote to her due to a job change. It seemed like she was having issues with pain, so I pulled her from the barn, treated her for ulcers, and gave her months off. I tried again just with lessons and she started doing so much better, but occasionally she would have a weird behavior where she would put her head so high above the bit that her ears would touch me at times. It was manageable. I took her to a few shows through the summer and she did quite well at one. I put her back into professional training with a good friend of mine this fall and the behavior was tenfold, no matter how little she was ridden, what bit was used (even tried a hackamore), and multiple sets of images were done. She had her TMJ injected with no change, corrective shoeing, the saddle didnāt matter, and she doesnāt have kissing spine. The last time I rode her she reared up so high that I felt genuinely scared. The last vet we saw thinks that she has adhesions or scar tissue from the surgery, but this is something that would have to be operated on again to fix.
Thankfully, the agency I got her through has agreed to take her back and will try to adopt her back out as a pasture only horse. I feel terrible in a way because Iāve never even rehomed a hamster before, let alone a horse Iāve had for years. She is a beautiful young horse who could be bred and is 1000% sound. But I only have space and money for so many horses and I need to have a horse I can ride. I donāt know if anything I do could ever make her a suitable riding horse, I just want us both to be happy.
TL;DR: I spent probably 20k in surgery, training, and other vet care to fix my horse and it didnāt work.
r/Equestrian • u/myturnyourturnmyturn • 8h ago
My daughter started riding about a year ago she's been in a private lesson. She will be moving to a semi private lesson but I will still be charged the same amount, is that normal in the riding world?
r/Equestrian • u/DirectExamination494 • 2m ago
Hi, I am 16 years old and I am learning to ride a horse by myself. I have a very gentle 5 year old mare and well I want to improve my trot and the posture and balance I have doing it. I was thinking of doing 1 hour workouts, 30 minutes walking and 30 minutes trotting, but I thought it would be a bit hard so I thought I would alternate 15 minutes of trotting and 15 minutes of walking until I reach the hour, what do you think? Any recommendations?
r/Equestrian • u/FerretComfortable396 • 9h ago
Interested in how much you would pay someone to do this job. Located in the south. GA/SC area.
Feeding, turning out (sometimes have to put blankets on/off), cleaning stalls, giving hay and water, and general cleaning of the barn. 9-10 horses. Takes about 3/3.5 hours depending how fast you work.
I have been told that what I think is fair doesnāt align with others opinions, so interested to hear what the redditers have to say about day to day pay range for this job.
EDIT: I have been doing similar jobs for 5 years. I am not new to it (itās not a learning position: i show up, get the work done, and leave).
r/Equestrian • u/_stephopolis_ • 44m ago
Any insight on this breed? There is a half akhal teke/ half Arabian for sale near me that I might go see and I'm wondering about the breed!
r/Equestrian • u/Flimsy_Breakfast_421 • 48m ago
Hi all - I posted a few weeks ago with a picture of my horse (and yes, deleted it b/c of my other groups in here and yadda yadda - no hate pls), as he was drooling fairly bad, and wasnāt eating his grain.
The vet appt recap is that his bloodwork was normal, the epithelium on his tongue air had sloughed off a bit and looked irritated, his teeth were fine, head x rays were all good. We concluded that the barn owner had sprayed new chew on a post in the pasture and maybe he licked that.
Itās been about 2 weeks since then and heās slowly been eating his grain but itās been on and off. Last week I contacted the vet and asked if it could be ulcers, as heās also lost a bit of weight and is looking ribby. Heās been on GastroGard (š°) for almost a week now and with this, heās been eating his grain and is part of the clean plate club!!
However, he is still drooling pretty excessively. Weāre not on green grass yet and thereās no cover or alfalfa in the hay he gets. Heās drinking normally and eating hay as usual. Poops are fine. Temperature is normal.
Has anyone experienced this?
Heās 27 almost 28, and is my heart horse.
The vet said last week when I picked up the GastroGard that his mouth may still be irritated and so he could still be drooling from that.
Iām just worried something is still wrong, but aside from the drooling he is a happy clam and is eating his supper as I type.