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IF the click isn't from hoofs striking but from a joint, I would find a good equine vet have him look at the horse and probably take x-rays.

You need this info to know if shoeing will help. ...

Is the "click" due to the hoof striking another hoof? If so, which one? From you description, I would bet that its striking the other hind foot as it swings by. A hoof that is "turned" out will...

For the most part, I won't stall a horse even over night without a reason such as the horse being sick or getting ready for a show, etc.

I grain my 2 horses twice a day. I tie them up while...

You have to remember, anything coming from the government is going to have some politics involved. And I know this will start a war, but the current administration is very good at picking and...

owdougla,

Thanks for the reply. its exactly what I need.

Larr

The tap job on my house was poorly done and I need to go over it. I also want to remove the "popcorn" on the ceiling and will probably need to do a skim coat over the whole ceiling. What is the...

Only go concrete if you use mats otherwise clay

A large part of what makes hard water hard isn't magnetic!!!!

Ozone should work similar to chlorine. Both are oxidizers. The advantage to ozone is that you can produce it and don't have to buy it. Its the "clear" smell you get from lightning, and other...

I don't know if its still in print but one I like for beginners is "Saddle Up". I believe the autor's name is bell.

I would also suggest a subscription ot Equus magazine. It has the more about...

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OK, I understand. I see nothing wrong with using buckets, but do you have the plastic corner feeders?

Don't know if this will help. When I put these in, I...

My first question is: Why do you have left over grain? When ever I see left over grain, I know I have a sick horse or at least one I need to keep an eye on (my very old mare can go off feed for a...

Sorry I didn't reply earlier, but I just started going through the posts.

Common recommendations for ceiling height for horses is 10 to 12 feet and truefully, if a horse really reared up, he would...

Concrete is no problem for short periods such as in entry ways, aisle, etc. Main thing to be concerned about is that its not slippery . In a stall, ok with the stall mats as others have said. My...

The resin tops I had in labs have been very black. If the scientist new is stuff they are only 7 years old there shouldn't be any Hg contaminant. The resin needs a diamond blade.

i'm a former...

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the galvanized coating is zinc. I can't rule out lead as an impurity. Also, the old buckets probably were put togather with lead solder. Hopefully, the newer ones aren't.

I have stayed away...

Right out of college, I worked as a groom on Hanover Shoe farms in eastern PA for a few months. They are a huge standard bred farm. Every fall there's a standardbred yearling sale in harrisburg. ...

Starting with a six month old is great. I bought by filly when she was 9 months. She hadn't been handled and wasn't halter broke. I worked with her slow and started light riding this summer when...

This is an old technique I've seen used, It has a name and if I remember right it may be Berry's Method. It usually involves a "bull whip" and a buggy whip. When I've seen it used, it wasn't very...

Pump cycling often can be cause by a water log tank. The old tanks just had air above the water which would slowly be absorbed until almost gone. You could then just pump some more air in with a...

I had to "mud in" a couple of posts with braces a couple of weeks ago. As soon as I started to stretch the wire, the post started to come out of the ground. So I just tacked the wire up for now. ...

Has anyone replaced a submergible pump themselfs?

I didn't have water this morning. Everything was fine last night (filled the horse trough, etc), but this morning all I had was what was in the...

For most of my live I used glycine bar saddle soap and neatsfoot oil. After moving to NW Mississippi from the midwest, I started having major mildew problems. On the suggestion of an earlier post,...

I just brought my first gooseneck horse trailer. Its a used a 3 horse slant with dressing room. I've taken my first extended trip and really like it. However, I notice the the hitch on the trailer...