pdj47 wrote:
It is nearly unheard of with ranch horses as they get to live like horses & ain't in stalls with blankets, overfed & all kinds of supplements, just rode the crap out of once in a while, fed treats, etc, etc...Not a knock on the OP but it's just a fact...


My APH mare I just lost was a stall horse and broodmare before I got her. My other three just live out in the pasture, get good feed, and work their butts off during the spring, summer and fall.