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Any body ever tried duct tape on the horses nose to calm him down

yep his hard ware is gone

just bought a 2 year old unbroken percheron hes halter broke but pretty bossy any suggestions

Is it nessessary to dock the tails ----not that I'm a bleeding heart-----but I prefer to leave the tails alone (they will undoubtably spend a lot of time in the pasture with no shortage of flies------At the same time I don't want to have a terrible wreck and break my neck

just got a couple percheron colts ----when is the best time to castrate -----one pretty good horse man told me now (8 months )-----just want a second opinion

I think we have 2 horse slaughter plants in Canada---I just sent 2 horses to a sale one went for meat and one went to someone who wanted it for a rideing horse --got 55 cents a pound for the one that went for meat --got 40 cents a pound for the one that went to be rode carl

Well what ever will be ---she had a horse colt this morning-outside ---we're haveing a real mild spell now-- It was only minus 4 celcius this morning carl

With all other animals if you open the milk tracts before their ready ---It's inviting a route for disease, and germs, like mastitis ect. is this not so with horses ?? carl

I.m expecting a colt --can someone tell me--when the teats wax up is it on the tip or all over the teat?????---Question ---when a colt is a week old can it take the same kind of weather its mom can ----I;m in canada it can get to-40 all our horses have always wintered outside thanx carl

Diablo--I knew nothing about horses --bought him at a p.m.u. sale for ten dollars-he was 6 months old-never gelded him--he grew to be 16 hands high -- learned to ride on him --he was pretty showy-and a lot of people were scared of him---but you could set a kid on him and he wouldn,t move carl

Well I wasnt there for the whole proceedure but she brushed him lifted -all his legs , massaged his back bone said he had a few sore spots worked them out(he seemed to like that a lot)--worked on that area --lunged him --made him back up--didn't really seem to be anything special she was doing...

Last week I sent a post about how my wife got dumped and broke her collar bone.--yesterday we had one of my wifes coworkers come to visit (she was professional barrel racer--then she joined the R.C.M.P.----guess she wanted a steady paycheque) any way she worked with that horse for 1/2 an...

we have a 5 year old 1/4 horse thoughbred cross --my wife took it to a trainer--he did warn her that this was no camp fire horse -his mother was a barrel raceing champ --the sire didnt do to good at raceing' but; never the less he did race-anyway I dont think the horse likes women---We had him...

well lord knows his breeding-I'm thinking appalusa judging by his main and tail----your right Alan Im way to old---and cranky to put up with a stud I'll geld him in the spring I'll worm him when it gets a little colder that way I wont reinfest the pasture not to many bugs can live through our...

All summer I watched this blue roan stud colt across the road from me --there were 75 horses pastureing there; they would all go for meat later on .So I made a deal ,and got this horse .Pastures were pretty scarse, he was skinny full of worms and a real mustang born in the pasture ,never been...

nope ---those horses are just like me there not fat just fluffy ---no really they stay in good shape ,I give them a pile of oats too carl

ya ---Alan I learned a long time ago we have to double check horse imformation trouble is a lot of horse people dont know how to say "I don't know" carl

Well winter has come and looks like it will stay -My horses will stay in the bush all winter we will have some days that get to -40 degrees and they will get nice and furry,I will drop off a bale of alfalfa or brome or just ordinary wild hay they eat it all --do just fine on it. The only thing...

how do you teach a horse to put his head down when you put the bridle on??? carl

Well Ive noticed that the foal is not nurseing anymore ,its about 6 months old so everything will be ok. Ill start halter breaking him this winter he sure is a beauty and very quiet.helps when kids play with them carl