Sara W

So, my family is considering breeding a TB mare we received a few years back. The mare's a lovely mover, has good bloodlines, has finished well in local shows, etc, etc. A lot of people see the mare and mention that we should breed her to another TB stud, for a potential Dressage / Hunter/Jumper horse. We haven't decided yet, but it's something that I'd like to consider. She's also registered with the Jockey Club, if that matters.

Any who, I've been looking at some studs, usually from the same farm, and I noticed that a small handful of the stallion's have a 'Stand and Nurse' guarantee, as opposed to a 'Live Foal guarantee.'

We want to make sure that if anything goes wrong with the breeding (granted, if we do it) everything will be covered. So, basically, I'm just wondering what the better option would be (excluding the stallion) LFG vs. Stand and Nurse?

Okay, so my rescue dog can't howl. She can if she tries hard enough, but it turns out as a yodel. She will usually bark constantly, like she's imitating a howl. We found her when she was about 5 weeks old, and so I was wondering if she missed the point in life where she was taught to howl? I actually think it's funny, but then I heard somewhere that howling is an instinct. I'm not sure if it is. Any insight?

The dog is now a 2 1/2 year old Blue Heeler, possibly mixed with a Border Collie.

Our 9 year old Jack Russel has always had a habit of shaking when she's upset. It appears like she's cold, like she's shivering, but this weekend, my parent's left on a trip for only two days, our dog freaked out. She started out fine on Thursday, the day my parents left. Friday, she was reserved, and wanted to hide under chairs, but no shivering. My parents got back early Saturday morning, and Weezer, the Jack Russel was delighted, her tail wagging, no shivering.

Our younger dog Elli was playing with Weezer, and jumped on her, or pushed her, and Weezer yelped, then ran under the bed. I checked her out, and she was fine, but she started shaking, badly. Not siezure-worthy, but it was really bad. She also started panting, a good deal after Elli pushed her. My mom said she was fine, and Weezer was just 'pouting,' but I'm not thinking so anymore. Now, Weezer's settled down enough and stopped panting, but when he pet her or talk to her, she'll start up again. What could be wrong?

My mare is a National Show Horse (Arabian X Saddlebred) and I do schooling shows with her in the hunter division, but I may want to consider entering Half Arabian Halter shows. My mare is also VERY smart, and learns quickly, but I don't know a good way to teach her how to square her front legs to be centered and parallel to each other. I'm not sure about the back feet, if they should be square, or one in front, and one stretched back, but anyway, what's the best way to teach my horse? Any help is greatly appreciated.