Has Rumour ever acted up?
Yes all the time he's a silly animal
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Have you ever ridden bareback?
Yup, only one time on Rumour though ?
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Will you ever buy a trailer?
Probably one day if we ever have our own property with horses!
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Is rumored shoed?
Yup he gets all four ?
The whole age thing is getting so old. Honestly I agree with you, but can we all just agree to disagree and accept that we all are human beings and therefore have different opinions? ?
Yes I'm very tired of the whole conversation. If anyone else says anything more about it I'll probably just delete it. ?
My horse is 17 years old and he can still jump 3'3". He's a jumper and still gallops away in the pasture. He will do this now and he will do this still in 3 years. When a horse is around 30 that's when their old. But I really think it's cool that your being respectful about others, I respect yours?
Thanks. Really to me it's not even about if the horse is able to do certain things when they're old, like jump, because obviously a lot of horses can. What's more important to me is not treating a horse like a machine. Yeah a horse like Flexible can show at the Grand Prix level when it's 20 but what about the welfare of the horse? A horse needs to be a horse and I think giving it some years to do that and not be a show pony its entire life is a KIND thing to do. Me saying I would let the horse slow down or "retire" at 20 is just what I want to personally do because you never know when your horse will die. I think people took what I said wrong and thought I was saying 20 year old horses are old and shouldn't be ridden and that's not my point at all. When everyone is respectful it is a lot nicer, I agree. ?
If you research it, the average horse life expectancy is 25-30, with some horses reaching their 40s. A horse will definitely tell you when they want to be retired, and you'll be able to tell by their decline in performance! Don't ditch a horse at the age of 20 just because they're "old"
No one said to ditch your horse when it's 20. I don't agree that a horse will tell you when it wants to be retired but that is my personal opinion, and I respect your opinion ?
Maybe the care of horses in Canada isn't very good. Because at my barn, if a horse dies before 30 it's extremely weird and uncommon.
Oh god ??
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I don't really think you guys know anything about when to retire a horse ? lol some horses thrive in their older years, just look at flexible- people told rich to retire him and stuff but that horse proved them all wrong.
Flexible is a top athlete he's a Grand Prix horse obviously he doesn't need to be retired as soon as he turned 20. And it's not like he's just recently gotten more successful since he's a senior he's always been a great horse. People probably want him to be retired because it's a nice thing to do for a horse that has performed so perfectly for it's whole life, not because he's not capable of still competing. You don't have to agree with our opinion, I'm not sure why you feel the need to question our knowledge on the subject but okay ?
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I'm confused. How do you know when to retire A horse?
It really depends on the horse, but most horses die between the ages of 20-30, obviously some will live longer but between those years is when they will have the most joint and general body issues, retire doesn't necessarily mean never ride them again, just stick to occasional flat work that's not too strenuous. I feel like it's a personal choice to a certain extent because there are a lot of horses that never get to retire. It's probably best to talk to your vet about it though.
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I rode a pony that was 13 hands and I'm 6'7 and jumped the pony 5' jumper classes till it died at 48 years old!!!!!!!!!!
There are so many things wrong with this I don't know where to begin ?? and it sounds like a made up story but thanks for sharing
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A horse will let you know when they're done! When they start refusing jumps and they don't want to do it anymore, it's time for them to stop. That could be at age 12 or age 30!
I don't think it should be to the point where the horse has to tell you, a lot of horses will jump anything you point them at it doesn't mean it's best for them necessarily!
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I rode a horse that was 32 and jumped up to 3'6 until the day he died (literally). He was a racehorse and then retired and then became a jumper and he loved it!
Oh dear.
Why not? If they don't show any signs of age or health problems? It's no different then jumping a 10 year old horse
I'm not saying that a 20 year old horse is not capable of jumping!! Just that if I had a 20 year old personally I wouldn't just because I don't see the point unless it's occasionally or just for fun etc. I just like the idea of letting a horse have some type of retirement, it's really common for horses to die in their early to mid 20s that are perfectly healthy otherwise. If I was still jumping my horse around a lot and it died the next day I'd feel bad I don't know why it's just my opinion ?
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The horse I ride in most of my lessons 'Jynx' is 26, and jumps up to 2'6!" He loves his job, and is healthier now then when he was younger! It's crazy! :)
Wow that's great! Yeah the original question was about a 25 year old that has started to refuse jumps so obviously they aren't holding up as well as Jynx. All horses are different ☺️?
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Did u know that a lot of Grand Prix horses are 15-20 years?!?
Yes I did know that, most retire at around 20 though, except for flexible apparently ? but those horses are top athletes so it's kind of expected that they can continue jumping for a long time.
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The horse I ride is 20 and he still jumps 2'9 perfectly! He's never had any health issues, perfectly sound and he's been properly taken care of his entire life.? if you take care of them correctly they last for a long time! He actually gets mistaken to be 12 years old all the time? it just depends
I'm sure there are lots of 20 year old horses that can still jump, I just personally would not jump a 20 year old if I owned one ?
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you should do another tack up and ride with me!! those are my favorite videos
We may just have to do that! ?
Would you jump a 20 year old?
It depends on the horse but I personally wouldn't jump a 20 year old higher than a cross rail.
Can you do a grooming routine video?
Quite possibly yes!!
When's the next video?
Thursday or Friday
Would it be wise to wait until my feet stop growing (apparently they wont stop for another 2 years) until I splurge on $220 riding boots? (Dream boot) opinion on - pull on's , zip up's and lace? Thank you.
You could wait until your feet stop growing or you could just sell them later if they end up not fitting. For tall boots I would always go with zip up if you want to be able to get them on lol.
So my younger sister just left for the week without saying goodbye to anyone (rude ?) and in return I'm making her favorite dessert (crepes) and she ain't getting any ?
Two wrongs don't make a right! ??
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How do you tell is a horses feet need done? I'm all new to this
You can tell just by looking at them if they are long or if the hoof angle looks off. It's hard to explain on ask but if you look up a diagram it might be easier to understand. Regardless, your horse should be seen by a farrier every 6-8 weeks and then they can give you a better idea about how often they need trims depending on how fast their hooves grow ect.
What's Flower's favorite treat? My dog doesn't care much for peanutbutter but she loves yoghurt ?
Probably bacon or cheese, flower doesn't like peanut butter either!
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