Curious if anyone else has a horse or knows a horse that does this. I've had horses many years and never seen it before but I haven't seen everything.

My mare lifts her leg like this and gives "the look" whenever she's anxious or impatient (as in I've been standing here for absolute seconds wtf are you doing type of thing.) It reminds me of a dog pointing, and it reminds me of a woman clutching her pearls because of how she does it when she feels like she's having to deal with more than any horse should have to tolerate. (Seconds!)

Unfortunately, he passed recently. A Nevada mustang in all his glory; painted to hang in his ranch where he was most free.

Being away from home for a month in the gross humid weather was a long time to be gone. But there was so many amazing memories. Laughs. And great things that it almost made up for it. I look forward too and dread this trip every year. But every year I am so glad I went. It’s always hard to sum it all up cause it’s one of those. You had to be there kind of months. But here’s a few of the moments from my month long marathon 💕💕

Hello everyone! I have a new gaited Peruvian Paso x Standardbred, and he has a very short back. Saddle pads are too long towards his hips. We mainly do western trail riding.
I am looking for a shorter and possibly contoured saddle pad that won’t terribly break the bank and goes with his color, preferably!
Any other advice on tack fit is appreciated, he has been the hardest to fit I have experienced.
Thank you in advance!

Signed, someone who has owned and still loves the breed.

Edited to add: I’m sorry I failed to acknowledge many modern Arabians have maintained the classic look. Thank you for sharing your Arabs! Absolutely my favorite breed I’ve ever owned.

I do recognize it is mainly the halter horses that have evolved into the greased seahorse look, though there are definitely some…quirky ones in performance classes at breed shows. I just want to see the classically beautiful Arabians as the ones best representing the breed and what pops up when someone does an internet search on them.

God, I miss my Arabians.

Horses. Sigh

She's 28 and not in work so yes she's under muscled.

Pic 1 is from today, others are from the past weeks.

I just had to share Zorro getting the zoomies. Usually he’s the calmest of the horses I have. But sometimes he reminds me of the fact he’s a 1 year old lil stallion 😂
My sheep Poppy was confused about what he was doing!

Also I put marks on what I post now since I’ve had so many steal my videos. Doesn’t look good but I at least wanna make it a bit harder to steal.😕

I’m trying to figure out is what color my amazing sweet boy is. I’m told he is jet black in the winter months. Currently is coat is a mix of black, brindle (hard to see in photos), white flecked hairs with some dappling if you can see it. The roaning, if you will, is mainly on his midsection. I don’t think due to age- it’s very deliberate looking.
What are the thoughts? He is so beautiful.
Thank you for your advice !

I have a warmblood mare, shes clipped and our stable gets cold during winter (i dont know how cold, we just moved stables but last time i visited here during winter it was very cold). I live in Norway, our winters can be brutal, so I’m wondering, how heavy should the blanket be indoors? I dont want her sweating her ass off… Google tells me 300g-400g when it gets below -10°, but i feel like thats way too much for indoors use? I have a weatherbeeta comfitec blanket with 360g for outdoor use, but now that one feels too light.. some days it can hit -25° here.

Im also in the process of finding her average body temperature now so i can know if our temporary wool blanket will be enough until winter, and also to be on the lookout if her temperature rises/falls with a new blanket. Im guessing it hits down to -5°, possibly lower inside the stable. The walls and floor are concrete, the climate is colder since theres a big lake nearby. The building itself is more like an old barn, hence the concrete. There’s only 5 horses inside, so not much to go on there either. I will be buying a temperature detector to see how cold it really gets, but i need to buy a blanket asap. Its already snowing in the mountains😬

I read on Google that horse ans donkey foals copy their mother's actions. Like pretending to eat grass and their herd position

I sold my horse back in 2019 because I was a poor wildland firefighter that couldn't give him his best life. He was given to me by my grandparents when he was 1.5yrs and I broke him myself when I was 15. The gentleman I sold him to bonded immediately with him and I felt 100% that I had done the right thing. I imagine Mickey has lightened up in color as years have gone on by and probably lost some muscle mass. He is about 20 years old now and I just would love to check in on him as the gentleman who bought him no longer responds/maybe has a new number? Mickeys bloodline is has a likelihood of living into their 30s so I'm just hoping he's somewhere where he is loved. If anyone knows anything, I would love to care for him in his elder years because he deserves the world! I sold him in La Grande, OR and he Lived in Baker City, OR last I knew. He has a scar on his left front leg if that helps! I'm counting on you reddit!

I bought my new boy home yesterday, so far he has settled in extremely well. Eating, drinking, rolling, going to the toilet, not pacing the fenceline out of stress. Just super calm and chill.

Initially I was going to give him a week to settle but I also didnt expect him to be so adjusted right away so I'm wondering if I could maybe do a short boring session this afternoon to get him used to his new routine and the property?

I rode him when I first met him and he is an extremely quiet and easy going horse, I want to keep that mentality with him.

A circle Y identifier wasn’t helpful nor was Google image search. Currently cleaning it up.

My friend (who's a professional showimper) took him round for me to hold his hand a little and he seemed to love it - I was having a nervous breakdown behind the camera and he was going round with his ears pricked and a smile on his face. Not bad for an old chap with failing eyesight! We kept it small and calm and let him figure it out for himself and I'm so proud of him. Next time, I'll have to get on board myself as he's clearly more than capable! 🫣

Yup. This is Reign's hoof.

We've been doctoring this narley situation for the last week and yesterday just moved onto soaking this hoof.. Ended up finding the source of the injury annnnd all I can say is GELDINGS!

His gelding neighbor is a boarder's horse who (the owner) isn't here often. Sometimes going on a tad over a week before he's worked or taken out of his pen so he can be a bit bitey.. we 99% suspect my man struck out at him over getting a tad too close and hit the fence post.

Broken hot wire clip and loose T-Post leads to that assumption.

This is one of many photos I've sent to our farrier to keep her in the loop with us while we've been treating it. She's swinging by sometime this week, im assuming we're going to do a week earlier than normal hoof trim so she can get a better hold on this situation, as his bulb is REALLY looking wonky.

Also if anyone is curious, blue lotion was applied to help with a bit of puss we had seen, he's definitely sensitive to the area but luckily isn't favoring any leg over the other and isn't showing signs of laminitis ❤️❤️ woohoo! Small victories! I'll update as we go along yesterday was our first soak day so im hopeful to draw out any other puss or soreness through that and the application of blue lotion after the hoof dries. Looks like we'll be going to a brush method to clean this hoof for a bit 😅 Just thankful and feeling blessed that me and Reign have my trainer and farrier and he and I both are in high spirits regardless!

P.s. - my white pants are a staple to reminisce after the days done on how much love and care I love to surround Reign in 🤣💖

Hi all,

I’m having a really difficult time and could use input from anyone who is willing to offer it. I am currently at a barn that I love with a horse that I have had for four years.

I am not good at making friends and over the years I became friends there with a group that I started riding with. Not to mention I have HORRIBLE anxiety when I ride with most people. These people make me feel so comfortable and not judged and I have learned to love riding again. Now they are moving barns.

I visited the barn and I just don’t have a good feeling about it. My horse is super sensitive and I have real concerns about moving to such a big place while I’m also a highly introverted person and don’t want to be around a bunch of people. If I stay at my current barn there really isn’t anyone to ride with consistently but if I leave I’ll be at a barn that I don’t know I or my horse will adjust to.

What should I do?!!