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Horse farms will open doors to visitors during WEG - Lexington Herald-Leader

... accessibility to the Thoroughbred stars that reside on the horse ... efforts the farms are making come at one of the busiest times of the year in the Thoroughbred industry. The Keeneland September yearling sale

Chicken (and egg) come before horse - Cincinnati.com

Kentucky's name has long been linked worldwide with both horses and fried chicken. But last year, for the first time, sales by farms of chickens, other poultry and eggs actually eclipsed horses as the state's top ...

Tour some of the county's largest farms on Saturday - Dayton Daily News

Horse show and demonstrations at the Warren County Fairgrounds, 665 N. Broadway Avenue, Lebanon. The tour is free and open to the public. Many of the stops will have their farm products available for sale during the ...

Beloved mini-horse farm and monastery for sale - El Paso Times

BRENHAM, Texas—Surrounded by a half-dozen miniature horses that reached her waist, Sister Angela Chandler giggled as one yearling nibbled at her hands and habit on a sweltering afternoon. For the last 25 ...

MU vet offers a good idea to aid neglected and unwanted horses - Kansas City Star

Processing of horse meat for overseas sale ended in 2006 when Congress stopped funding inspectors. The slaughterhouses encouraged animal cruelty and shouldn’t be revived. Horse rescue farms do good work,

For most, way of life on water is drying up - CharlotteObserver.com

... horse, and mucking his way from the family's Johns Island farm to remote, uninhabited Kiawah Island to tend the cattle ... the median sales price for a home on Kiawah Island hovers around $1 million,

Hunterdon County farm plays host to Christian rock concert - NJ.com

... horse farm in Hunterdon County to attend a Christian-themed rock concert that featured the ... there were no beer sales, no odor of marijuana and little revelry. "When most people think of Christian music,

Expanding makes horse sense - msnbc.com

mostly to horse farms. Eventually, the couple wants to bag the product for sale, but that will involve more cost and labor to do so. The wood comes from foresters who are licensed to harvest trees in the Pine Barrens ...

Berkeley's Tilden Park has something for everyone - San Jose Mercury News

one of many horses or my favorite ... Little Farm: Also in the Tilden Nature Area, the farm houses an assortment of barnyard animals, including chickens, rabbits, pigs and geese. Heritage breeds being preserved here ...

Japan's appetite for fish is depleting stocks, threatening restaurants - Los Angeles Times

Dramatically lower eel catches from local river habitats have led to an overwhelming dependency on expensive fish farms and imports, forcing restaurants ... less than 20,000 tons of horse mackerel, a fish widely ...

Open Question: What can you do with miniature horses?

So I was casually browsing on a shetland farm website near me,and a foal named daffodil caught my eye. I wouldn't normally consider a Shetland, but as I said, I really did take to this horse. She will be put up for sale November. They will be asking within the region of £300-£600 I think. I could make that amount by then. Daffodil will be 9/10 months old by then. Experience wise, I do share a full size horse twice a week so I know more or less what I'm doing and I also have something to ride so i don't get bored. But just in case, what can you do with Shetland rather than just use as a companion? Thank you. Ps- no "wise guy" answers. Sensible only please. Thanks :)Ps- I doubt very much that I could drive her, I haven't got a cart and I don't know how to. There is. A local Shetland show four times a year, daffodil has excellent markings and is registered so I'm sure shell be placed, but I'm talking on a day-to-day basis here. Fun things to do with a Shetland? Thanks :) more

Resolved Question: Is a Toy Fox Terrier a good dog breed?

This morning my Mom and I went to an Amish farm to look at horses to buy, and they also had a litter of Toy Fox Terriers, which were for sale. We are thinking of getting one, but don't know a whole lot about them. A few questions; 1. Are they easy to train? 2. We have two parrots. Is this an issue? 3. We have a big open yard with a meadow behind it. Will the dog run away or will it need to be tied up or can it be trained? 4. How bad is the shedding? And any other information you care to add :) Also, it's just my mom, my step dad and I, and I'm 16. So there's no small children here. more

Voting Question: What do you think of these horses for sale?

Ok im looking for my own horse i have been riding a few years now im 13 years old i have leased and ridden a bunch if different horse in ages sizes and breeds. i have owned horses before but not anymore. im looking for a horse i can: do gymkhana with, english pleasure, eventing, and maybe western pleasure. im short and going to stay that way so i want nothing taller than 15.3 and breeds dont matter. which horse on this farms website is best suited for me you think? i like remi best :) http://www.gonyawfarms.com/horses.htmland the horse i currently ride is 14.1 hands i dont want anything smaller than that unless it is really stocky :) more

Resolved Question: Horses For Sale.........?

Is There Any Websites For Appendix Quarter Horses For Sale That Does Western PLeasure And Hunter In Ohio. But No Equine Now Or Equine Hits Or Dream Horses....Like A Farm Or Stable. more

Resolved Question: Is there a good way to load a difficult horse into a trailer?

I recently have been tending to a friends horses. Her husband passed away about 2 months ago and they have a large farm with 6 horses and 1 mule. She planned on taking a few of them to a sale this past weekend. I have spent many hours in the past 2 months with the 2 mares and the mule. The three of them would allow me to touch them and trusted me. They were all 2 years old and not broken. My friend had 2 men lined up to load the horses and take them to the auction. They had asked me to be present just in case they had any difficulty. During the past 2 months I have spent gaining their trust they have learned that I am gentle and calm and know what to expect. These men did not ask for help when they got to the trailer the first horse fought for a while and hit her head on the side of the trailer a few times. These mares are sisters and were found side by side in their pasture always. She loaded and then watching these men load the sister was horrible. She hit her head repeatedly on the trailer and broke a few ropes and I thought her halter was going to come off with her pulling back. I am not an experienced horse handler but I wanted to try and figure out a better way to accomplish this without endangering anyone. I think if I would have gone into the trailer beside the other horse she may have come on in without all the yelling and hitting that was going on. This was horrible to witness. I think that they should have worked with her more patiently. They were already late for the auction and did not want to wait any longer. I think a scoop of grain or some hay may have worked? I am worried that the 2 months of teaching them to trust someone to touch them may have been ruined in this loading process. They did sale and they were both purchased as a pair so that made me feel somewhat better. Maybe I don't have the emotional strength to watch a difficult horse load? I think I could have done much better without these men and their ride would have started off much better. The mule climbed into the trailer without any problem and was sold to a rodeo manager. Anyone got any tricks to loading that works most of the time. I have bought a horse from my friend but she assures me he will go anywhere I go and loading is a piece of cake with him. more

Resolved Question: does this sound right?

a few months ago when i was looking for a horse i went to this rescue they had a barn full of horses, old ones, new ones, damaged ones. so i fund this horse that i really liked but my mom read the web site and found out that he had trust issues and the woman told me that he was perfect for a beginner horse, really trust worthy, was a trail horse for a trail ride business. and that he was sound a vet check found a bone chip in his hoof, and the woman was like "oh he's had that since he got here and hes on bute for the pain" but she didnt even tell me about it so that was a little suspect. so i found a new horse she was a really cute horse, so i called t oset up an appointment to go see her again but they told me that she was already being leased in hopes to be adopted by the girl who was leasing her. so i didn't think that that was right of them, it seemed like they were keeping the best horses for them selves. cause i saw a black and white paint that i really liked he was perfect, size temerment everything and she snapped at me and said "HE's NOT FOR SALE!!"in a really nasty tone, and all the other horses that she showed me were their horses, that weren't for sale. it just seemed not good. then she kept trying to push this other horse on to me his name was nacho, saying things like "oh he's a really nice horse," healthy, sound, shown alot, then she said that she would have the woman bring him from her farm for me too look at another day, but i said that i would think about it, but it turns out that i went to my old barn last night to visit my old instructor and her horses and they got a new horse and it was nacho, and my instructor told me that when they first got him he was 600 lbs. under weight and really not healthy. but the woman who tried to hard to push this horse on to me never said anything about him being so severly under weight. and i kept asking how much their adoption fees were and she kept saying to me "well our committe has to meet and discuss the price of the horse and we will get back to you." and that if you were a first time owner you have to lease the horse for two years, which was 175 a month plus boarding which was anohter 175 a month, and the horse remained there for those two years, not being alowed to move it to a barn closer to me. and they would have to check out the property where you would be keeping the horse at after the two years. then after that they own the horse for anohter 5 years, and if they feel like your not doing a good enough job to keep the horse then they take it away, with out any warning, and they drop in and do random barn checks, and if you planed on showing the horse they would be listed as the owner not your self. does this sound right? it just seems alittle fishy to me. is this how most rescues work? it doesn't matter much now but i'm still kinda mad that they didn't tell me that nacho was in such bad shape, that i had to find out from my old instructor.the rescue woman didn't have nacho on her property at the time, she kept saying that she would have the woman bring him out another day, but i never went cause i though that something was up with them. so i just head about the horse and just saw him yesterdaythe woman wh otold us about all the horses and took us on a tour of her barn was one of the rescue owners. more

Resolved Question: Will I get bitten twice?

I test rode a horse. 15hh 12yo TB gelding $3000 (she will accept $2500). He has done a variety of things but has not done much in the last 12 months as his owner is at uni. He seems very quiet, his trot was superb on both reins (beautiful to sit) lovely and soft. His canter was good, but he was doing these little head toss - almost pigroot into canter. I'm fairly sure it was due to a combination of poor weather, lack of fitness, laziness, cranky at working. But overall he seems a very nice horse....... but (LOL) 1. He has some nasty cracks in both his front hooves - I am pretty concerned about them. The near side is 4 cracks nearly top to bottom, the off side is 1 crack and a 1cm wide chunk missing (hope you can see it ;-) http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad107/ziggy_2010/Sale%20Horse/OdieWodonga010.jpg He did race and has very solid legs, his feet seem good otherwise. 2. He has done Parelli - I'm not sure I'm up for another round with a Parelli horse? (after the last one). The owner of the property does Parelli (rides dressage), so it seems that the girl has just done a bit because of her. There was no sign of an orange stick or wiggly ropes. What should I look out for? I put my aluminium spirit level measuring stick up against him and he did not flinch, she led him along by his neck rug and he just followed. He is at the bottom of the pecking order (as you can see on his rump), he was not pushy or dominate. He did mouth around my coat, but did not bite me or gear on the fence. http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad107/ziggy_2010/Sale%20Horse/OdieWodonga008.jpg http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad107/ziggy_2010/Sale%20Horse/OdieWodonga003.jpg http://i926.photobucket.com/albums/ad107/ziggy_2010/Sale%20Horse/OdieWodonga005.jpg This is the owner riding him. Check out the angle of my car! There is no flat ground on the place, if you look at the leg photo, you can see the angle of the arena. He is well muscled as his paddock is literally a hill. I'm going back this Sat with the float (2.5 hour drive), to ride him out around the farm with another horse and make a final decision. What do you think of him?I would love to talk her down more ;-) She is off to Tibet and needs the cash! I am the first person to test ride him and she has others waiting. I told her with the cracks and poor entry into canter I would not pay more than $2500. She has agreed to let me come back this weekend and ride him again, as she wants a good "forever" home for him. If he is the right horse, I can give him that ;-) more

Resolved Question: What do you think about this horse?

Okay, so here's the deal. My horse is old any can't jump more than 1' 6", he's very arthritic and should be retired, so that's what we are going to do. So I need a horse that I can take me through high school. We were thinking about buying a horse, but then we would have to get rid of it when I went to college (it's too expensive to board your own horse at college). So then we thought about leasing. But it would have to be off-farm and we would have to pay the monthly lease plus the monthly board at my barn, which would be alot (and I'm not rich). So my trainer came up with a horse. She bought him originally and then a family that was taking lessons and stuff from her bought this horse. So they showed him and we are actually really good friends with the family. And the girl who rode him went to school and now he's just a big pet in their yard doing nothing when he is still very healthy and capable to bring me through high school. So the family said we will free lease him to you and you can bring him to your barn and use him until you don't need him (so I would give him back). So I would board him at my barn, take lessons on him and show him. All we would have to pay is the monthly board for him. Okay, I know that was alot, sorry! lol I know the ad says he's for sale for $5,000 and not for lease, ignore that. haha so here's the link, THANKS! http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-1004545.htmlsnl- yes he's tall enough for me, and I dont' see what picture you're talking about, but whateverheffer <3- yeah he's pretty much perfect for me. I don't jump very high, I'm in 4-H so it's all pretty much for fun. And yes its a great deal cuz we don't have to pay lease! more

Resolved Question: Stuck between two farms. Wanna help out? haha?

Ok. So my dad and I are looking for farms for sale in Canada. Prince Edward Island is preferred. So I was tired yesterday, and found 2 farms that really caught my eye. Here is info on both. First Farm - Acres : 98.13 acres. Other : Pretty nice house. Nothing fancy. Greenhouse that looks like it could easily be a stable/run in. (it even LOOKS like a barn/stable/run in)Price : 269,000 CAD Second Farm - Acres : 99.98 Other : Was a hog farm but..I don't believe is has been in about..15 years or so? (it looks that way plus states it was originally a state of the art hog farm. though from the looks it is no longer so) Where they hold the hogs, it looks like it could easily become a barn and there is another place that could be as well. (sorry, I am not a hog farmer) The house looks average, same catigory as the other. Price : 249,900 CAD I don't mind doing work on either. The horses will be kept outside most/all of the time. Though if they are injured, sick, old, etc, they will be inside. haha. Thanks!!EDIT : Oh, there is also a 250 acre farm with an average house but the barn and stable are looking..pretty bad. But those would be fixed. That is also an option.EDIT : Now there is one with 65 acres, amazing barn, storage barn, ocean front. Oooohhhh Canada...making this hard. hahahaHorseGirl : hahaha! Thanks for all the help! I was leaning towards the 250 acres but the others made me rethink .ahahaha I bet we will go see all of them though! haah Thanks soo much!Oh crackers...i can't choose between you two. You were both sooo helpful!! more

Resolved Question: I was wondering if my story is ok?

ok I've been writing since i learned how. I've read pretty much every book i could find-anything from The Clique series to The lord of the Rings. I've been writing a really long story for a long time- its 256 written pages. My friends say that its good but i want someone else's opinion. If you think it sucks just tell me nicely please. Prologue There was a man and a woman in a room. It was an elaborate room. It was gold with beautiful drawings on the ceiling. Babies with blue eyes, rosy cheeks and blonde hair. The man was incredibly handsome. His eyes glinted copper, gold and silver. His hair was the exact color of a lion’s mane. The girl was beautiful- blonde hair and blue eyes like the angels on the ceiling. The man and he was really more of a boy, spoke “Please, don’t do this!” he cried “I have to.” The girl responded “You could stay here, with me!” She looked surprised then sad. “I can’t. I have to leave. You’re not getting any older. I’m going to die and you will still be the same. I can’t do this. It’s too hard to be with you.” “When you’re with me, you won’t get older. I could give you strands of my hair. They could make you live longer.” He said “We don’t know how dangerous that is!” The girl pointed out. “I’m sorry but this is the only way. Good-bye Donivan.” Silent tears fell down his face. “Please. I can change. I will do anything too keep you with me.” “There is nothing you can do to change my mind Donivan. I love you, I probably always will but it’s not going to work out. I know your nature. You’re going to want more than me. I’m not enough for you.” “I already gave you some strands in the food. They will make you immortal. Stay and-“ “You gave me something that is potentially dangerous? And you didn’t tell me?” The girl yelled Donivan bowed his head. “I love you. Isn’t that enough to make you stay?” “No. I thought it would be, but it’s not. I have to go. Good-bye.” The man named Donivan watched as the love of his life walked out of the door and out of his life. She would not come back for 15 years. *************** I walked into the hall. BOOM! A locker slammed across the hall. My mouth felt dry, my palms were sweating. What was I doing here in Chicago? I wasn’t ready for the city. For goodness sakes I was from New York! I know what you’re thinking; New York is a big city! No, I’m not from New York, New York; I’m from quiet, peaceful Brewers. It’s very far away from the city and extremely beautiful. I used to ride bikes around my town, or I would take Cinnamon through the woods. My life was perfect- like a fairy tale. I was an only child, travelling the woods with my horse. I even had a Prince Charming. His name was Sam. He had crystal clear blue eyes. Whenever I said something surprising or funny, he would just look at me and laugh. He was strong, stubborn, funny and sweet. His mom owned a horse farm in Brewers that had like a gazillion acres. It was where I got Cinnamon. Then with a rush and a bang, my mom was pregnant. It was kind of scary at first. I mean I always wanted little brothers and sisters, but when the time came to have the baby, it turned out to be babies! My mom had triplets! It was ok when they were babies but as they got older and had to have their own room it kind of stunk to share a room with three little kids. Our house was too small and we had to move. But no houses were for sale in Brewers. We have family in Chicago and managed to find a house called Haley Farm. It’s amazing but I miss Sam, and Brewers. Everything about the city is quick- too quick. Everything and everyone is go, go, go! All the time! Tears threatened to spill over my eye lids. I gulped and blinked several times. But here was here. I looked at my mother for support. She smiled, both arms holding a child. Good gosh they were pretty. They looked like young Ralph Lauren models. Dad had another one in his hands. Two boys and one girl- Daniel was the one with blonde hair and flashing blue eyes. William had messy red hair and the same blue eyes. Kyra was the girl, pretty and blonde with blue eyes. Blue eyes link my family together, except me. It’s like my younger siblings just sucked up all of the good looks and left me with curly brown hair and unnatural green eyes. But that’s not the worst part. See, in my family, after a while, strange things start happening… For me, whenever I get nervous, or sometimes for no reason at all I see things. I see things that are happening and things that might happen. Sometimes I even see things that have already happened. And my “visions” bring… the wrong kind of visitors. My name is Shauna by the way, Shauna Greenley and this is my life- or is it a nightmare? I can’t tell the difference sometimes. But I’m a survivor and I will survive ************** p.s its called survivor more

Resolved Question: I really want a horse, but my parents won't let me - please help!?

I have been riding for six years, and have been begging for a horse of my own for six years. I live in the UK. I am in love with a horse thats for sale, I couldn't bear it if someone else bought him. I have been saving for a while and gathered £300. I showed my mum this last night, and I think she's relised its not just a childhood fantasy. I also worked out all the costs, and planned a routine etc.and showed my parents this. They are very immpressed, but still not convinced. There is a livery farm down the road from my school which would be perfect, as I would be able to go there before and after school, and most time on weekends as my school is in walking distance. I got top marks on all my subjects at school and an excellent report card. I feed all the pets we own everyday and cuddle them, etc. I am responsible enough, I just need to convince them! Any helpful comments will be much appreciated! I need to convince them. I'm inDemi - Thanks. I know that £300 won't get me anywhere, but its a start, at least, just to show them I'm serious. Of course, a horse is a MUCH bigger responsibility than a cat or dog, but I am just trying to show them I am responisible - I've been doing chores around the house etc. I have spoken to them, and its not really money, its time. I could go there before and after school, and most of the time at weekends/holidays. I need reasons it would be a good idea, and ways round money (like working at the yard to get cheaper livery) and time, etc.Demi - Thanks. I know that £300 won't get me anywhere, but its a start, at least, just to show them I'm serious. Of course, a horse is a MUCH bigger responsibility than a cat or dog, but I am just trying to show them I am responisible - I've been doing chores around the house etc. I have spoken to them, and its not really money, its time. I could go there before and after school, and most of the time at weekends/holidays. I need reasons it would be a good idea, and ways round money (like working at the yard to get cheaper livery) and time, etc. more

Resolved Question: My dad is being so weird!?!?

Kso I have been horseback riding for about 5 months once a week. I love it and will definatly stick with it. And my parents know how badly i want my own horse but were concerned about the money so thats why i'm not getting one. But then yesterday, my dad starts looking in papers and online for horses that are for sale. And he's like "Don't get all excited, i'm just looking for fun" i dont get that. :/ My birthday is next month.. do u think he would get me one? I dont know what he's doing.. hes trying to find some but not planning on buying anything? Please help? what do you think? ps. we would have to board my horse (if i had one) at the horse farm i ride at.I really don't know.. My moms on a buisness trip and she really had to stop talking to us on the phone because she was about to go to a meeting and my dad took the time to say that we were looking at horses for sale and playing around with the idea and she said that it would be better to get an older, more trained horse. And after my dad got off the phone he said that we probobly won't get one but keeps looking.. And the barn i ride at, you don't have to come everyday to feed it. She does it. And thats why I dont think i will get one because there not a bad price but it costs an insane amount to keep them afterwords but who knows.. I'll mention if he says anything else more

Voting Question: For Sims 2 Open for Buisness, I want to open a horse farm at my house. How could I?

Do I do something to make the horses for sale? more

Resolved Question: Buying a Home, Tired of Renting?

My husband and I are full time parents and students. He is working on a bachelors in Geology as well as working on his Real Estate Certification to become an agent, appraiser, etc. to make some money on the side. We have been renting for over 3 years. We are young. Our credit isn't perfect, but it's not terrible either. We keep thinking about how wonderful it would be to have a home of our own. We think about how much money goes into renting a place, and it's so much money lost. We haven't been able to save anything because it all goes to rent then necessary expenditures. I'm wondering how we could go about buying a home. We both prefer a ranch type of lifestyle, I have noticed that a lot of homes that are farm homes or horse properties are up for sale and at very low prices. What are some things that we can do to start preparing ourselves for such a large hurtle? This is just a little bit of information that I can give without making a book, so please answer to the best of your knowledge. Any advice, any information is all appreciated. *Please be mature and respectful when answering* Thank You So Much! more

Resolved Question: Which horse do you think seems best?? 10 pts best answer! lol?

Okay, So my uncles best fried has these two absolutely BEAUTIFUL horses for sale. One is an 11 year old palomino gelding named Fletch, the other is a 4 year old bay quarter horse named Junior. The man selling the horses is a horse dealer, but a very considerable horse dealer and a very nice man with superior love for his horses (I have met him and rode horses at his farm before with my cousins). So I am looking to get my first horse. I am 15, and about an intermediate rider, but with a good amount of confidence riding. I prefer a quarter horse gelding, so these horses seem like a good pick. PLEASE NOTE: I am only getting one horse!! I only ride western atm, and am going to join the NBHA next spring for the barrel racing and pole bending season. So a horse that would be able to learn the barrel and pole bending patter is a plus, but not neccessary. So anways, I have a video link to the two horses. The first is the one I am most sold on! The man told my uncle that I have first dibs on those two horses if I am interested and he will hold them until I say yes or no to wanting one of them. So that is extremely wonderful! Anyways: I am more sold on the palomino gelding: One because he has a higher headset, and he is much more broke being an 11 year old horse. The other has an extremely low head set and is very very young. What do you think? Do they (mainly the palomino) seem like a good horse? thanks for any opinions. All things considered. Please no ridiculously rude or harsh comments! Thanks!!!! PALOMINO GELDING-FLETCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vjCszkCqtg BAY QUARTER HORSE-JUNIOR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6czXfknHA08 more

Resolved Question: Hmm... Would a bareback pad be ok for this purpose?

So, I am 13 years old (just turned 13 on May 3rd! ahha) and I might be getting this gelding that my instructor owns. (a little backup..my instructor has her own personal breeding farm that she lives on. she said I was ready for a horse. I asked her if she had any for sale with good training that would be right for me. She told me about Sentido. I want him soo badly! haha) OK! so I don't really want to spend..3,000 dollars on the saddle that she reccommended. (not hers, but the other boarders there have..at least 1 and they are just amazing) And I am a huge bareback rider! I love how it works on balance, and I like feeling the horse. So I would still be getting lessons about once a week. But could I just use a bareback pad as a saddle? She said that she likes teaching bareback since you learn a lot more than with a saddle on. but because of liability, she teaches with a saddle. Would it be ok? Like, do you think she would tell me to use a saddle on my horse? Thank You!!!XXHANSXX : Thanks! Yeah. I know riding around in general is ok in a bareback pad since a boarder did yesterday. lolz. And I am not getting one with stirrups..that is an accident waiting to happen. hahaMegan : Oh yeah! I would be getting a saddle eventually! I just mean for a while, is that ok? lolz. Sorry meant to add that..and thanks! I hope I get him too! I did finance math..with huge estimations and my dad says he will help me out a little with that...hahaha.Anybody. Well, I was only going to ride bareback until I had enough to buy a saddle and everything, which I am pretty much started now. haha. And the horse is fine with bareback. :)Park Pleasure : I know I haven't ridden him yet, but I will be trying him out soon. I know that that is a possibility, but I am just enjoying him now for the horse he is. lolzPark Pleasure : And I think my dad has something to do with it. I think he kinda hinted to her that he doesn't want my hopes up by riding Sentido.Park Pleasure..again. haha. Gosh I just can't remember things eh? I also haven't really....ASKED if I could ride him..she said one lesson that she meant to put me on him. But he went over the hill and was probably..at least 15-20 acres away. I already had the mare inside so I just went with her. And I am to shy to ask if I can ride him but I will ask this week!! haha more

Resolved Question: Can anyone help me with Animal Farm?

Fill in the blanks, according to the movie. I wasn't there for the movie. I know it isn't much work but I don't have the time. The animals lived by these, ______ One single ruler with total power, _______ Four ------ good; two ------ bad, ______ The dogs chased him off the farm. _______ An individual casts one in an election, ______ The cleverest of Animals, _______ Donkey, ______ A material symbol; the animals had a green and white one Huge, strong horse, ______ Place of shelter for animals, ______ Where the commandments were written, ______ Boxer carried tons of these to make the windmill, ______ The leader of the animals, ______ The hens had to give these up for sale, ______ A perfect society, ______ Untruths, ______ A sign; something that represents something else, ______ These keep animals in a particular pasture, ______ Napoleon's guard animals, ______ Means friend or fellow worked, ______ more

Voting Question: Wait...alright would it be ok to ask if I could lease the horse?

Ok. So I have been riding/volunteering at a Breeding Farm for...about a year now. I go every week for about 8 hours or so. Working and riding..I have worked with many a horses, foals, etc. So my instructor says that I am ready for my own horse. So after a few weeks, I email her and ask "do you have any well-trained horses that would be ok for me?" After a few weeks she told me about a gelding she has for sale. He is energetic, well-trained, 7 years old but is more of a trotty horse. (Paso Fino) So I see him every week now when I am in the pasture...my goodness he is just beautiful and sooo sweet. My dad told her that he couldn't see getting a horse to soon, so I don't ride him because she knows it will get my hopes up, which my dad doesn't want to happen, but she allows me to go see him and such. (like, when I am getting the mare I ride, I will go see him for a little) So should I ask my dad if we could maybe lease this horse instead of buying and see where that get's us? What are the different leases? would I need my own tack and such? Thanks!!Alright thanks! :) but she has 1 saddle for all of the horses (the saddle is treeless and gives non of the horses trouble) So could I use that? And I would have to pay board/part board even if the horse isn't costing her anything for boarding? It's her place. She lives on that farm, she owns all of the horses, land, etc. more

Resolved Question: What do you think of this miniature horse?

Hi- I am thinking of buying this miniature horse http://charlottesville.craigslist.org/grd/1721515808.html Here is a copy of the ad--"Miniature Horse filly. Black & White Medicine Hat Pinto. Arabian-Type, foaled 4-16-2007. TVF's Keepsake Charm [PeeWee] by TVF's Flash Em Cowboy[3rd pic] x Happy Tracks Farm Silver Doll. Never bred. Companion horse. Leads and follows. Great around children. Has not had saddle on Height is 35". Very gentle and friendly. Never foundered. No coggins done as she has never left our farm since arrived here 11-25-2007. Is not currently on pasture, but on hay and a small amount of grain 2x day. Very healthy and wormed on regular basis. For sale @ $500.00" Is this a good price if the horse is healthy? Will the fact that she has never been bred make her less moody? Anyone know anything about these bloodlines? Please don't just say she is cute--I already know that....thanksI am NOT NOT NOT looking to breed her. I believe that there are plenty of unwanted horses out there without people who don't know much about breeding to create slaughter bound horses. more

Resolved Question: How can I generate sales?

Hi, I am hoping to get some professional advice here from someone in sales. I live on a farm and I am trying to get horse boarders. People to board their horse on my farm. I am all set up for it and have a forest trail and all. My question is - aside from the obvious things like putting up cards in feed stores, flyers, adding my url to related website, these are the usual things people try when advertising, and alot of people fail starting business. But I know there must be tactics used outside the obvious. Just looking for ideas, do you have any ? Much appreciated. Thanks more

Resolved Question: good or bad decision?

so heres the deal: My aunt and her family are looking for a new, bigger house...but, they dont have a whole lot of money to spend. My family just so happens to be looking for a farm to keep some horses on in the same area. So, we had this idea to kill 2 birds with one stone and look for a farm with a bigger house on it that they could live on. We have been looking for about a year with no luck but we stumbled upon with gorgeous 40 acres for sale and my dad made a crazy offer on it and they ended up accepting. We have the land under contract but my dad is having second thoughts about it. We do not need all 40 acres so our plan was to sell off 25 of it. Also, this property does not have a house. Anyway, we have the farm under contract and we do not know what we should do. We do not want to build the house until the 25 acres is sold and that might take some time. But, this land is beautiful and has a lot of potential to be a really good investment for the price we have it for now. We close in 2 weeks and my dad is about to call it off. What do you think is the best decision??I would like to add that my dad has researched everything possible about the farm and he knows it will zone and divide well and it is possible to build a house on it. more

Resolved Question: Need a sport horse/dressage breeding farm name ASAP!!?

We really need a nice name for our small warmblood breeding farm. We mainly do dressage. We have Hanoverians, Trakehners, Bavarian Warmbloods, and a couple mixed breeds. We need something kind of fancy, but not overkill. We live by a creek if that helps. P.S. We currently have a pony for sale please see this link for more info! http://www.dressagedaily.com/index.php?option=com_mtree&task=viewlink&link_id=1968&Itemid=335 We also need names starting with the letter R for our Bavarian mare in foal to Rotspon! Thanks for all the help!Thanks everyone for your help! I had so many I liked, I will have to combine some of the names! more

Voting Question: Would it be ok to ask my instructor of this?

Ok. So I volunteer/ride at a Puerto Rican Paso Fino breeding farm. I have been working with my instructor, and she has known that I have always wanted a horse. At the beginning, she said that when she could pretty much trust me to take care of her horses (30+), donkeys and mules, and that I get experianced enough and ready for a horse, she will tell us. She has put me through...wow..sooo much! I mean sick horses, I am basically retraining a sassy mare (oh the fun in that..hahaha) helping out taking her stallions please, and more that I can't think of. So she says that I am probably ready. She has a 7 year old gelding for sale. Because of genetics, he is more of a trotty horse than a gait horse, but he will gait if you know what you are doing. haha. I see him every week, and I always stop to pet him and play with him. He has the sweatest personality and is just..I just love him. hahahaha. My dad said that getting a horse will not happen soon. (he was talking in relation to my B~Day which is in 6 days) but he gives wayy to many hints that say it will happen sometime. But I am going to try to get a job at 2 other stables closer to me hopefully to earn money, and at the farm I will ask to work off some of the board. (the farm is about 1 hour away. the two stables are about...5 min at the most.) I have yet to ride him though. Do you think it would be ok if I told my dad that, when we confirm the lesson, to ask if I can ride him? I really want to ride him and see how he is under saddle (which she told me that he does have training) and she says he is sensitive. Which will be a nice break from the mare who..isn't really. hahahahha So should I tell him to ask? Thanks!! (I am 12 years old...girl. haha turning 13 in 6 days)Ok. 1.) She knows I am interested and she does think I am really ready now. She didn't say probably, idk why I added that.. 2.) I don't JUST ride the insensitive horse, I also ride 2 extremly sensitive horses. more

Resolved Question: Any good horse farms near southbury, CT?

I've been looking around and was ready to go to Brushy Hill Farm....but if you look at my other questions the trainer is really mean and I feel as if she would ruin my experience....heres the link to that farm www.brushyhillfarm.com there's also another barn thats right near me called red horse stables that looks pretty nice but i'm going to visit there later to see what its really like....i always see people riding there, but the only problem is that it's for sale redhorsestablesct.com there's also another barn near me that looks nice too but its HUGE! and there are several different barns/trainers there-I don't know how i feel about that willowcreekct.com Does anybody know anything about these barns? Do you know any other good barns in this area? If you're not in the area, which farm looks the best based on the websites? I know I have to visit them but I'm just completely overwhelmed! Thanks so much! more

Resolved Question: contract agreement to buy a horse back in event of sale.... how to word it?

How would you word it to avoid any contingent grey areas in which case either party may be unhappy? i.e. the seller of the horse I'm probably buying wants to buy her back in the event that I sell her. However, I think I need to write a contract with every little grey area covered, just in case. Like, what if someday I need to sell her and I have put f*** tons of training into her, but seller wants her back at the same price that she sold her for? I wouldn't be very happy with that!! But what if I decide to sell her someday, and she's permanently lame and can't be ridden, she's a wreck... and seller doesn't want her anymore or something like that.... The seller runs a breeding farm so probably the only thing that would keep her from wanting her back was if her uterus was torn out or something, but still... there is no room for 'probablys'' because I don't want to take the chance. How would I cover that in a contract? more

Resolved Question: Is this an appropriate thing to ask a potential country neighbor?

We found a house in the country that we were planning to buy. There is a field next to it and I called to find out what is planted there and if they had plans for sale since we didn't want to buy a house that was going to be next to a garbage dump a year from now. So I spoke with this field owner. She said she had tried to buy our house a year or two ago. She thought it was too much money and warned me of some problems, like a flooding basement. She said they own 13 acres next door, and that they are planning to put a horse farm there in a year or two. She states that the driveway to our house is hers, and she "has" to share it with us. She also states that she hopes to buy up the land behind us which was supposed to be an easement for the phone company. In other words, this secluded house we thought we found now seems dominated by this field owner. The big problem is that my husband had his heart set on a 4 wheeler. I'm wondering how much his 4 wheeler would conflict with her horse farm. He will be very unhappy to have some neighbor dictating his activities as we are maxing out financially to buy this house. I was thinking of calling her back and talking to her about the 4 wheeler situation. Is this a reasonable thing to do? more

Voting Question: ugh! These ansur saddles..which is the All Purpose?

So, I am an English rider. I am getting a 7 year old gelding and the owner (and somebody who boards there who has the exact same breed horse and got her from the owner {owner owns a breeding farm. haha she is also my instuctor}) they said Ansur saddles were amazing and very confortible and such. (the boarder has about 3 ansurs, another boarder who just got her horse has 1) So, I am at the website....which is the English All Purpose? I have tried eBay but all of the saddles for sale there are dressage saddles (which I would be doing flatwork and some jumping just for fun. like on trails and whatnot. aha) So which is the all purpose? Thank You!!!I thought it would be the classic, or the Elite, or the Conclusion. hahahaoh, and here is a link to the site : http://www.ansursaddle.com/Alright, if it is the Konklusion, then would I get it for jumping or cross country? This would also be used for lessons (forgot to add..ahahah) more

Resolved Question: Reining horse names? Very curious about this!?

So my mom's friend owns a reining horse farm nearby and I ride there a lot. She has two horses that I know of whose names include "Kid": Blue-Eyed Kid, a retired mare, and Milagro Kid, a gelding. Blue is a paint, I believe, and Milagro is a dark chestnut. Recently I saw an ad at a tack sale for a horse who is forsale: A chestnut gelding reiner named "Dun It Kid". Can anyone tell me what reiner may be siring or grand-siring all these reining horses? Thank you! more

Resolved Question: does this sound unfair?

ok, well im a 13 year old girl (and a very unfortunate one also....) i have one brother..hes 11....and i have been looking back, and i realize that..my parents treat us VERY different....here are some examples: - he has NO chores...at all...we live on a farm...i feed the chickens, the cow, the horses, and the cats and dog. plus many more -i found out that my parents have secretly been putting extra money into his savings account (an extra 25$ a week!!) -they buy him everything he asks for....he got a brand new trumpet....i got my USED trombone for 100$ off of ebay... -my parents gave him the bigger bedroom...and the bigger bed... -they got my bed and mattress at a garage sale for like 20$ from a drunk guy..they bought my brother a really expensive one (from some well known company) -i have been asking my parents if i could have a new pair of tennis shoes...mine are way to small, since i have had them for almost 3 years...they won't buy me any...but they can get my brother new snowboarding boots for over 100$ -they let him get a (300$) season pass for a local ski hill (powder ridge) and they bought all his supplies for it (snowboard, boots, expensive gloves and hat..ect. -they always show up to all of his concerts...they missed the spelling bee when i was in it... these may not sound important to you, but they show me that i think i am being treated unfairly....my brother is spoiled.... and another thing: i told my parents about what i think and their exact words were: "of course its fair!!! i don't pick favorites!!!!" my mom said that.... my dad said this: "YOUR the spoiled one around here!!!! poor David..i missed the first 10 minutes of his concert...YOU need to get your act together and act your age!!!!!" and i never yelled at them..at all! i was very calm and tried to be polite... does all this sound unfair? what should i do? and i can't go to a counceler....thats only for the older kids... more

Resolved Question: Does this sound like a good situation (about free leasing a horse)?

Well, my parents have said I can lease a horse for the summer but if I can extend it I will...haha. Anyway, right off the bat even before I had permission the barn owner said I could get a really good price for half leasing my favorite horse there (she's a boarders horse). This would be a really good option because I'm only there on weekends during the year (the barn is near my weekend house) but for longer periods of time in the summer. But, the only problem is that I don't think this horse can jump (as in not sound enough) which is something I really love doing. But, because of this I looked online for a free off farm lease somewhat near me. I found a horse who is 1.5 hours away. Lily is 5 years old and needs an experienced confident rider. She's nice on the ground. Hasn't been worked a lot this past winter due to time and that is the reason she is being leased out so she may need some "reminder" sessions. She goes on the trails does not spook easily. Goes over anything when asked. She jumps very nicely. I emailed the owner and that's how I found out more of this information. Do you think it's better to do the half lease for let's say $350 a month everything included or free lease lily and board her at $600 a month (full board)? I'd love it if you could take in consideration some of these things. I'm 13 and have been riding 5 years. The barn that I am currently at (and in love with!) is primarily western but they do have english riders as well. I've never even seen jumps set up so that's why I'd love to lease so I could jump again (I jumped all the time at my old/other barn). There are a ton of trails which I love to go on. I'd call myself an intermediate rider. The horse that I could half lease is a shire/paint x who I absolutely adore. She is a sweetheart and I love her to death but she does get excited under saddle. Lily is 16 hands. They are unsure of her breed but her mother was a Quater horse. They were told she is an appendix but believe there is some draft in her also. She is very calm but will test you that is why she needs a confident rider. She was used in the UMASS riding program but didn't like Several riders on her. With one or two she is fine. (I could get one other person at the barn to ride her when I'm not there particularly during the year when I'm only up on weekends) Well, I'm sorry this is such a long question! here's the link to lily's ad http://www.horsetopia.com/for-sale/classifieds/ad390332 Thanks for all of your help and opinions!just a bit more info because it may not be clear. I can deal with excitable horses (that's what the shire/paint is) she needs a very calm and quiet rider. Also, I've had no problems riding an ex high eq horse who bucks like crazy. more

Resolved Question: Should i buy my vaccines now?

i found out the vaccine i wanted to get for my horse online is for sale at my local farm and fleet. it's slightly more expensive, but i won't be paying the (insane) 20 dollars shipping. i'm afraid if i wait to buy it, they'll run out when everyone goes to buy it for their spring vaccines. how long can the vaccine sit in my fridge? i won't be vaccinating until late march/early april. don't they have to be refrigerated? i don't think farm and fleet has a refrigerated section lol.... more

Resolved Question: What do you think about this guy?

Okay, so I've inquired about that mare "Hushaby Honey", and they have to review my application before I can progress further, so I'm still looking at other horses in the meantime, just to keep an open mind.... I found this horse.... http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-978272.html?sr=1&breed_ids=57,259,58,59,261,501&ad_type=1&radius=300&min_age=36&max_age=180&min_height=150&min_price=200&max_price=3000&ltid=0&zip=47201&x_sold=1 Here is what she has said to me in an email: "Thanks so much for your inquiry. Semper is still currently for sale and has recently moved to my farm. I am selling him for a friend of mine who purchased 2 horses awhile back but has recently decided to no longer pursue this interest. Mike, his owner, is a very beginner horse owner and rider and purchased Semper for his large size and “babysitter” qualities. Semp is very easy going, super friendly, and gentle. Semper’s price is negotiable to a good home. He is registered but does not have a lip tattoo so we can assume he has not been on the track. Mike did not use him for jumping so I am not sure about his jumping abilities though we have put him over a few low cross rails and he handled them like a champ. I don’t see a reason why he wouldn’t be able to jump higher. He is out of shape and would need some good rides before being balanced and strong enough to do some real work. Currently Semper does not have shoes. However, he has not been in regular work for some time. Due to his size and having “thoroughbred” feet, sometimes he does get foot sore when working a lot. I have spoken to Mike about putting shoes on his front end which would help. He stands well for the farrier so I don’t think this would be an issue." What are your thoughts here? I would be negotiating him down quite a bit, but his seller says that is fine.LMAO, Ehawlz.... you just made me explode and spit my drink out everywhere, and I woke my mom up.... LOL! She thought I was choking !!!! But after laughing, I sort of was.... LOLI knew he was 9, but is it me, or does it seem like 2001 one was just yesterday??? It just feels like 2001 wasn't that long ago. It's like... if I see a horse that was born in 2000, I think "oh they are still young". If I see a horse born in 1999, I think "ANCIENT". LOL. I guess I'm getting old when I think 2001 was so recent. :-] LOL more

Resolved Question: Could somebody please grade my paper?

Cars of the 1930s The Automobile Industry resisted the depression and welcomed a new look for cars throughout the 1930s. The stock-market crash lead into the Great Depression, nonetheless the farming and middle-class families did not entirely give up on cars. Throughout history cars have been the nation’s symbol of security, comfort, and leisure. The “drop-frame” construction lowered the car’s center of gravity. The Ford 1932 V-8 significantly introduced the “drop-frame” appearance. Ford’s 1932 V-8 design brought the car’s height down from the high perch of early automobiles. It’s engine was moved over the front axels and the hood was expanded outward. Its sixty-five-horse power capacity gave the car strength. Many people including Clyde barrow favored this car, he said, “I have drove fords exclusively when I could get away with one. For sustained speed and freedom from trouble, the ford has got every other car skinned. Even if my business hasn’t been strictly legal it don’t hurt anything to tell you what a fine car you got in the V-8” He and Bonnie Parker had stolen a 1932 V-8 in Texas. The 1934 Chrysler and Desoto Airflow models cut the edge of engineering and aesthetic auto production. The first car to feature a unified body and chassis was the airflow. The car had sturdiness on the road and a roomier interior. Despite the public found it unattractive, Chrysler structured the advances learned from the airflow into its line of mid-priced sedans. Due to the great depression, the production of all vehicles fell 36 percent in 1930. It then fell 29 more percent in 1931. In 1932, it fell to about 1,300,000 vehicles, the lowest ever since World War one. GM’s Alfred P. Sloan had a strategy called “constant upgrading of product” or planned obsolescence, which meant encouraging consumers to trade up and blanketing the market with a car at the top of every price range. Later “constant upgrading of product” was called sloanism and moved GM to the top. Sloanism emphasized trade-ins and styling. The styling department at GM made cars appear lower and longer. The 1932 Cadillac was the first car to eliminate the separate box-like trunk. By the end of the 1930s US Auto manufactures had established a unified structure, lower, wider passenger compartments that went throughout and up to the 1950s. Aerodynamic styling, or streamlining, meant modeling their new cars on the design principles of high-speed trains and airplanes. This resulted in better speed and fuel economy, made the ride smoother, lessened wind noise and car’s drag. The once-separate body and chassis merged into a unified body. Independent automakers failed throughout the depression years due to the low sales. Car companies that ceased to build were Kissel, Ruxton, Mood, Dobel, Jordan, Stearns, Gardener, Marmon, Peerless, Du Pont, and more. Not all went down; five companies survived Charles Nash, Hudson, Packard, Studebaker, and Willy-Overland. The number of U.S. Automakers dropped drastically from 108 in 1923 to 44 by 1927. The big three were Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. Large Automakers lowered their prices on their cars to stay in business. In 1930, it was recorded that sales in the auto industry had dropped 2 million from 5 million, just in the previous year. The depression affected the countries entire economy. The big three got a bigger share of the market from the fall of the independent automobile companies. Their share increased from 75 to 90, over the time period since the 1920s. Due to the plant closings, jobless workers, and low production the United Automobile Workers (UAW) Union was founded in Detroit, in 1935. The depression led many workers to strike and believe unionization was the only way to protect themselves from corruption of the companies. In 1935, congress passed the National labor Relations Act (NLRA), which outlawed the heavy-handed measures the companies had been using to break up unions. General Motors spent close to one million from 1934 up to 1936, the reason was for guards to patrol its plants. On May 26th, 1937, UAW leader attempted to hand out flyers at the main gate. They were stopped and trapped, who were beaten along with women, reporters, and photographers. The event became known as “Battle of the overpass.” To close down many plants, the UAW used the sit-down strike. This in effect did stop labor. By 1937, the UAW succeeded against GM and Chrysler. Ford continued to stop unionization. Ford Workers walked out on April 1st of 1941 causing the River Rouge Plant to close. In 1936, strikes by workers led to improved working conditions and wages. more

Resolved Question: What can we do about the killing of American citizens by illegal aliens under the influence?

Of course, pro-illegal supporters will be the first to say that "Many more Americans are killed by citizens". I SAY, those killed by illegals would STILL be alive if the illegal that killed them had not come here in the first place!***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************DWI killer of mother, daughter gets maximum sentence By Terence Corcoran • tcorcora@lohud.com • January 14, 2010 CARMEL — An illegal immigrant who was driving with no license and a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when he plowed into and killed a Southeast mother and daughter received the maximum sentence Wednesday of 8 1/3 to 25 years in state prison. Conses Garcia-Zacarias, 35, who has been held in the Putnam County jail since the June 8 fatalities, pleaded guilty in November to two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of Lori Donohue, 37, and her 8-year-old daughter, Kayla. The second-grader and her mother were leaving the girl's dance class at Seven Stars School of Performing Arts in Brewster when Garcia-Zacarias struck them with a pickup truck. The act instantly took away half of the Donohue family, leaving Robert Donohue and his 5-year-old son, Christopher, grieving for the wife and mother, sister and daughter they lost. "Explaining to my 5-year-old son that he can never again hug and kiss his mommy and sister has been devastating to him, me and our whole family," Donohue told the court Wednesday. Donohue was accompanied in Putnam County Court by more than two dozen friends and family members who took up four of the six rows in the courtroom. Lori Donohue's father, John Luhrs, 70, of Bethel, Conn., also gave a victim-impact statement. He placed photos of his daughter and granddaughter on the prosecutor's table before looking up at Putnam County Judge James Rooney and saying, "Your Honor: A parent's worst nightmare." Lori Donohue grew up in Yonkers and rose through the ranks at Dorian Drake International Inc. in Harrison, where she worked as a sales manager. Kayla attended JFK Elementary School, played softball and swam. She was a Girl Scout and had been collecting cookies to send to troops in Iraq when she was killed. Kayla Donohue was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6:35 p.m. crash while Lori Donohue was flown to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where she later died. In an instant, all of our lives drastically changed," Luhrs said. "Our hearts are absolutely broken — no, our hearts have been ripped out." The deaths grieved and outraged the community and reignited the debate about illegal immigration, drinking and driving, and the hiring of undocumented workers. RelatedGallery: Man gets maximum in DWI deaths Garcia-Zacarias worked on horse farms in the U.S. for several years and the white, F-350 Ford pickup truck with Florida plates he was driving that night was registered to Valerie Renihan, a horse trainer who leased the house on Tonetta Lake Road in Southeast where Garcia-Zacarias and several other men were living. Renihan, whose Facebook page said in June that she was working out of Staysail Farm in North Salem, has said through an attorney that she never gave Garcia-Zacarias permission to use the truck and that he got drunk that day and stole the keys. Neighbors said he and the other men living in the rented house regularly used the vehicle. Chief Assistant District Attorney Christopher York said the criminal investigation is open and active. Rooney said Garcia-Zacarias told a probation officer that he was so drunk the evening of June 8 he did not remember the fatal crash. Police say he sped down the wrong side of Brewster's Main Street and barreled through a T intersection at routes 6 and 22. The truck crossed the narrow parking area dividing the road from the dance school building and ran over Lori and Kayla Donohue as other horrified parents, children and instructors stood nearby. Through an interpreter, Garcia-Zacarias expressed remorse and talked about how his actions have hurt his own family. "I apologize to the family and I ask forgiveness. It was not my intention and it's something that could happen to any of us," he said. "I ask them to forgive me. I have my two daughters over there (in Guatemala) who are also suffering because of this." Garcia-Zacarias will serve his sentences on the two counts of vehicular homicide concurrently, or at the same time, as stipulated by the law, Rooney said. "Do not look to me for forgiveness," Rooney told him in imposing the maximum. "God may grant you mercy, Mr. Zacarias, but this court will not." Garcia-Zacarias faces deportation to his native Guatemala after serving his time. Donohue said his family would fight any effort by Garcia-Zacarias to shorten his sentence. "At every parole hearing he has, he will see our faces," Donohue said more

Resolved Question: What do you think of this guy (I've been watching his ad... he's growing on me...)?

He's been for sale for a really long time, and my trainer keeps pushing me to go see him. I've seen his price drop bit by bit... drastically. It started out at like $2,500 or so, then it was $2,000, then it was $1,500, and now it's $800. He's pretty cute and has decent confo, but he appears to be sort of small... he's supposedly 15.2 but that girl riding him is *supposedly* tall as heck. Here's his ad: http://louisville.craigslist.org/grd/1539440344.html Here's what the lady said to me in an email: "He is still for sale, its been very hard for me to fully part with him. I had a lady fall in love with him but she isn't able to go over $1000 and I have a gentleman that is supposed to come down from Cincinnati to look at him tomorrow all weather depending as I do not have an indoor arena. I got him to do lower level eventing and hunters and for that he passed his vet exam almost two months ago now. He was in race training but I am unsure as to if he was ever raced. I got him from a local trainer in Louisville. He was bred right on the guy's farm and has only had one owner before me. I have only had him for two months and have had little time to work with him with much of anything. He is super sweet and very laid back. I have ridden him four times and he has never offered to buck or rear so I think that he would be a super fast learner and very easy to work with. He has no health or lameness issues what so ever and my vet was very pleased with the way he moved but said that he lacked muscle due lack of activity. He wants to please you. The only reason why I am selling him is lack of funds. My little shih tzu just cost me over $3000 in vet bills and we are not done yet. Her meds run me about $70 a week and she needs to go in for weekly blood pulls so its adding up then U of L just hit me with a $2500 tuition bill. So out of my 4 he would be the easiest sell." Keep in mind... this email is a little over a month old. He just didn't really impress me much so I dropped him, and now that his price is lower he caught my eye again. His only real problem is how small he is, but a simple visit in person (or should I say "in horse") should help me better assess that. Pictures she sent me (small but sufficient.. zoom in if you need to): http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp228/Meagk78/greytb222.jpg http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp228/Meagk78/greytb2.jpg http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp228/Meagk78/greytb.jpg What are your opinions on him? (for eventing). Another plus is that he is only about an hour away from me.OH by the way, I'm 5'3" and a quarter.... so even if he is a bit small, it shouldn't be a big deal. more

Resolved Question: Is this horse good ?(picture included)?

I have been looking for a horse lately. I found this one, I need a horse that can go atleast 5 feet for jumping, because my goal is to get a scholarship tou UGA on the equestrian team. My main focus is hunter/jumper . I need a horse that well help teach me, but also me have a good learning experience teaching him . so tell me what you think about him and his conformation. This is his description on his sale page: Thunder In Paradise, fondly known as Thunder is a lovely 5 year old Thoroughbred gelding. Thunder was broke to tack in December '05. He has been working on and off since then so as not to overwhelm him. He has been progressing each time he is taken out. We still consider him green and he will test you at times. Thunder is very smart and catches on very quickly. According to fellow riders and professionals on the HITS circuit, he is a wonderful mover and has a 10 jump on him. During the HITS circuit this winter, Thunder has been ridden by two top Hunter professionals. Each said that he is an excellent Hunter Prospect and has just the look and movements the judges are looking for.Through this past winter he has been traveling around to several farms in the Ocala and North Florida area to gain more exposure to the world. He is settling in quite nicely. photo link: http://s715.photobucket.com/albums/ww154/horsecrazyk/?action=view&current=Hunter20Standing20Cropped.jpg there are 3 photos more

Resolved Question: i really want this filly and i dont know how to persuade my dad?

Well there's these two fillys (little girl foals)at the farm i go to and i want one of them and she is called Lola, she's the only one for sale and i really loved her as soon as i saw her... she's early 1 and a half, she's dark bay at the moment, verging 14hh but is going to grow to around 16hh, and she has thoroughbred and showjumping blood in her. i groom he rand her sister every single day and i have started to get a bond with Lola. She didnt have any views for quite a while, but rescently i found out that there's a woman looking at her, wanting to buy her and, seen as the farm is not a livery yard, they would take her away. i have quite a few acres of grassy land as my back garden and my dad has not yet put anything on it, apart from a few ducks on the pond. My dad has the money to buy Lola, and seen as i have been loaning Bonnie for 7 months now, i think i am ready to take on the full responsibility of a horse, specifically a foal. i can handle Lola very well and she trusts me, but no matter how much i beg my dad, he wont let me buy her, he says that i am not ready, he is not ready and the back garden is not ready. The farm have said that if i do buy her, i can keep her at the farm for a year or so until we are ready to gradually move her into our home. unfortunately, it is a race against time. How do i get my dad to see that i am ready for this filly, and that everything would work out okay if we got her? I am nearly 14 and i am onto showjumping with a 14.3hh pony. I spent nearly 48 hours crying about Lola when i found out that she could go but my dad doesnt understand. He says when i get a horse, he wants a professional to come along and make sure it is alright for me. But all i want is Lola. How do i persuade him that she is the one i want and everything would be okay? Please help me, i dont know what i do if i had to say goodbye to her . more

Resolved Question: Which of these horses do you like the best and why?

I was just wondering which of these horses you thought was best for someone who wants a horse just for recreation and the pleasure of riding and MAYBE a small show here or there. Probably an off farm lease for him as it would save money. http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-906023.html They have reduced the price by 1500 already which is great! http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-942888.html I'm not as sure about her because she's a tad too far for me, but maybe. http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-971726.html I don't know if I'd feel bad about not showing her because that's what her previous owners primarily did. http://www.equine.com/horses-for-sale/horse-ad-942128.html Thanks so much and Happy New Year!Ok, I'm crossing Mist (the 3rd horse) off the list now because she's too far and I don't actually think she'd be that great after all.What do you think is the maximum height a person could be to look decent on a horse that is around 15 hands? The first horse is 15.3 and the 2nd and 4th are both 15 hands. I hope that's not too short for me. more

Resolved Question: Where have you (successfully) found a used saddle?

so i was going to buy this english saddle from this lady who's horse just sold. i get to the farm this morning to test ride it some more, and it isn't there. her horse left, and all of her stuff went too. the saddle wasn't going with the horse, so i'm not sure where it is. idk if she took it away from the farm just because she won't be there anymore, if it's at my trainer's house, or if it actually went with the horse (against original plans). i'm really hoping she just cleaned out her stuff from the tack room and she has it, she knew i wanted it....anyways, that's beside the point. my question is, if i can't get this saddle, where have you gotten your used saddle? none are currently for sale at my barn, i'm at a trail barn so only 2 people own english saddles which aren't for sale. i've looked on craigslist, nothing. kijiji, nothing. my local tack shop has like 3, but they're really junky saddles. i'm afraid to look at ebay because what if i spend all that money & it doesn't fit? any ideas?LOL meagan, that craigslist killer sounds AWFULLY familiar :D http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgBi3_UrcYjUBijuGX9E9Dnty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20090630195831AALHw6q more

Voting Question: A horse that trote gallope? (please answer fast!)?

Alright. So I was reccommending by the owner of the farm I ride at (and she does my lessons) a gelding that is for sale. He is a trote gallope which means he trots and gallops. So he can't canter? Please give me as much info as possible, and I will add more so keep checking! Thanks!Oh. And could he be a show jumper?I am not sure. Here is the page to it. http://www.purepuertorican.com/Horses/Sentido.htmlWell, it says he started over fences (since he is still pretty young. 7 years) And no, I don't think he was races as a trotter.I go to this farm every week, I think should would have told me. lolz more

Resolved Question: A woman I know is telling a lot of lies about her horse for sale... should I do anything?

I work/board at a farm with a woman there who has 2 horses. One of them (the one she's selling) is a 3-year-old OTTB. I have never seen her ride it (and I'm out all day several days a week, and for at least a few hours most other days), and my trainer has never seen her ride it either. I highly doubt it's ever had anyone other than a jockey on it, the owner comes out exactly once per month to pay board (at least sometimes she pays board, but that's another story). He is a decent horse but his ground manners are highly lacking and he's spooky. His owner also refuses to pay for enough food for him, so he doesn't get as much food as he needs. I'd guess he needs at least 2 quarts of beet pulp, unlimited hay, and 1 quart of grain, but she's only paying for 1 quart of grain and 2 flakes of hay 2x daily. We give him extra but the barn can't afford to feed him for free, so he is underweight. He also has rain rot because she never grooms him, but some of the lesson kids around the barn groom him occasionally because they feel bad. His feet get trimmed about half as frequently as they need to, and my trainer pays for his feet to get sometimes. Basically if my trainer weren't giving her all of these hand-outs the horse would have elf-slipper feet, be a 1 or 2 on the BCS, and be completely covered in rain rot. So anyway, I guess it's finally dawned on this woman that it's not a good idea for her to keep her horse, because I saw it on craigslist. I'm 100% sure it's the same horse (same markings, same name, and her other horse which wears a distinctive halter is standing next to it). Now, in her advertisement she's claiming that he's "fully broke" "anyone can ride him" "not spooky", and the "calmest thoroughbred ever". The photos must be from when she first got him because they don't show how skinny he is or his rain rot. Should I just ignore it? I don't want someone to get hurt trying him, because as I said I don't think he's been ridden since he was at the track. Although I don't think anyone with a grain of common sense would believe that a 3-year-old OTTB would be suitable for a beginner, a lot of people don't have that much common sense! If I don't ignore it, how should I word my e-mail? I am going to have to send an e-mail because I literally never see her, she only comes to the barn to pay board and I'm not there as often during the winter. Can't call animal control because he's not skinny enough for them to care, and we can't seize him for back board because she pays JUST enough board to not have the barn legally be able to take him. Don't want to kick her out and make her move to a new barn because then the new barn probably won't give them the free extras he needs.Oh and I have another concern... if someone comes out to test ride it and gets hurt on the farm's property, is the farm liable? They have those warning signs up but if the person doesn't sign a waiver first...She is listing him for 1200 because she "put a lot of work into him". I doubt she's paid that much in board since she's had him. Anyway, I am forwarding this ad to the barn owner, she has way more authority than I do!Stasha- yes, I'm in PA. The ad is for a chestnut TB with 2 hind socks and a blaze, and his name is "Lucky". It might be the same one... if you think he's cute and are up for a handful (and want him) the owner would probably take much much less than 1200 for him, haha. Just don't try to ride him! more

Resolved Question: how much do you think this horse is worth?

now-before we begin, this is my horse. he is not for sale, and never will be. i'm asking this question because a horse at my barn just sold for 3,500 dollars and i think that's WAY too much. this horse has been trained, but hasn't been worked since his first training (he's 6). he just bucked someone off on the trails, he doesn't stand well, he's nervous, the list goes on. i thought he was way expensive. there's another horse at my barn up for sale for way more than i think he's worth. i'm simply curious to see if the horse market's going up and i haven't been informed :P i'm asking using my horse because he's the horse i know best (duh) and i just bought him 7 months ago, so i'd like to see if the market's up since then so for those of you who keep up on horse ads-how much would you pay for this horse? 15 y/o trail gelding unregistered-probably a TB 15.3/16 hh does both trail and arena work isn't spooky-when he does spook, he spooks in place. doesn't bolt. full of energy, you'd think he's more like 4! has a ton of life to him leads, follows & stays in the middle on the trails. gets nervous when he has to lead, but if you push him through it he's fine in a minute or two. went out alone for the first time today (lost sight of the farm, no other horses or people) and i could tell he was nervous and wanted to go back, but he stuck it out and did awesome. can be ridden bareback, halter, bit, any saddle. neck reins beautifully & also direct reins well. lunges very well was a very easy keeper over the summer, harder to keep weight on this winter doesn't like to stand for long periods of time without something to do (stands well for the farrier, stands well for the vet, stands well to be groomed but he doesn't just want to stand there with nothing going on) gets nervous around new people doesn't bite/buck/rear must be pasture boarded trailers awesome (walks right in, backs right out-no problems) did wonderful barefoot, until the farrier screwed him up and he needed shoes. doing well barefoot now UTD stands very well for bathing-likes to drink out of the hose :) likes and needs constant work. he's a piece of work of he isn't ridden for a few days. on voice commands. he knows walk, trot, canter, turn, woah & back up. very, VERY soft mouth & senstive to leg pressure higher up in the pecking order all in all, this is a horse who needs constant love and attention. if you let him get away with something, he'll take advantage of it. as i said in the "Doesn't like to stand" above, if you get on him about it he'll stand quietly. he needs constant work. without constant love & attention, we wouldn't have the bond we do. he needs someone to visit him every day so he can develop that trust. alright, tell me if i forgot anything! again, this IS my horse, but don't worry about offending me. i know he isn't worth much (money wise :D)lol ehawlz! "deluxe power steering" never thought of it THAT way :P more

Resolved Question: Has anyone ever heard of or had something like this happen to them??!?!?!?

I was just browsing through Farm & Garden on Craigslist like I usually do. I like to keep up with the horses for sale on CL and Horsetopia and EquineNow and all those sites. Anyways I haven't looked in a week or so but I was just on there and found this ad that someone had posted that happened to them and their horse. It's terrible!!!!! "Has this ever happened to you? You look for a horse trainer. You get an anonymous tip on Craigslist about the greatest trainer in the world. You don't know any better, so you bring your horse to this person to be trained. You pay hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of dollars to make sure your horse is trained to do one thing. The trainer takes your money and tells you that he/she will be able to do what was requested. The trainer tells you that he/she will call you before your horse is scheduled to go home, so that he/she will be able to show you one on one what he/she has taught your horse. You leave expecting the best for your prized horse. Then comes the nightmare. A week or so before your horse is scheduled to be picked up, the trainer tells you that they were unable to do what you requested. He/she tells you that the horse is just not ready to be trained yet (the horse is almost two years old, and smart as heck). You wonder why this reputable trainer did not call you sooner to tell you this. Then you get a call several days before your horse is going to be picked up. You are advised that your horse is sick, and your horse has never been sick a day in his/her life while at your house. Now comes the vet bill. Then you go pick up your horse a day earlier then scheduled. You get to the barn, every horse at the barn is outside in the pastures enjoying the day, but not your horse. Your horse is in a stall. There is not a soul in sight. You look at your horse and almost cry because you can tell your horse probably has not be brushed or groomed for a month. Her physical appearance is terrible. You then take your horse back home, and promise your horse that you will never do this to him/her again. You try grooming for two hours and no matter what you do (aside from a full bath), you cannot make your horse look like he/she did when you dropped him/her off at the trainer. Has this ever happened to anyone else? I have taken pictures, documented conversations that were witnessed by others, and will speak with my attorney this week. Please tell me I am not the only one who has experienced this? I learned my lesson. Never take an anonymous tip on CL about someone. If you find a trainer, pop in on him/her every day for a month if you must. Park down the street and see if in fact your horse is even being trained. Look at the hay and make sure the hay is what he/she told you it would be. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. I will not mention the name of this individual. I will deal with this from a legal standpoint. I have no doubt that some trainer just like this will go ahead and delete this posting. To all the decent trainers in the world, and you know who you are....God Bless You, and keep up the good work. I hope I can find the strength to forgive. I am mad as hell. " Has anyone else ever had this happen to them or know anyone it's happened to?? I mean how can people go on living their day to day life knowing they've done and/or are doing this to someone's beloved animal? It makes me so mad!!!!Lyla- I completely agree!! I think we should lock them in a stall with no windows, no food, and let them roll around in their own sh!t and piss for a change! more

Resolved Question: Im so confused! help?!?

Ok, here is my confusing story. I bought a 5 yr old QH cross, Sallie, on Feb. 21, 2009. I bought her to be my barrel horse and to haul around to shows. The place I bought her from is a big rescue farm with all kinds of breeds of horses. The girl there had gotten Sallie from her ex husband in TN who couldn’t afford to keep her anymore. She got Sallie in October or November and put her up for sale because she had no room for her. In Feb. I went and tried her out and loved her. I brought her home and trail rode her everyday for a good month. After awhile she started bucking on the barrel pattern. It went from kicking her back feet up every once in a while to full blown out “get off of me” bucking. I was out running her in a field with a friend and she started bucking and didn’t stop until I hit the ground. She took off running, and then came back to stand by my side. i dusted off and got back on and she didn’t buck after that… just wanted to go home. After trying to work with her for weeks I gave up and decided she needed to go to a home where someone could fix the bucking. I listed her for sale and got a few bites, but I started to notice her belly was getting pretty round and she was getting more and more moody. In mid July I had a vet out who looked at her and said “90% chance she is pregnant, I would expect a foal late summer/early fall.” Since then Sallie has developed a small bag and when you squeeze here teat clear milk comes out (I have been able to “milk” her for 2 or 3 weeks). I decided to have a vet come out and look at her again to see why I didn’t have a foal yet. The vet did an internal inspection and said that she couldn’t feel a foal in there at all, but said that it could have been lying just out of her reach. Sallie is very wide now, but doesn’t hang low hardly at all. I talked to her previous owners and they said they have 2 stallions, a grey QH (who has never gotten out of his pen) and a Belgian (who gets out a lot). Sallie’s vulva is pretty loose and pink on the inside (she is a black horse and its usually black in there). when i was looking at her last night her belly was "lopsided" and hanging to her right a lot (if this means anything?). Now I just want to know if she is pregnant or not! If she isn’t than I can take her off of mare and foal feed and start trying to ride her again, but if she is pregnant I will keep her on the feed and I won’t ride her. She isn’t exposed to any stallions out here, and her only pasture buddy is a 14 year old QH gelding. What are your guys’ ideas for her… pregnant or not? I’m confused! Thanks! pics at: http://www.horsegroomingsupplies.com/horse-forums/can-some-one-help-me-im-so-305450.htmlI would say its deff. not a grass belly. she is only on 2 acres of pasture with free choice of hay. i only have one picture of her from the front, and its posted withthe others at that link. is a false pregnancy out of question? more

Resolved Question: Am i Crazy?! please answer!!?

right, i've been known to do some crazy things, but when it comes to horses Whoa, lol. right well, i've been on the market looking for a horse for YEARS and yes many a time i have changed from foreward push button - slow steady - old quiet - young and trainable - THIS! lol but i got a 3yo mare a while bak(may) and this mare was young and settled, i really liked the idea of having to bring her on, and i asked my trainer and she said she has full trust that i can do it, so i went ahead and got her, but at this point she was the first horse we had for years at our farm, so there was no company for her, she got really unsettled and jumped out of the field, so we sold her back. <regret this EVERY day! :( Now, we have a 21yo 12hh mare that we agreed to adopt, and i love her. but i still want my own horse, i don't care how much(well mum and dad do..lol) Right to the point, i found this wee gelding: http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/horses/983156 now i've looked closely at ALL the pics and does it look like blood on his hind legs to you? I live in Northern Ireland, and he is across the border, and if im right the exchange rate into english pounds is £897. Now yes hears the crazy part, would i be wise in buying him, and getting him healthy(if he is bleeding) and training him? i have £1,200 saved up, so if i bought him, i could pay vet fees and training equipment and ask my trainer to help me break him! I've been riding since i was 6 and im now 16, i can walk,trot,canter,gallop, show jump 80, XC and done the odd hunt. I can do Join-up, T-Touch and a tiny bit of Parreli, and i can read a horses body lang. and personallity from its face. I work down at a riding stables, i have riden bucking, rearing, bolting, napping, and newly broken horses(newly broken inspired me :D..) i have also re-trained a 4yo ISH for my friend and im riding him at the moment! I also ride a 16.2hh irish hunter and i hunt, show-jump and do dressage with her. i have riden 20 different horses, and i have had some nasty scares and i have learnt how to respond in certain situations. i feel that if i did get this wee gelding, i would have an amazing bond, as he is only a year old and i could bomb-proof him to EVERYTING, instead of buyin a 6yo horse and tryin to make him suit me, i could mould this wee guy into the way i want him! i dno may be im just being crazy! thoughts and advice all welcome! and PLEASE the truth, no matter how blunt, i need to know! :) fanx!i am an animal lover, and i would have no problem taking him in and helping him! i have looked thru EVERY ad in that web page and i keep going back to him! i dno y! i feel i should do something and i feel drawen to him!awww i know..lol :) i wont be riding on his back till he's 4 or 3 at the least! :) theres somthing about him that is intruging me! i REALY wna go see him! im gna ask mum 2morrow as its 12 here at the moment! i realy like the look of him(face wise not looks) i always say that and then i go look and its not what i expect! lol its my birthday next week, nd i've already got that amount saved, i might ask for him, if he is suitable of course! :)right, we rang about him! :) nd he sounds ver quiet and the man says i can come up as many times as i want to look at him. The blood was from being gelded and he is still with his mum, so he says he is slowly weanin him from her at the moment, but he has been broken to halter and is leading well, and im goin to see him in a couple of days! :) more

Resolved Question: Horse Riding in America?

Hi there, When I leave high school at the end of this year I am moving to the states for a year. I have been born and breed on a farm and I have found a position as a Farm Hand just outside Amarillo, TX. I have been riding my whole life but only english riding - Dressage, show jumping, hunter classes etc... So, I was just wondering how popular English riding is over in Texas/ Amarillo area? Or is western riding more popular? Will there be many English shows for me to compete in? What are some good english shows to compete in in the Amarillo area? What are some good web sites for me to start browsing for horses for sale in the US? Thanks for your help! more

Resolved Question: Any Appaloosa Pleasure geldings for sale ?

I need an Appaloosa Pleasure gelding. Under $5,000. 3-12 years old. Color doesn't matter. I would like to show him. I own 4 other Appaloosa horses at a family-owned farm, so will have good company. I've been riding horses my whole life and would really love to have a horse that I could have some fun with. If you know of a horse that is for sale that meets those standards, please drop a comment with the URL of the horse(s) for sale. Thank you! more

Resolved Question: If I dont live in a agricutlural zone , can still have a horse on that property?

Heres my story: I live in a small house built 15+ years ago and Have land around me I can buy and build a small farm on , [ close , to me like a block? ] and to keep my horse there. [ low crime rate ] I have a problem , as it isnt agricultural zoned & all the land in this county that is agricultural [ unless right next to the interstate lol ] is bought , county owns , not for sale , etc cant buy it! or wouldn't. I DO NOT repeat DO NOT live in where it is zoned AG [ Agriculture ] I live on what I believe residential. I cannot tell the difference between the two colors on the GIS. Is there anyway someone can come out inspect the land and sign off [ paper work dahdahdeedah ] that this lot is to be used for agriculture or " zoned " as it? Any answers are appreciated! long long answers are the best!http://maps.scgov.net/website/zoningmap/viewer.htm thats the GIS. Were the whiteish under the greenish agri & to the right of some green agri , little reddish & yellow :P if that helps, i dont want this question removed! more

Resolved Question: I need Horse sale websites!!! HELP!!!!?

They can be either specific farms (in the midwestern US) or ones like equine.com. Do NOT say: craigslist or kijiji (hate them w/ a passion) equinenow (doesn't work idk why) equine dreamhorse horsetopia equinehits agdirect (I have already scoured those) So, any others, for AMERICA?Uhhh, horse.com sells horse supplies. I am looking for a HORSE. more

Resolved Question: The farmer's horse (old but classic)?

One day a farmer’s truck breaks down, so he is walking down the road to his house and sees a horse for sale. He buys the horse for $100 and continues down the road. A short while later a different man offers him $200 for the horse so he sells it, but then realizes he still needs to get home so he changes his mind and goes back. The man agrees to sell to sell him his horse back but that it will cost him $300. He pays the $300 and heads for home. When he gets close to his farm a third man tells him he wants to buy the horse and will give him $400. The farmer sells the horse and walks home. So, did he lose money, make a profit, or break even? more

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