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"If I breed this rabbit to this rabbit, what colors can I get?" If I had a nickel for every time I have heard some version of that question, I might not be on easy street, but I'd sure find it easier to pay my feed bill. And with all the times I have seen someone's eyes roll back in their...

Last night, I was watching a kid riding (or rather, trying to ride) a pony with a mechanical hackamore. It isn't a piece of tack that I am familiar with, but the child wasn't having much success, so clearly something was wrong. The thing that had me confused, is that it had no strap, chain, or...

I feed the horses at a nearby barn several times a week. That's all I do there, feed and turnout. I get along well with most of the horses there, but there is one that is becoming a problem. This mare is about 4 years old. She was being turned out with a group of horses, but seemed to be...

Yesterday, my family awoke to the sight of these guys (and yes, they are guys) in our yard: They are a bit shy, and keep popping in and out of the woods. Our place (7 acres) is on the back edge of a pretty extensive suburb, behind us are a couple of square miles' worth of woods. I figure...

Two 14-hand quarter ponies at the barn where I work just had a big kick fight. One of them left the scene on 3 legs (oh, boy!) He was back to using the leg (left rear, near hind, whichever floats your boat!) when he was caught, but still limping badly. There were a couple of fresh grazes to show...

Up 'til now, it has been a very frustrating breeding season. 2 false pregnancies, a dozen "real" ones, resulting in 20 or so dead kits (I've lost count) and only 2 live (but unshowable) ones. Not really par for the course, but have I mentioned that my rabbits' slogan is, "How Can We Drive Her...