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i am looking at buying a steel 31 ft 4-5 horse trailer but at most i would be hauling 1-3 horses...can my truck handle it..has towing package

I know nothing about bits, I am needing a pole/ barrel bit I use a twisted copper snaffle and i hate so I am needing to buy a new bit for my horse no Tom thumb bit, he is neck rein and 4 year old, he dies great in a beetle hackamore but I would prefer a bit for him any ideas of what would work and also what is the different between single broke, double broken and non broken bits and spinning bits I wanna learn about bits

okay so right now i use a english adjustable hackamore, its a great hackamore and my horse loves it but itdoesn'tt get him to bend his neck the way it should for it is not a barrel/pole hackamore... i am looking at getting another hackamore either a little s or beetle hackamore for barrels/poles.hedoesn'tt need anything harsh...what would you recommend or is there another one that is better. i can use a snaffle but he likes hackamore better..and by the way this horse loves to run

how can i make my own poles for pole bending and how far does poles have to be apart and how far are the barrels apart

Donno much about them or know anyone who use them... Are they good or bad also different between straight rubber bit and bend rubber bit and d ring rubber bit use a snaffle right now...and do they last as long details would be great on what u know about them

Why do barrel racer and pole bending horses wear tie downs...I am not fond of them but everyone that does tells me if I do this sport they need it why

my baby is going to be 4 in june.....i just started working him...i have a few training questions no rude comments only helpful ones...

1) he will trot for me just fine, but when i ask him to run he bucks once and then runs fine...my friends says i should discipline him for bucking, but i don't think he is not doing it to out of meanness or trying to get me off, i belive he is young and he is learning to adjust to weight and things...am i right or wrong

2) my friend says i need a tie down on him because he throws his head once in awhile, but he does it more when he is nervous, and i believe that tie downs are easy fixes to problem people don't want to fix, i believe if a horse throw there head it is for a few reason, they are being a butt, don't like the bit or it is there teeth.....so what do you think about tie downs

3) when is the best age to start barrel racing and pole bending...i was thinking about barrels around 5 1/2 or 6 and poles 4 1/2 or 5 ...but troting and walking both now but not full out running

4)he has good ground manners and when i am on him he does listen to stop go easy

5) this is my first horse and i baby him alot..this horse follows me wherever i go, i am not a pro trainer but i did train my arab i have, i learn as i go and watch movies and get advice.....both horses respects me i have had him for over a 1 1/2 now

6) last question how do you help a horse not be so nervous when at a show it just take time right, for example i took him a show and he was pawing really high and wanted to be next to me friend horse, but in the arena he did what i asked him to with no problem, but with everything around him he was a butt, this will just take time bc he is young and his buddy wasnt there..right, so keep taking him and let him get the confidence right and learn to be his own horse

thanks for all the advice and help..also i am patient and i praise him and show lots of encouragement toward him and talk to him alot to try to clam him

i am lloking for a soft non harsh bit for horse, i have had him for over a year and been using a hackamore bc it is a fight to get a bit in and the reason is bc the people who had him before me abused him with the bit so i am going to try but i need a soft bit bc his mouth is soft and yes teeth been floated here is what i ride him now

http://www.horse.com/item/cp-fleece-lined-hackamor...

here is what i am looking at changing to please give opinion on which one is best and why. dont need anything harsh and dont want a tom thumb or a broken but

http://www.horse.com/item/np-low-port-western-walk...

http://www.horse.com/item/ss-copper-roller-double-...

http://www.horse.com/item/ss-engraved-quarter-hors...

http://www.horse.com/item/ss-quarter-horse-western...

http://www.horse.com/item/short-shank-black-steel-...

http://www.horse.com/item/ss-copper-mouth-western-...

http://www.horse.com/item/ss-3-piece-billy-allen-w...

http://www.horse.com/item/ss-hinged-ported-roller-...

What is the proper way to measure a girth for a horse I know they make 30 32 and up....I am getting ready to buy a new girth bc the one Have was given to me And I feel it is to big .....Also what are some good ones to buy that doesn't slip and that doesn't pinch and has good air flow and no girth rub pics would be helpful thanks

i don't feed my horses hay all year around because they have pasture of grass almost all year. in winter i hay them starting mid oct to mid march depending on weather and when the grass starts to grow. i was always told not to feed horse round bales because it can hurt them, but i see lots of people doing it, can i use a round bale that's been stored inside without taking the chance of hurting my horses. i only have two. right now i feed them Square bales but i am needing to buy more and thought about buying a round bale and when spring and rain come and gets warming removing the left over. is it safe to do with just two horses or should i stay with square bales. i would only buy one round bal at a time. some people say it fine and horses wont eat it if bad but i had others say no bc it is bad for horses bc of mold and etc. i was thinking of putting in pallets so air can move through it to..should i stay with round or square bales

had a show today took both of my horses, and they were nuts together. short story my 3 1/2 year old who i never take(bc he is to young to do poles and barrels with) acted nuts nothing like i every seen before, he would paw with me on him and was crazy and the one i always take acted some what crazy but was fine unless the other one neigh to him. so i put the one i never take put him in the trailer, bc with so many horses and people i thought it was best bc my husband was holding him and he was pawing really high and other things, and then my other horse was back to normal. here is the funny thing of all this. i can take my 3 1/2 yr old by himself to indoor arena, trail ride and mount shoot off him with no problem and he is an angel, but today he was another horse.and my other one acted some what crazy but nothing as crazy as my 3 1/2 yr old. will they every be able to go to shows together. like i said i can ride them by there self most of the time away from home, but at home has a little problem but nothing like at the show.i know you going to say buddy sour, but i don't think it that, maybe with so many more horses and all the action. and he is a people horse loves people and love pleasing.also what is up with the pawing crap, i hit his leg but it doesn't work..no rude comments helpful help only..have anyone else had this problem

i am trying to decide which saddle to get, i have done research on this brand, american saddlery owned by big horn and i haven't found much negative about them, i have looked at different rating and everything. i know it a cheap saddle but it what i can afford. anyways here is two saddles i have i picked another question what size seat i ride in a 15, but thinking of getting a 16 i am 5'5 or 5'6 and 165, not fat muscular...am i okay in a 15 seat that is all i every ridden in.these are the two \barrel saddles i have found..it either leather-synthetic or a all leather saddles.....i cant decided which one i want to go with..do you like leather or leather-synthetic and which saddle u like better and y.

http://www.scruggsfarm.com/American-Saddlery-Circl...

http://www.horse.com/item/american-saddlery-leathe...

what is the different in full quarter bars, quarter bars and semi quarter, i know that full quarter is the widest and for fat horse/muscualr, then is it quarter or semi quarter next to the biggest and what is the difference, also i am wanting to know seat size, i ride in a seat 15 and alot of people does, am i to big for a 15, i know people bigger than me and they ride in a 15 i am 5'5 and 165lbs, i looked at the chart on seat but everyone ask me why i want a 16 it is to big for me also wanted to know about gullet sizes, i think it has something to with the anglehow it sit off the wither, but i was just wondering trying to learn something new , been doing saddle shopping so just thought i would ask

how far should the barrels be spaced from one another and how many poles do u need and how far do you space them i was thinking it was 8 poles.....thanks

Professionals Choice Ventech Elite Smb,Professionals Choice Smb 3 or Smb Elite.....i am wanting them for barrlels, poles and trail riding......i know it a good brand and all three are good and there is a little different but which one have you tried and why do you like them or why do you dislike them..or is there another brand you like better such as Classic Equine boots thanks for the input..also need to add about bell boots..input on the use of bell boots and which brand and why

winter coming and i need to know how much Denier i need and poly fill..i have arab/saddlebred 4 year old, i live in indiana and the lowest it gets is maybe -15 degree, but not all the time, wont blanket until it gets down under 30, i want the winter coat to work in, i want him still toi ba able to have his coat keep him warm, but i want him dry and wind breaker, and something to put on if i ride when cold out so he doesnt get sick, an idea please help, pic and website of them would be great to thanks for all your help, when should u start putting the blanket

he is a little over three what does this look like to you and what should i do about it it is in his inner thigh and no it doesnt bother him..please do dumb answer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52798010@N03/50096005...

my horse will trot, and walk in a stright line and on trails, but when it comes to running in fields or on trails his run drift off the path and in fields he will drift he wants to run at an angle, how to fix it or why does he do it

okay i have a horse who can walk and trot in a stright run, but when i try running him he wants to run not in a stright line. why is that, and how can i fix it. if i am trail riding he trot walk and stop for me but when i try to run he draft and even in open fields. and also when he tries to run he lower his head to try to run full speed why is that

i have a quarter horse and i have an arabian, but when i go places people say mean things about my arabians why is that..why are people who have quarter horses like that toward that breed