Day: June 30, 2005

Keep horse fit

have a twelve year old bay mare who is a consistent 1d (when she is skinny enough) barrel horse, however, she is prone to gaining weight. If I don’t ride her hard everyday she starts to gain. Even when I ride her everyday she is never the weight I think she should be.

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Gettin 6 yr. Old Horse in Top Competitive Condition

I have been involved rodeo pretty much my entire life, but always been a roper. I now have a barrel horse and it seems that he needs to be in much better shape than my break-a-way/goat tying horse ever needed to be in

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Gettin 6 yr. Old Horse in Top Competitive Condition

I have been involved rodeo pretty much my entire life, but always been a roper. I now have a barrel horse and it seems that he needs to be in much better shape than my break-a-way/goat tying horse

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Starting a colt

I am starting him myself. He is really smart and is coming along really soft and supple. Bending and flexing really cute and willing. I have had him 2 months. He was imprinted and pretty much just petted for his first two years of his life. The previous owner basically let him walk all over her. My problem is just that. I have done enough ground work with him that I have earned a lot more respect, but he still thinks he is top dog

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Hock Problems

We are considering the purchase of a well seasoned 8 yr old gelding for our 10 yr old daughter. She will be using him for Poles, Barrels, 4-H and trail. The seller has indicated that his left hock is fused and the right is not. I am planning to do a pre-purchase exam with x-rays.

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Buying and Selling

made the mistake you talk about in your book about buying an inexpensive horse is an expensive horse. I bought a 4yo and trained him myself. He is now 8 and only runs 16.5 to 16.9’s at Rendon. I have put so much money and time into this horse it’s scary.

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What you look for in a horse to barrel race

hi my name is Johnna Churchill and I barrel race. I just wanted to know what you look for in a horse to barrel race or how you know sort of know if a horse might be a good prospect. I wander if you could tell me how you keep your horse in shape. I’m barrelracing on a 6 yr. old gray mare named Cee Bars Barita , she’s very consistent and very fast. Just in case anything ever happens to her though I just wanted to know what you look for. We’ve had a few problems

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X-Race Horse for a Barrel Prospect.

I am going to a very large racing bred sale in January, and am considering whether or not I should attempt to buy a horse that has been raced for a barrel prospect. You do touch on the aspects of training an x-race horse in your book. The training after purchasing is not a problem. However, I am concerned with what I should look for as far as clues to the soundness of an x-race horse.

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Trooper losing weight

Trooper started to lose weight for no know reason and so I called his vet out. We did a full blood panel and found that his red blood count was low. Dr. White gave me a wormer called “Power Pac”, increased his intake of Ultium, put him on Red Cell and he is eating a little alfalfa with his coastal hay.

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I was wondering what you feed -grain and hay wise

Do you use any supplements? And how is Fame Fox Kirk doing? Thanks for your support of this segment. Kim Hi Kim, We feed a mixed feed that the local feed mill mixes for us. It is approx. 12% protein, 7% fat and most of the grains in it are roasted. We feed coastal hay. The horses that I haul are fed Purina Ultium or we top dress their feed with the Ultium depending on the needs of each horse. Amos eats only Ultium. It easily addresses his diet needs since he has a condition called Equine

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