Posted by Billy NY on August 17, 2011 at 05:37:12 from (74.67.3.54):
In Reply to: Babying horses!!!!! posted by JDseller on August 17, 2011 at 01:13:11:
I could not agree more, having suitable pasture goes without saying.
I cannot begin to tell you what an incredible pain in the @ss, stall kept thoroughbreds can be, matter of a fact I'm getting too old for it, after the last injury by one. You absolutely have to do something with them for daily exercise, besides all the other care. For proper care of say 10 horses is a full time job for 1 person, all chores and care included. no time for anything else.
Problem we have is weather/seasons, different times of year, they can't be out, and boy does that make them (would make me) to be full of it, it's downright dangerous to both handler and the horse, and honestly unfair to the horse in my opinion, I look at them the same way you do.
Fortunately we have some really good natured ones, that were raised well, even the stallion, whom I would trust more than any other horse in the barn, is my favorite, he's smart and listens, picks up on things quickly and predictable. We have another that you can free lunge on voice commands and boy is he happy to do it, + show off a little. Even then, you keep em in the stall too long, they're gonna stand up, buck and act up, cause that's what they do.
They do well with timothy/orchrard grass pastures, as well as decent 1st cut of same and 2nd cut of same. You don't need to grain them if they have good amounts of either. The worms are a pain, leave your feed buckets where flies can get to them and lay eggs is all it takes, still need to de-worm fall and spring. Keep those teeth floated or they could lose weight when they get points on them, had one who was getting all kinds of good feed, could not keep weight on, til we found that tooth needed work.
They are a ton of work and money to keep, though I work around them, owning is another story.
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