Hello All! It's been a while since I've been back to the forums and now I'm back asking for more help!! Please forgive me! You all were so helpful and supportive (I'm the one who lives in Mexico and was worried about starting a horse myself but I didn't trust any of the training methods around me.) Anyway, all my spare time has been spent with my colt and he is coming along - he's a big baby actually but he has his moments. I've been lucky enough to find a really good ferrier and vet, both who are

Sorraia - I just figured out that my message did send and that you replied! Sorry! Still new to this whole posting/forum thing!

Thank you both, QHAllAround and Sorraia! Sorraia - I sent you a personal message on Saturday but I think that maybe I didn't send it right? Did you get it?? I think that I will definitely look for a stud chain, and see about the halters you mentioned QH. I'm from Washington originally so maybe someone in my family can get one and send it down with the training books that I ordered! I will try all of your suggestions, getting Cappy away from Rosie, and more quality time with me. Sorraia - how would

Hello again everybody! I want to thank all of you for your words of encouragement! I remember them when Cappy and I are having an off moment, and they truly help! Now I'm back with a couple more questions! My mare, Rosie, is in a stall right across from Cappy, and it's just the two of them. Although she doesn't seem to like him to much - alway pinning her ears and trying to bite him, he LOVES her! So today when I took her out to give her a bath, he did his usual, "oh no she's leaving me forever thing

Thank you everyone! My Hubby read your respondes and is much more motivated to try new things with his "Blacky." Hopefully, they will both be able to teach eachother new tricks!

I just want to take a minute to THANK EVERYONE again for all your great advice, both about gelding him and starting him slowly. We will be gelding him within the next week or so, I just have to agree on a date with my vet, but I will keep you all posted and let you know how it goes. QHAllAround - I will be definitely following your advice about working him a little while he's "under the weather." Thank you very much. Oatbuck- thank you! Beautiful is not a word anyone has ever used to describe Cappy

Since I've had such warm and great responses to my first post, my Husband would like me to ask another question!! He got into horses we get got married about 3 years ago, (imagine that! ) His first horse comes from a rental place and is a great family horse but doesn't know much but forward, left and right, stop, go, and go faster! My husband would really like to try to teach him some new stuff, maybe even for fun tricks or small jumps like the ones we come across on trails or what not, but he's

Hum.... what breed . Thank you Crystalized for the compliment!! You've made me a proud mommy! Well breed... ok, I would say that he is "Azteca", sort of . I don't know if any one is familiar with this breed but it is a wonderful breed! They should be a pure cross between QH and Andalusian. They can also be a cross between Andalusian stallions and "criollo" mares, which is where I would put Cappy. His Father I'm sure was not full blood Andalusian, but since most horses here have either some Andalusian

OK! Took my a while to figure it out but I think I did it! Thanks again to all of you for your help! I will be checking out those books as soon as I can! Here are two pictures of Cappy today. He still has a few more pounds to put on and muscle to build, but he's come along way from where he was! Thanks again! P.S. - My Hubby now has a question about his horse but I will post it on another thread in general discussions. ¿¿Can old horses learn new tricks?!!?

If anyone could tell me how I could actually maybe put the pictures in the body of the post?? This is the last one - from January.