hi kathy, that is very kind of you to feed the mare apples and treats. it is a shame the owners do not care for her. yes you should be a little worried about the mare and foal when it is born. with the
Good question.... It is in Maryland's condition book, for instance, that dated conditions such as you stated, NW1Y, are titled as "Beaten Claiming". Sometimes the racing form has their own way of doing
It does sound as though the youngster needs more gate schooling, and more relaxed handlers in order to convince him that the gates are not a bad place. A young horse should be able to stand quietly and
You see what you want to see. I told what what I think the horses sees and thinks (from what you told me) and what you need to do. You want to see my answer as telling you off and you want to see your
This is not a pushy horse, this is a lack of leadership from you. This horse does this since it knows you will not or can not stop him. He would lean against me once and would get trouble real fast and

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