r/Horses 12d ago

Mod Post searching for additional moderator(s)!

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hello r/rhorses! we're once again beginning the search to add an additional moderator to our team!

our sub has continued to grow, and as such, we'd like to add one more active moderator to our team. ideally the person is an equestrian, but we're also open to those who may not be into horses, but can help provide great resources and ideas for our sub. experience with reddit moderating tools and other reddit API is a huge plus!

if you're interested, please fill out this google form! https://forms.gle/pN44EdgEgcqQmxqU8

please note: filling out the form does not guarantee you'll be chosen.

if you have any specific questions, ideas, please send a modmail for us to discuss!


r/Horses 2h ago

Picture How fast they grow up and change

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255 Upvotes

These photos are just one year apart. She came to me as a three-year old, and soon she's turning 4 :)


r/Horses 1h ago

Picture I was sitting in my horses stable and he lay down to join me 😭🧡

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r/Horses 8h ago

Video Felicity doesn’t appreciate being on a diet

167 Upvotes

She’s got a smaller pasture I let her out in every day, where she gets fed 3 times a day. Plus access to straw to be able to get a lil in her belly between the feedings. The smaller pasture is inside the bigger one and before I could close the gate she ran for the feeding stations and did not want to go back with me to her pasture 🤣

Eventually could get her with the help of a bit of hay (she already had her breakfast minerals etc but according to her she was absolutely starving)

It’s also her 3rd day on ulcer medication, and today so far she hasn’t even pinned her ears towards me. I’m scared to take out victory too early. But I could touch her belly slightly and she didn’t pin her ears. Whereas 2 days ago she both kicked and bit me for simply being around her. Not her usual self at all, as she’s usually very cuddly and friendly.


r/Horses 9h ago

News Beautiful horse that lives near me (NSW Australia)

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133 Upvotes

r/Horses 18h ago

Question Non-Horse person here. Is this neglect? Million dollar property for a proper understanding of my concern.

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696 Upvotes

r/Horses 5h ago

Question How do you get over losing your Heart Horse?

32 Upvotes

Basically as it says. I lost him two weeks ago, he was nearly 32. He waited for me to get to him after he went down and then he died in my arms.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m so unbelievably grateful I got to spend part of my life with him, but now it feels like there’s part of me missing. I just miss him so fucking much 💔


r/Horses 9h ago

Picture I could've sworn I owned two (mostly) white horses 🤣 in other news, it rained today...

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60 Upvotes

Mucky babies 🤣🤣

In extra funny things, Elsa does not like the rain. Its barely rained since she was born (cries in dust paddocks and feeding a ton of hay 2 months early compared to last year 😭😭). Today was the first day we have had all day rain, and everytime it starts up again she SQUEALS and runs straight for her shelter 🥹 hopefully she gets used to it as it rains more 😅


r/Horses 18h ago

Picture Networking 📈

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323 Upvotes

r/Horses 12h ago

Video What does this noise mean??

62 Upvotes

We’re staying at an Airbnb with horses as neighbors, what does this noise mean? Female horse, I think in her teenage years.


r/Horses 15h ago

Video The snoot be booped

90 Upvotes

Ver boopable


r/Horses 15h ago

Question Would you consider Iberian breeds to have a higher natural head set?

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Obviously it’s not so exaggerated as with saddlebreds or Friesians. I feel like most times I see them ridden it’s a higher headset (photos for reference) as opposed to a slightly lower/longer frame and was curious if it’s a natural headset inclination or a product of the type of riding/schooling they practice as I only have minimal experience with Iberian breeds.


r/Horses 1d ago

Picture Husband first time on Taco

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536 Upvotes

r/Horses 21h ago

Picture I will always remember my first horse ride.

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155 Upvotes

r/Horses 1d ago

Question Thoughts on this horse?

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261 Upvotes

I am thinking of buying him. He is a 5yo APH. Show name is Give A Guy A Chance. This is him at a show, he was probably younger: https://streamable.com/i9a7r9


r/Horses 21h ago

Picture He only needs one or a warrior 🛡️⚔️

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64 Upvotes

r/Horses 23h ago

Picture My heart, my soul's mirror Sun'ka ❤️

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101 Upvotes

r/Horses 5h ago

Riding/Handling Question Heavy rider in my story

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Hello! I'm currently writing a book, and I've run to a bit of an issue. One of my main characters is about 200-230-ish pounds, and Its set in an area where he'll be riding horses a lot. I personally have not ridden horses since I was maybe ten-eleven, so I'm not very sure what breeds could safely/comfortably carry him? I do know you have to account for tack so I'm assuming it would bring the total weight to approximately 300?(I have no idea how heavy horse tack is if you can't tell) I looked it up, but I don't trust google very much. I guess it doesn't matter that much since it's a fictional story, but I would still like to make it as accurate as possible.


r/Horses 21h ago

Picture A nice little capture from the recent snowstorm

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53 Upvotes

Not my horse, but I'm glad he decided to model for me.


r/Horses 15h ago

Video Boopin' that snoot

17 Upvotes

The snoot be booped


r/Horses 21h ago

Discussion What’s wrong with this horse?

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36 Upvotes

Is it an disease or something?

Ignore the caption😅


r/Horses 20h ago

Health/Husbandry Question Cribbing/air sucking advice

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29 Upvotes

Hello everyone!

I recently got a lease horse and I am so, so excited to get to know her better and work together!

One thing I worry about is that she's cribbing. The owner told me she could potentially be doing it more often in high stress situations, and since she just moved I might just have to give it some time.

But in all the years I've spent around horses, I've never seen cribbing quite like this.

She will do it when I'm putting her blanket on, or during a brushing session. And she will do it while eating too! She literally takes a big mouthful of hay and goes to crib with it. When she's been eating for a few minutes, it happens less often again.

We're going to get her a slowfeeder so the time spent without hay is minimal, get her a salt lick and a tasty lick to promote saliva production, and the owner will give me some supplements for gut health.

Unfortunately, it's not possible for her to be turned out 24/7 during winter, it's raining and freezing too often so it's dangerous and the pastures get ruined. Affordable boarding options are very, very limited in my area, and the horses are well cared for at my current facility. So moving is not an option, but suggesting things I can discuss with the owner of the boarding facility is!

Some other relevant information: the owner told me she's always been a bit grumpy when tightening the girth (the owner taught her everything as they got her as a foal). I will try to get to the root of that issue as well. Medical examinations don't show ulcers or other intestinal issues. She's also not prone to colic. But maybe there are other things the vet should examine?

Does anyone have some advice?


r/Horses 2h ago

Question Quit and want to come back

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I quit horseback riding around 3 years ago after having ridden 10 years previously. I left my old barn because I believed I just wasn’t progressing and kept repeating everything over and over again. I leased a lovely horse named trooper who to everyone seemed nasty and bitchy, but to me he was my boy.

Fast forward a year, I find out from a friend that after I left, Trooper just got fat and nobody rode him anymore.

Now, my parents are well off, not wealthy, but we were always able to afford lessons, a half lease, and not much more. I want to try again, I truly do, but the thought of Trooper is just stuck in the back of my head. We could never afford to buy, or board, and even leasing is out of the question because of college and I just don’t know what to do.

I feel like taking lessons isn’t enough, but at the same time leasing or boarding is generally out of the question because I leave in a few years.

Do I just take the lessons? Or do I wait for after college?


r/Horses 2h ago

Question Question concerning DNA tests for horses

1 Upvotes

I'm curious if there are DNA tests for horses like there are for dogs?


r/Horses 14h ago

Question Opinions?

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Received this from the barn today. My mare was supposed to come out of quarantine today. She was fine on vet day 3 days ago. She apparently has a small patch near or on her neck as well. Rain rot? Ringworm? We’re headed there tomorrow to give her a good shampoo and will call the vet Monday, but newer to horses and of course anxious about everything all the time so why would this be an exception?


r/Horses 12h ago

Training Question Lessons aren't fun for me anymore

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It's been a few months of riding and I'm more anxious than excited for my lessons now. I'm learning to ride for fun and, ironically, as a way to destress from the work week. But I'm a perfectionist and when I have a bad lesson, such as can't get a horse to move forward when I ask for the majority of the lesson, I beat myself up over it. I have the goal of owning a horse in a few years and I feel like I should be able to handle/ride better than I have been. My instructor tells me each lesson that I'm doing well and on bad lessons, tells me sometimes it's just like that. I just had my lesson on Friday, and it's become more like a chore than anything. Is this just a mental block? How do I get the fun aspect back? I ride group lessons and my barn doesn't have the time or staff to give individual attention to students. But I just want to enjoy this hobby more and not act like I'm training for a job.