lily powell

"Hi 🙂

Most consistently successful generational breeding programs utilize some degree of inbreeding, unlike most breeders producing F1 (sometimes F2) sport horses as their final product. The important thing is knowing how to balance the inbreeding with outcrossing to manage the overall level of inbreeding in the breeder's herd. Outcrossing can, in one generation, cut the inbreeding coefficient of a very inbred parent to an exceptable level. In other words, inbreeding is more about the whole herd than the individual. As long as strict selection is at work and there is an outcross available for every horse in the breeding herd, inbreeding is a legitimate tool in the generational breeder's toolbox.

Hope it helps 🙂"

"Hello Linda,

Around 5 years old, horses become stronger with their adult morphology, and when they realize it, you can face some difficult moments 😉
It can last until they are 8 years old, but it really depends on each horse.
Some horses start their 'crisis' at 8 years old whereas some will never do it.
It depends on the lifestyle of the horse, his breaking, his education,...

To deal with it, I don't think you should change all your habits, it's better to have the same routine, to work just like you would do if he wasn't acting crazy sometime.

Hope it helps 🙂"

"Hi ! As Levis said, a twitch is believed to calm the horse by releasing endorphins as pressure is applied, thus reducing stress and pain. You can also use tranquilizer but it's less natural and you have to be careful if you compete !"

"Hi Kayla :) Yes that was what I was looking for, I am thinking of removing the horseshoes of my mare and I wanted to know if there were specific cares I should be prepared to !"