Comments on The Jurga Report: Horse Health Headlines: Admitting there's a "YOU" in "Fugly": Unwanted Hor...

A series on how to recognize stock worth breeding ...

2008-09-01T17:08:00.000-05:00

A series on how to recognize stock worth breeding wouldn't go awry either.

I think horse magazines should change from 'how to...

2008-08-29T13:59:00.000-05:00

I think horse magazines should change from 'how to breed your mare' to articles on good horse conformation, where to find sound horses that need rescuing, and how to retrain the abused horse. Some already do, but they don't put enough empathise on not breeding your mare for the heck of it and that there are thosuands of good, sound, well bred horses going to slaughter that would be cheaper to buy

Hi Lisa, thanks for your post. That is a very, ver...

2008-06-28T12:21:00.000-05:00

Hi Lisa, thanks for your post. That is a very, very scary thought that 4-H was doing that! Crooked legs are only just the start of all the problems! Not that I think much of "professional' breeders who reproduce just for market value. There is an entire industry of equine reproduction...how many horse magazines have a "Bringing Up Baby" special issue each spring? Maybe the foaling issues should

FHOTD is a great blog, but you're right that the f...

2008-06-28T07:19:00.000-05:00

FHOTD is a great blog, but you're right that the fact that there is simply so much material out there is worrying.

I was talking to a vet last year who mentioned that until they finally got them to stop, the local 4-H chapter encouraged every kid involved to do a little backyard breeding, just to 'follow the process' and then would sell the resulting crooked yearlings to slaughter (