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So I just had a question about Equine College, but I put it out at like 2am, so I did not get many responses and I am trying it again.

I want to work with horses and I have decided to get an equine degree. I am mostly interested in Equine Management and Equine Studies or Equine training and instruction, if the school has it. I would also be interested in Animal Science if there was an equine program that was really good! It HAS to be a BACHELORS degree.

I am looking for suggestion. I have done a LOT of research and will probably know most of the schools that will be mentioned, but what I want is opinions and actual experiences. I have visited Averett and Virginia Intermount and have ruled them out. I have acceptances to Averett, Virginia Intermount, William Woods, and Findlay.

I am looking for a program where I get to have at LEAST 3 lessons per week with a small riding class. The more horses the better and the closer the barn to the campus the better. I am an eventer, but will do hunter/jumper if there is no eventing. It has to be a coed college and over 3000 people.

thanks!

Ok, so I thought that I had everything figured out. I have four acceptances so far (to colleges): William Woods University (LOVE this school, but I am afraid that I will not get enough riding there; only two- one hour classes a week with like 14 other people), Averett University (love the school, but not the equestrian program), Virgina Intermount College (totally ruled out), and University of Findlay (LOVE the equine program, but not so sure about the school). Does anyone have any experiences with these schools? Can anyone tell me about their thoughts and experiences good and bad? I want to know about the school and the equine program!

I also am looking into: Oregon State University, University of New Hampshire, Murray State University, and Utah State University. These have less known equine programs, but I like the actual school part better then the ones I am accepted to. Can anyone tell me about these schools?

I am looking to go to a school ideally with an amazing equine program, has between 4000-12000 students (I know that some of the schools that I have aren't in that range), has a pretty even number of males and females, the barn is not too far from the school (if not on campus; being on campus or within 3 miles is a plus), has co-ed resident halls, and has a football team.

Hello Everyone,

So I finally got my very own horse!!!! After Years of looking I finally got my own horse!

So I love asking people about their horse stories! I want everyone to share; even if you don't have your own horse (I was horseless before November of 2010 too).

-How long have you been riding?

-What discipline do you ride?

-If you jump, how high?

-How old were you when you got your first horse?

-Tell me about your experiences looking at different horses before your got one.

-How did you know that your horse was the one for you?

-Tell me about your horse (or your favorite horse, if you don't have one).

-How many falls have you had?

-Anything else you want to say about your equestrian life.

For me:

-I started riding when I was 13; I am now 18, but I had one year off due to broken ribs:4 years

-I am a jumper and do dressage; eventually I want to do eventing

-I have jumped 2'9"

-I got Reggie (my horse) in November 15, 2010; 10 days before my 18th birthday

-Oh boy...the first horse I went to see was in March of 2009, so it was a long, long search! I looked at so many horses and was nearly about to give up when I found Reggie. I had lots of interesting experiences especially since the majority of horses that I looked at were OTTBs...I was riding this one horse that I was looking at, Monty: He was adorable, but absolutly HUGE for a TB (big boned, not tall). He was 2 years off the track and the slowest TB I have ever ridden. The ride was normal (other than me being used to riding quicker horses with less training) and all of the sudden I must have found his energy button because he took off rearing and bucking. It was the funniest moment of my life! And my mom actually got it on film!!!! It was awesome!!!!! The funniest thing was that I appologized after I got him to settle down.

-Honeslty, I don't know how I knew that Reggie was right for me. I had given up on ever finding the right horse. I saw her ad on www.dreamhorse.com and couldn't get her out of my mind; I tried to just ignore her ad because she was nothing I wanted (other than a OTTB). I thought I was going to get myself killed when I went to see her. Well, I didn't and there really was no discussing getting her, no crying or screaming (as my other friends said they did when they found the right horse); we just started making preparations for buying her.

-Reggie (Reggio's Rockette) is a 3 year old OTTB mare. Her last race was October 14th, 2010 (the first time that I went to see her and rode her, she had been of the track for 2 weeks). Reggie is grey (solid steel grey). My picture is the second time that I rode her (I rode her in a big field W/T/C). She is the sweetest horse that I have ever met. She is 15.3hh, but she looks much smaller because she is so petite and just tiny! She has a cute little dish face. I could just go on and on about her! Here is a race of her's (she ends 3rd) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwDnN_CPeb4

-I have fallen 3 times: 1 off a spooky little mustang; once off a green paint (I kind of fainted....), and then off Reggie on the thrid day that I owned her; I was so excited to see her, that I forgot to check my tack...I had the bit in backwards....oops

I work at a lesson barn that is owned by the Forest Preserve, so it is not a boarding barn or a sale barn. We adopt Mustangs from the BLM and train them; when I started there, we had just gotten four to start training. Somehow I enden up training one of them; the cutest, little paint. We are perfect for each other and everyone knows that he is basically my horse.

My delemma is, I been looking into getting my own horse, but everytime I go see a horse, I get this feeling. The other horses are just not Scout (my Mustang). I want him so badly and most everyone at the barn knows that. The barn doesn't allow you to buy horses however, but they do allow them to be adopted out if they don't work out. This will be Scout's first year in lesson and if he doesn't fit into the program, I will get to adopt him. The thing is, a lot of people like him, so they are going to try as hard as they can to make him work even if it means not doing what is best for him. This really upsets me because, though I trained him very well, with the help of instructors of course, but he is still better suited as a one owner type of horse. He puts his trust in one person, but with new people he gets anxious and tense.

I really want to keep him; I am even willing to buy them a much better quality school horse, but they won't give him up unless he gets injured or throws off most of his riders. I just don't know what to do. I would do anything for this horse, but I can't seem to find a way to get him out of that situation right now.

Do you have any ideas?

Toting my stuff around is getting hard and I just got some better quality tack and boots so i want to keep them nice. I was wondering if you knew anything about Tomara bags. Are they decent? I want to keep my tack safe, but don't have a lot of money to dish out on bags. Are there any other inexpensive, good quality bags?

So I asked a question like this before, but I want as may opinions as possible.

My parents and I went to see a potential horse to buy. I fell in love with him, but my parents won't let me get him if there is a problem with his legs (I am a jumper, so clean legs are important). The problem is, when we saw him moving (the owner was round penning him for us to watch his movement), his back end was super stiff and his right hind leg was making a clicking/grinding noise around his hock area. It was a really weird noise.

Some back round info thet'll help: He is a 9 year old OTTB that came off the track when he was 4 because a high bow that was allowed to fully heal and does not affect him in any way. He was at a rescue so the rescue owners were very truthful and kind (they tried to tell me everything they could, they didn't know that the noise was caused by). He hadn't been worked in a while because he had lost some weight over the winter and they didn't want to work him too hard. The pastures were disgustingly muddy so he could have easily slipped out there.

We are going to go back to see if he improved at all. I think since the temperatures are up, they will work him more, so if it is because he is not use to being worked and needs to loosen up, he will be allowed to do so.

Well we went to see two horses on saturday; they were both really sweet. I felt this really strong connection with one of them, but while I was watching him trot (he was being round penned), his right, hind leg looked stiff. It was also making this clicking/grinding noise; it was really weird. My first thought was arthritis, so I asked if that was what it was and they said that that is what they thought too, but the vet said it wasn't. I really want to know what it is; I think that they are going to get a vet out to check him out, but I was wondering if anyone had an idea what it could be.

Some info that could help: He is an OTTB who was retired from the track at age four with a "high bowed tendon" on his foreleg; he was allowed adequate time for it to heal and it healed properly. He is sound for every disciplines except racing. He is 9 years old now and at a horse rescue (where I saw him at). It is extremely sloppy and muddy at the rescue he is at, so he could have slipped to cause it or to cause it to be worse.

Thank You

I bought this saddle when it was on a clearance at www.doversaddlery.com and I can't figure out how to change it. I did not look at the instructions right away because I was so excited to have a new saddle that I took it and oiled it and by the time I had gotten back to the bax, my mom had taken it to use for something. I was wondering if anyone new how to change the gullet?

Ok, so I finally got the permission to get a horse from the parents, the only thing is, I am paying for everything (but half of what the horse costs) by myself. I have a good chunk of the money I calculated that it would be fore the full first year; don't worry I really did include EVERYTHING and extra. I make enough to keep a horse after the first year, the big think is just buying tack, essentials, basically things for the horse and stuff i will need, plus transportation and vet pre purchase exam, the first time buying stuff.

I do have a job, actually two, so I will make enough money to keep a horse. I work at two different barns (one I make really good money and the other is decent), plus I make some extra babysitting.

My Question is, what are some ways that I can quickly make money for the initial coasts of the horse? Do you have any ideas?

I have been looking at blankets, coolers, and sheets and I am a little confused on what to get.

Can you suggest a good:

- winter blanket for a horse that stays in a stall at night that is under or very close to $100 (for a TB)

- winter blanket for a horse that stays outside at night that is close to or under $100 (for a TB)

- cooler that is under $100 (for a TB)

- Is there any other blankets or sheets that I would need ( I live in IL and the temperatures range from 0 degrees farenheit to 95 degrees farenheit where I am)? I am probably not going to be showing much, so I wouldn't need a show sheet (I will get one later on if I end up showing more).

Thanks for the help!

Well for Christmas my parents said that I they would pay for half of a horse for me (I have to pay for the rest). I am thrilled because I have been saving up for a horse for a long,long time and have a while to go. So right now I am trying to price everything that I would need to get my first horse (I wouldn't be getting him till 2010 and when I have enough saved up to buy everything I would need for him). I pretty much know everything that I would need to get, but I was wondering if there was anything that you realized that was important to have that you didn't think of when you first got you horse?

Oh also, is there any tips you have for a first time horse owner and for buying a horse?

Ok so I live in IL and it can get pretty cold in the winter (down to 0 degrees Farenheit) and hot in the summer (in the 90s degrees farenheit). I might be able to get a horse in 2010 (my parents christmas present to me was they will pay for half of a horse and I would pay for the rest and everything I would need for him) and I want to know which I would need to get. I would most likely get an OTTB so I know that I will have to get a blanket for the winter. I was wondering what type of blanket to get though; would I get a heavy one? I work at two barns, just as a groom and barn help and one of the barns we don't use any blankets at all and the horses stay outside (they have a shelter to escape from the weather and they grow nice thick winter coats; if one is looking coat we will bring him or her inside). At the other barn, the horses stay in stalls most of the time, they get turned out for a few hours, and we use blankets (some heavier than others) and coolers after they are ridden. Is it a good idea to get a cooler after a hard workout in the winter? We don't normally use any blankets, coolers, or sheets in the summer at either barn, so is a cooler ok to use when a horse is sweaty in the summer?

I am sorry if this sounds stupid to you, but I want to expand my knowledge and just make sure that I am really prepared for a horse.

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what do you think they mean by regular vs. ladies on the sizes?

What is the limit for length of dressage whips in shows?

Calm, easy-going mare, very recently retired from the track, still racing fit, needs some let-down/time off. No vices, athletic and a cute mover, but not currently sound on a stifle. Will make a lovely sporthorse broodmare (Mr. Prospector, Fappiano, Seattle Slew bloodlines). Photos on website, see contact info page for web address. Free to the right home.

I was e-mailing the owner before they found out she wasn't sound. here is some information from our conversations:

I've attached a few more photos of Drizzle, I don't have any of her undersaddle yet. I broke my collarbone about a month ago so I'm not able to ride at the moment, so she hasn't been started on the retraining process yet. Hopefully I can at least get her on the longe line this week. She's a cute mover and moves really well from the shoulder with a flat-kneed trot.

Personality wise, she's very friendly and is well behaved, she is very quiet in her stall and does fine turned out with other horses (both mares and geldings). She's been very calm and hasn't offered to spook or really look at anything. She is also supposed to be very calm and steady undersaddle--I know the race owner and when he says they're quiet, they are--the other horse I have from him is being retrained by a 14 yr old girl, she's had him for about a month and the horse is already working on the bit and jumping (she's an advanced-beginner the only one who's ridden him besides the jockeys at the track). I would imagine Drizzle will be pretty much the same.

The only issues that I know of are a scar on her left knee (I've attached a photo of her knee)--it was a pasture accident that happened a couple of years ago and is only cosmetic, the joint hasn't been effected. She also is a little sensitive about being groomed, she doesn't really like her flank area brushed and will pick up her hind feet but hasn't offered to kick. She does LOVE being scratched, so I think once she figures out the grooming routine, should be fine.

Drizzle is pretty much a blank slate, I think she would do well as a hunter or eventer or in the dressage ring. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Hi Emma,

Sorry to say, Drizzle isn't sound. The trainer I got her from said she had had some soreness in her left stifle but was now sound on it. She's not--she actually hold her left leg up and canters around on 3 legs. So I think if she has a future it's as a broodmare. There is a bump on her left hip as well, so I'm not sure if the issue could be help with some chiropractic work and rest or not. At this point I'm just looking for a home for her. If you'd like to try rehabbing her you can just have her. I have 7 horses at the moment and can't keep one that's not going to do anything.

I'm not sure how Drizzle will do. She has been turned out since she's been here and she seems to be less sore than when she initially came off the track. I had my vet look at her quickly while he was out to work on another horse, he said there is some effusion in her stifle, and would recommend injecting it to see if that reduces the inflammation and soreness. Her stifle certainly doesn't seem to slow her down in the field, she seems to get around fine on it. I can't really say if more rest and some rehab/treatment will solve/manage the problem (the race trainer said she was sound after injecting her stifle a while ago), I'm sure she will improve but not sure if she will hold up to long-term heavy work. She is a really sweet horse, I really like her, I just can't afford her. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Sorry this is retty long.

Do you think she can be rehabbed to be ridden. Of course I would talk to a vet before I would take her, but I just want to know what you think first.

Calm, easy-going mare, very recently retired from the track, still racing fit, needs some let-down/time off. No vices, athletic and a cute mover, but not currently sound on a stifle. Will make a lovely sporthorse broodmare (Mr. Prospector, Fappiano, Seattle Slew bloodlines). Photos on website, see contact info page for web address. Free to the right home.

I was e-mailing the owner before they found out she wasn't sound. here is some information from our conversations:

I've attached a few more photos of Drizzle, I don't have any of her undersaddle yet. I broke my collarbone about a month ago so I'm not able to ride at the moment, so she hasn't been started on the retraining process yet. Hopefully I can at least get her on the longe line this week. She's a cute mover and moves really well from the shoulder with a flat-kneed trot.

Personality wise, she's very friendly and is well behaved, she is very quiet in her stall and does fine turned out with other horses (both mares and geldings). She's been very calm and hasn't offered to spook or really look at anything. She is also supposed to be very calm and steady undersaddle--I know the race owner and when he says they're quiet, they are--the other horse I have from him is being retrained by a 14 yr old girl, she's had him for about a month and the horse is already working on the bit and jumping (she's an advanced-beginner the only one who's ridden him besides the jockeys at the track). I would imagine Drizzle will be pretty much the same.

The only issues that I know of are a scar on her left knee (I've attached a photo of her knee)--it was a pasture accident that happened a couple of years ago and is only cosmetic, the joint hasn't been effected. She also is a little sensitive about being groomed, she doesn't really like her flank area brushed and will pick up her hind feet but hasn't offered to kick. She does LOVE being scratched, so I think once she figures out the grooming routine, should be fine.

Drizzle is pretty much a blank slate, I think she would do well as a hunter or eventer or in the dressage ring. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Hi Emma,

Sorry to say, Drizzle isn't sound. The trainer I got her from said she had had some soreness in her left stifle but was now sound on it. She's not--she actually hold her left leg up and canters around on 3 legs. So I think if she has a future it's as a broodmare. There is a bump on her left hip as well, so I'm not sure if the issue could be help with some chiropractic work and rest or not. At this point I'm just looking for a home for her. If you'd like to try rehabbing her you can just have her. I have 7 horses at the moment and can't keep one that's not going to do anything.

I'm not sure how Drizzle will do. She has been turned out since she's been here and she seems to be less sore than when she initially came off the track. I had my vet look at her quickly while he was out to work on another horse, he said there is some effusion in her stifle, and would recommend injecting it to see if that reduces the inflammation and soreness. Her stifle certainly doesn't seem to slow her down in the field, she seems to get around fine on it. I can't really say if more rest and some rehab/treatment will solve/manage the problem (the race trainer said she was sound after injecting her stifle a while ago), I'm sure she will improve but not sure if she will hold up to long-term heavy work. She is a really sweet horse, I really like her, I just can't afford her. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Sorry this is retty long.

Do you think she can be rehabb

I want to get him!

Horses Name: Envy Me (Aspen) Gender: Gelding Price: Please call

Age: 4 y.o. Size: 17.1 ½ hh Temperament: 2

Coloring: Dapple Dk. Grey Markings: 2 white stockings, dark mane & tail

Breed: Thoroughbred Discipline(s): Hunter/Dressage prospect

Rider Level Best Suited For: Intermediate Advanced

Brief Description: Yes, he’s drop-dead gorgeous, but Aspen will work to win you over with

his kind eye and impeccable ground manners. He is a show-stopper with uphill confirmation

and elegant, rhythmic gaits. Aspen is just beginning his training and has already demonstrated

a terrific work ethic and a great mind.

Well there are no problems, I just want to know for the future. I volunteer at a barn and we have everything for first aid! Sometime around January or February I will be getting a horse of my own (I can't wait!). I was just wondering what horse owners think is the best product to use for minor open wounds and cuts. I have used wonder dust, corona (only for closed wounds though), ichthammol (for abscesses), and various other products. However I just used whatever product I was told to use. I am looking at them now, but I was wondering what you think is best for cuts and open wounds in general.

Also is there a first aid book for horses that you find very helpful?

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It is my friend in the picture. I usually can tell all the different colors, but I am no sure about this horse, Taffy. My friend said he was a palomino, but I don't think he is. His mane and tail are to ambery.

Haha well I did one of these a while ago and I thought it was fun.

We all love to talk about our horses or in my case and the horses we work and volunteer with. So, I love hearing about other peoples' horse stories.

Heres what to do:

Tell me and who ever reads this your horse story. This time it can be anything you want to talk about from buying a new horse to falling off a horse and anything you need to talk about.