Tried to google to see if I could find your farm but no joy. found nothing for O-Rs in MT

Oh they can be very opinionated. Some people (and I've known a few) should never ride a mare. They need to stick with the geldings. The fire of a mare and the strength of a stud, the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSYPNiK7f...

I have found most 'mares' are very opinionated. But, that's my opinion.

Common sense does not overcome stupidity or a willingness to disobey the rules (which is stupidity in another form. The rules are there for a reason.). The father had to strike back in the only way he knew to cover his own mistake. It is unfortunate the child had to suffer disfigurement for his stupidity.

That would be great.

Come next year, may have a proposition for you. No, not that kind.

You won't find them in a horse encyclopedia. They're nearly extinct. They were the horse of the Tsars and the Cossacks and back to Catherine the Great. They look like a TB with bigger bone. They excel in dressage and hunter/jumper. Gotta run to ER. Be back soon.

I would have to dig out my horse encyclopedia.

I haven't! The black mare (?) in the first one is super cute - I can't tell if it's because she has her winter coat, but she looks a bit like a Quarter Horse; finely crafted head, and slightly shorter back with thicker shoulders and haunches. They're cute! In what discipline do they excel?

Have you heard of the Orlov-Rostopchin? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBpPjido1...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvKLVSHgX...
My co-founder Kurt and Izzy.

;) Agreed.

Lesson: Don't hit them.

I've always thought about Akhal-Tekes. God, what a beautiful horse and bred for distance.

(can you share?!)

Yeah I like them to come down if hit too. I'm currently horseless, but working on a project to restore a very very rare breed.

I've never done cross-country (the whole jumps-don't-fall-down-when-you-hit-them thing sort of freaks me out) - is that where you train out of?

Rebecca Farms in Kalispell has a huge 3 Day Event show every year. http://www.rebeccafarm.org/

I used to show in Equitation and Medal classes, but now I'm focusing on Hunter/Jumpers (especially jumpers) and Dressage. I ride a 17.2 Chestnut Hanoverian named Will and he's just a super star.
That's bitchin that you can move seamlessly between western and english - I've ridden a reining horse before and thought for sure I'd fall off! It's like their shoulders are disconnected from their bodies!

What type of riding do you do? I've showed Western Pleasure & trail, Stock horses, Dressage, Hunter/Jumper and Polo and chased a few cows around too.

AH! I've visited and it's gorgeous out there. .....it's one of the states on my short list! ;)

Montana.

As an avid horseback rider, riding instructor, and general lover of horses, this INFURIATES me. Thanks for posting this article - I can now cross off Connecticut as a potential state to live in (although, admittedly, that list is getting alarmingly small)!

....where's here?

This is what happens when you legislate via crisis.

Good grief.

Many states classify horses as an 'attractive nuisance' because people want to pet/ride/feed apples too etc., so insurance is high. Horses are not vicious. Quite the opposite. Horses are prey and from the horses perspective people do the same thing that a mountain lion does, get on their backs. The fact that they allow that is really amazing.