Oh I love roundpens! But we don't have one. :( I was going to take her to our local rodeo arena so I could work with her in an environment with very little distractions, like her pasture buddies or anything, and it's also a big, flat surface. Thanks for the tips FH! :) I'll try and see if I can get a trailer to take her out there and then work with her even more. Thank you all for your great advice!<>

She is 7 now. I know I can always improve on my skills, and I always try to be aware of if I might be giving her mixed signals. I've had her since she was 2, and my old trainer and I started her together.

Oh my goodness... Where to begin! Well, my horse is a 7 year old AQHA mare, and we have a really good relationship... on the ground. She likes spending time with me, has good ground manners, etc. But when I try and ride her, I become an annoying sack of potatoes on her back. There are some days where she will listen better and respond without throwing a fit, but most of the time, she doesn't listen, and if she does, it's very short-lived. I would love to take her out every day and be able

I used to take lots of riding lessons from a local trainer (we hardly have any trainers as it is, lol!) we started her when she was 2. Oh, the sack of potatoes thing, no I don't ride like that :) I'm balanced and center, and she isn't sore on her back either. She knows every basic cue, go, stop, turn, back up. She actually doesn't have ANY problem with backing up, I have no idea why. It's mainly going forward - in the direction I want for as long as I want it. She wants it her

I was in my friend's pasture a while back and saw what looked like part of a hoof- just a part that broke off, I thought, right? Nope. I walk closer, and get a good look at it... a real good look. It was the entire hoof. It looks like where it fell off was at the coronary band, and the hoof wall was there, along with the whole frog. And to top it all off, it was fresh. It stunk. I ran back to check all the horses, mainly their hooves, and all was well. What would cause a hoof to fall off like

My friend has gotten rid of a few of their horses before I was out there, so if it was one of the others, I don't know. But the horses they still have are fine.

same to you! :)

WOO HOO! :D

Please, check this page out. In my personal opinion, this is crazy and stupid. And some of the stories sound a bit "make-believe". Your thoughts on this? http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/features/meateatinghorses-190.shtml

Exactly, some of those stories are really old, and just like you said, they have probably been twisted so many times there's no telling what could be true (if there is any truth in some of them). Yes, I have heard of horses being trained to eat meat, and eat something out of a sandwich, etc. But this article makes it seem like we horse lovers are completely blind to the fact that our equine friends are vicious killers out to get us. P.S. If you don't hear from me, my horse ate me. :P (I really