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by Ireland
Tue Jun 27, 2006 5:23 pm
Forum: Horse Care
Topic: Your stallion is a reflection of his master!
Replies: 15
Views: 4558

May I add my tuppence worth to this subject? I am a stallion owner and I have bred him myself. He earned the nickname Striker at the tender age of 10 months for coming at you with his frontlegs ;). I have trained him myself, and I ride him too. I never had the need for a stick, balls or no balls :sh...
by Ireland
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:48 pm
Forum: Buying / Selling
Topic: PLEASE HELP. just bought a thoroughbred, why does he do that
Replies: 24
Views: 5643

Maybe I am completely off the track here but I find groundwork for *fine tuning* very helpful with my mare. Long reins and a bit of exercise for the human :lol: sometimes does the trick better than trying to correct the horse from its back. Once he understands what you want from him, you can try it ...
by Ireland
Sat Jun 17, 2006 6:35 pm
Forum: Horse Care
Topic: First ever cases of swamp fever in Ireland
Replies: 6
Views: 2230

TEB, I only stumbled across this info by chance. I read it on the RTE Teletext and then waited for the nine o'clock news as I thought this was BIG news but there was... nothing. That's why I went online to search for any reports. The Teletext was gone within 2 hours :shock: . I find it shocking that...
by Ireland
Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:45 pm
Forum: Horse Care
Topic: First ever cases of swamp fever in Ireland
Replies: 6
Views: 2230

First ever cases of swamp fever in Ireland

Hi, I don't know if there are any Irish or UK members here but I was just sent this: http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=74307&pt=n FRIDAY 16/06/2006 10:48:49 Swamp fever detected in horses The Irish horse industry is on alert following the discovery of the first ever cases of swamp fever. The p...
by Ireland
Tue May 16, 2006 3:40 pm
Forum: Pedigree Analysis
Topic: Query re Pedigree
Replies: 0
Views: 1606

Query re Pedigree

I have recently acquired a TB mare by the name of *Most Magnanimous*. She was raced til summer of last year and is now retired. I had a look at her pedigree but I can't make head or tail of it. Would she be suitable as a broodmare?

Thanks!