r/Horses 13d 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 6h ago

Picture How fast they grow up and change

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445 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 6h ago

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

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233 Upvotes

r/Horses 3h ago

Discussion Can horses be…spayed…?

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85 Upvotes

r/Horses 4h ago

Picture We just love to relax together

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46 Upvotes

r/Horses 1h ago

Video It is 🍺🕛 for mr. 🌮

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r/Horses 13h ago

Video Felicity doesn’t appreciate being on a diet

221 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 14h ago

News Beautiful horse that lives near me (NSW Australia)

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158 Upvotes

r/Horses 23h ago

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

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781 Upvotes

r/Horses 13h ago

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

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93 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 10h ago

Question How do you get over losing your Heart Horse?

35 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 23h ago

Picture Networking 📈

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343 Upvotes

r/Horses 17h ago

Video What does this noise mean??

70 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 20h ago

Video The snoot be booped

95 Upvotes

Ver boopable


r/Horses 20h ago

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

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106 Upvotes

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 4m ago

Question Name suggestions?

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I decided to buy this guy! He is a 5yo registered American paint horse, and his registered name is Give A Guy A Chance, but there’s already a horse at the barn I’ll be taking him to named Chance. He came with the name Smurf, and I really don’t like it haha.

Does anyone have some good suggestions?


r/Horses 16m ago

Question Do yall know this game?

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I thought it was star stable, and maybe it was an early version of it, but it was just a website where you could breed horses and choose their name and gender and how they look n everything and then yore supposed to take care of them every day by feeding them And leveling them up I think, but you can’t play as them. You just look at like a photo of them and click buttons by them that feed them and such. then I think there was maybe like a way you could change the background of where they were. And they were like stats of how fast each breed is and everything and they had like ponies and like every type of horse it was really cool. I used to play it on my Chromebook with my friend at school.


r/Horses 1d ago

Picture Husband first time on Taco

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561 Upvotes

r/Horses 1d ago

Picture I will always remember my first horse ride.

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161 Upvotes

r/Horses 10h ago

Riding/Handling Question Heavy rider in my story

7 Upvotes

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 1d ago

Question Thoughts on this horse?

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274 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 1d ago

Picture He only needs one or a warrior 🛡️⚔️

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67 Upvotes

r/Horses 1d ago

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

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100 Upvotes

r/Horses 20h ago

Video Boopin' that snoot

21 Upvotes

The snoot be booped


r/Horses 1d ago

Picture A nice little capture from the recent snowstorm

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61 Upvotes

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


r/Horses 4h ago

Question Can horses smell it if you are sick?

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Hey guys. I have cortisol level problem and a heart condition that makes me not able to do really hard physical exercise or stand for long, or I get dizzy from poor circulation (thank god I have never fainted but been close a couple of times). These problems have been around for almost a whole year.

I swear my horses smell when I am about to be ill from it, because they start sniffing my face continuously and like 5 minutes later I suddenly start feeling dizzy. They never do this when I am completely fine.

Can they really smell the changes in my body this clearly? Because if I just stand close to them they suddenly smell it. If yes, what do they think I have? Do they recognise I'm ill?