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2012-02-10 Horses - Behavior Issues, Breaking - Horses Canine Teeth:

Hello and THANK you for your question. Its always hard to get people to tell me about the horse in detail and to be honest. Its hard to answer questions with only 1/2 of the details. So good going on that!

2012-02-09 Horses - Diet and Nutrition - Diet:

Hi Rachel,    Thank you for your question.  I think you are on the right track with having your horse's teeth checked. The head nodding and reluctance to eat any grain is a good indication that he might

2012-02-08 Horse Racing - horse not responding in race:

A jockey should use his weight, leg, balance, rein handling and the horse's momentum to help a horse change leads. It is a technique that is mastered my the best jockeys around the world to be able to

2012-02-07 Horses - Behavior Issues, Breaking - a Gelding And My Calf.:

Is there a place that Scarlett can stay for a week next to where horses are?  That would give horses a chance to meet her.  And at a yearling, she should weigh 500-600 lbs?      Let me do some digging

2012-02-06 Horse Racing - horse not responding in race:

It means that the horse has either given up or is totally out of energy to finish strong regardless what the jockey does to encourage him. If the horse doesn't respond to whipping or any other type of

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