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 Cute Little Imp
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Location: N Texas | I got into a disagreement with someone regarding riding an emaciated horse (ribs, spine, and hips visible) while its weight is being brought back up to normal.
One of us thinks it's a bad idea because there is no fat or muscle to provide cushion from the saddle and rider, aside from a pad.
The other thinks that light riding is fine because it will help build muscle, not fat.
So I'm curious what y'all think about that. |
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"Heck's Coming With Me"
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Location: Kansas | Never in a million years would I ride a thin horse. Let him gain weight and feel good first.
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| Absolutely not. I’m appalled anyone would think it’s ok!! |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | It just floors me that there is just soooo many stupid people in this world. Why in the he** would someone want to ride a horse in this condition?!!! Tell them to stay off this poor horse  |
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Cute Little Imp
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Location: N Texas | Southtxponygirl - 2018-05-21 4:09 PM
It just floors me that there is just soooo many stupid people in this world. Why in the he** would someone want to ride a horse in this condition?!!! Tell them to stay off this poor horse
Oh I did, I told them it was irresponsible and they told me to mind my own business  |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Gunner11 - 2018-05-21 4:12 PM Southtxponygirl - 2018-05-21 4:09 PM It just floors me that there is just soooo many stupid people in this world. Why in the he** would someone want to ride a horse in this condition?!!! Tell them to stay off this poor horse Oh I did, I told them it was irresponsible and they told me to mind my own business
I figured you did tell them but just had to throw that in  , some people are just stupid and dont give a rats behind in how the animal feels.. Theres been a many of times I just want to bi*ch slap someone over the stupid things they say or do to an animal.. |
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| When we drove 12 hours to go look at a horse for my daughter, we pulled up and the horse was tied to a tree and completely emaciated... we were shown pictures of this horse and he was in good flesh... we drove all that way, my husband wanted us to just turn around, but I wanted to find out what happened to this poor animal. He was skin and bones. Anyway, we got to talking to the lady and found out they knew absolutely zero about horses, he had belonged to a friend of hers that recently took his own life and left the horse on his own. Heartbreaking story... I asked if they knew if the horse rode decent, she offered to go get his saddle, I told her no way... we had my daughter who weighed maybe 70lb soaking wet sit on him for a minute and walked him in one circle and got off... that's all I needed to see. I knew we weren't leaving him. I've never seen a horse load so fast in a trailer in my life! He wanted out of there! I've still got him, he won one barrel race with my daughter and babysat her around the cattle.. now he's retired and fat as a tick in my pasture lol!
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Location: North Dakota | Gunner11 - 2018-05-21 3:59 PM I got into a disagreement with someone regarding riding an emaciated horse (ribs, spine, and hips visible) while its weight is being brought back up to normal. One of us thinks it's a bad idea because there is no fat or muscle to provide cushion from the saddle and rider, aside from a pad. The other thinks that light riding is fine because it will help build muscle, not fat. So I'm curious what y'all think about that.
No, light riding is not fine when a horse is extremely underweight. |
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 The best bad guy on the internet
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Location: Arizona | Why would someone want to ride a thin bony horse, what the heck! UGH!! People come on!! |
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 Quarter Horse HIstorian
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Location: Aubrey, Texas | No, no, and H£LL no! And thank you for saying something to those foolish people- |
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Warrior Mom
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| I just wanted to add we took that horse to the vet when we got home, did our research on re feeding, we put weight on him and then we slowly worked him without a rider for a few months to gain his strength back before she ever rode him. |
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| Horses don’t put on fat like people do unless they are obese. Saying it helps build muscle instead of fat in this case shows true ignorance. That person needs slapped upside the head with a 2X4. |
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 Half-Eaten Cookies
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Location: Fort Worth / Springtown | I don't. Had one returned from the trainer that I had to put weight back on before I tried to ride him - the spine was sticking up - no saddle that I had would sit well enough with my added weight to do any good with continuing training, until he could carry the saddle -hence his entire body - better.
Just the other day I commented on someone who was asking about the way their tack fit and that the horse was fighting the bit - the horse, in other pictures, looked like it had some pretty serious weight and posture issues, I thought, so I gently mentioned this. I came back and the entire discussion was deleted. I wondered what came of that one - argument?
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| I’m a teacher so I try and give people examples to explain concepts better. I would have told the person who thought it was ok to ride an emanciated horse that it would be the same telling an anorexic who weighs 65 pounds as an adult to hit the gym and start building that muscle back. |
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Cute Little Imp
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Location: N Texas | FLITASTIC - 2018-05-22 10:22 AM
I’m a teacher so I try and give people examples to explain concepts better. I would have told the person who thought it was ok to ride an emanciated horse that it would be the same telling an anorexic who weighs 65 pounds as an adult to hit the gym and start building that muscle back.
That's how I look at it too. Trying to build muscle at the same time as gaining weight is counter productive. You want all of their energy to go towards gaining weight. I just couldn't believe that she truly thought it was not only totally fine, but recommended it. SMH. |
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Cute Little Imp
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Location: N Texas | This is the horse, because I'm sure you're curious, lol.
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Gunner11 - 2018-05-23 11:49 AM This is the horse, because I'm sure you're curious, lol.
This poor horse sure dont need to be rode for awhile, she/he needs some top line befor a saddle is thrown on him/her. |
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Location: CTX | Gunner11 - 2018-05-23 11:49 AM This is the horse, because I'm sure you're curious, lol.
Aww poor thing! Nope, no way no how would I ride that horse!! |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | My question is Why is this horse in this condition in the first place?  |
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Location: The best kept secret in TX | Southtxponygirl - 2018-05-23 2:00 PM My question is Why is this horse in this condition in the first place?
My thoughts exactly... |
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