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I bought a horse! I’m really excited about him, and I’ve been waiting so long for this. As soon as I saw him I knew he was special. So everybody, meet Sir! He is a 3.5 year old registered Appaloosa, but his dad is a QH. I’m pretty certain he is a perlino, and he is 15.2 hands. I bought him at...

So, this is my calving thread to help keep track of things in the future, and it’s also just fun to post about calves 😉. My plan is to post daily updates in a couple weeks once we’ve started calving. I’m going to start by posting pictures of some of my favourites/some that will probably be...

This will be our first year calving out some pure Herefords, we have 3, 2 year old heifers and they seem to be showing (rear end loosening) way more than the rest of the mostly Angus heifers. They still have about 6 1/2 weeks until they are due. Has anyone else noticed that Herefords start...

My mini mare has been lame on both her front legs and I don’t know what’s wrong. She has an appointment with the vet for January 3rd, and we can’t get in any sooner. I gave her some bute yesterday for the pain and it seemed to help, is it safe for me to be giving her some everyday until the...

It’s starting to get pretty cold here and the horses all have really bad ice balls in their feet. Picking them out just doesn’t work, neither does hammering at them with a hoof pick. Once I get them out I’m going to try putting Vaseline on. Anyone have ideas for getting them out?

I think my mini mare, Star, might have heaves. Should I take her to the vet? I am doing research on how to care for a horse with heaves, but do I need a vet to tell me if it is heaves or something else? Thank you.

So. It’s summer, yay!!! But the bugs have returned yet again. Fly spray isn’t 100% effective, and I can’t afford to buy 5 bottles a week. I would get them all fly sheets, but I do NOT want to blanket in the winter because they all get nice and fluffy. My question is, will them wearing fly...

My horse Moon cut her leg last June, I have a thread on here with pictures. I’ve only ridden her once since then (a week or so ago) and just done some lighter ground work and liberty. I’m going to start getting her back in shape, so I can hopefully ride her like I used to soon. I will start...

Hi, my elderly mare, Moon is rolling almost constantly. When she isn’t, she’s just laying down, usually flat out. I did get her up just to see if she could, but she just tried to lay down again. I didn’t notice anything abnormal yesterday, and she ate her grain fine this morning. She has pooped...

Hey all :frow My horse, Moon, got her leg caught in the fence, and ripped it open yesterday and had to be taken to the vet. Here, I was thinking I could post pictures and updates every once in a while, so we could see her progress. I am now giving her antibiotics and a painkiller/swelling thing...

Newborn calf born maybe around ten this morning. It was raining so maybe he’s just too chilled we have him in house with heaters and blow dryer and rubbing him lots. We’re tubing him now as he won’t suck plz help I don’t know how much longer he has. Anything we can do to help him respond

Could I keep 2 males together if they're spayed? Or a male and female if spayed? Or 2 males and 1 female? Thanks!

Hey all :frow so, I was wondering, would it be profitable (or would I lose money) to breed a horse? I would only be getting one mare I would just use someone else’s stud (for a fee) The mare I would get is registered, and the stud would be too. They’re both Morgans Then there’s the question...

I've been on BYC for a while, and know that you can nominate people for being great members. (I do it a lot, it's fun) I was wondering if you can do that here? If so could someone please tell me how? Thanks!

Does anyone feed sunflower seeds to their horses? I just want to know if it's safe and if you do what the benefit is (if there is one) or if it's just for a treat. Thanks!

Hello everybody! I'm new here, but have been on BYC for a while. I have Cattle, horses, chickens, button quail a dog and a cat. I hope to learn lots here, so um that's it I think.