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Post by ghostrider on Jan 20, 2012 20:42:49 GMT -5
nope get that same message it's gotta be my settings? have to mess around with it.
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Post by appytrails on Jan 21, 2012 9:59:12 GMT -5
Tried the link, didn't work and even when I go through the BLM website to adopt a horse get the same error as ghostrider.
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Post by wjminwi on Jan 21, 2012 10:07:36 GMT -5
That's weird! I've been on multiple times and have no trouble getting it to come up.
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Post by MaryS on Jan 21, 2012 13:13:32 GMT -5
Not guessing yet. But did anybody feel bad for 1550?! Look how terrified he is and he was captured in 2010! My heart feels for him, and it makes me mad that he hasn't been worked with enough to make him a little less terrified.
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Post by MaryS on Jan 21, 2012 13:42:45 GMT -5
I am having a hard time choosing between 2 of them: 2374 & 5019
2374 I like because 1) he's a mule 2) he's so calm in the pictures (one he's even looking like he's asleep); 3) good build to him
5019 I like because 1) he's thick/stocky; 2) seems calm/laid back; 3) on the shorter side (14 hands), could make a kid horse if personality works, but is strong enough to hold a heavy set rider; lastly, he is up for the $500 incentive program
If I had to bid on one, I'd go with 5019. He's more in line with what I would want for my next horse, plus that $500 incentive is not too shabby either. I could go with the mule, but I can also get one at an auction barn for less than $20.
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Post by ghostrider on Jan 21, 2012 19:48:19 GMT -5
appytrails, I thought it was cause I use mozilla but I downloaded IE and had the same problem. What is a $500 bonus? must be new.
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Post by MaryS on Jan 21, 2012 20:10:56 GMT -5
It's a new program to get horses over 4 yrs old in homes. You own it for a year, then they send you 500. It's in a test market for the New Mexico area. They seem to think its a win-win for all (horse gets a home, owner gets $, and the BLM doesn't have to feed or euthanize the horse)
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Post by ghostrider on Jan 24, 2012 13:55:42 GMT -5
Boomer was 5 when he was captured and we adopted him shortly after, I wondered about the age? but I think it was a great age to adopt. A friend/co-worker of DH's who had worked previously for the BLM said I'd never break him, he was too set in his ways. Totally not true. I noticed a lot of the mustangs in the BLM working horse competition are around the 4-6 age also.
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Post by MaryS on Jan 24, 2012 16:02:07 GMT -5
Gives me hope, Denise. I'm really liking 5019, so do several other people I've shown pics to. I can't adopt because my facility is not acceptable. Maybe later and maybe he'll still be available when I get/find a facility!
Denise--it seems most people have that opinion. I've been told that I'm crazy to think that I could work with him.
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Post by ghostrider on Jan 24, 2012 23:38:17 GMT -5
I think the requirements are different for their foals up to 2? I know a lot of adopters in Rock Springs did not have a 12x12 stall etc.. And one lady had 4 yearlings in one 25x25 corral with one small run in. I think she was somewhat a horder but the BLM had to know, we had a facility right there and R.S is not that big.
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Post by MaryS on Jan 30, 2012 13:15:44 GMT -5
Terry! What's your favorite horse & why?
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Post by tripledeuce on Jan 30, 2012 21:40:58 GMT -5
I will list my favorite when the auction ends, and give reasons.
On another subject,,,,,,,I,personally feel that geldings up to 4 to 7 years are really easier than many others. Particularly mares.
Mares learn the flight reflex much sooner than a "fighting stud". That's not to say that I don't like many of the mares. Jan and I have trained many mustang mares, and they have , for the most part, turned out very well, especially the younger ones.
I, personally, prefer a mustang that has spent at least 2 years in the wild, and a year or so in a holding facility. That way, they are almost at the age when I like to start them under saddle, and I haven't spent a lot of time or money on them. Also, I prefer studs/geldings to mares, but that's not to say that I would not pick the right mare.
And!!!!!!!!!!!! My "favorite" of this bunch may or may not match any of the things that "I" would personally adopt at this time!
Consider my current position,,,,I went to pick up a mare, and came home with two studs!LOL!!
Have fun guessing, and keep it up!
Terry
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Post by ghostrider on Jan 30, 2012 22:08:40 GMT -5
The 4-H group in R.S adopted a horse. Ron Sandburg and a bunch of kids gentled and broke her and she was better trained than any horse I've ever owned. They put a year of work on her and put her through everything. He is a very good trainer though. Then they auctioned her off at the BLM expo, whoever got her got a great horse.
I've also seen a woman who had a "real cowboy" type trainer work with her mares and one ended up having to go back to the BLM after a year or more and the other I hear was injured and died. But he never got them trained.
I wonder if that old way of forcing an animal to do what you want instead of teaching the animal might not work especially with a mustang. They love you and will try anything if you give them the help they need to overcome.
I agree with waiting till they are at least 2 before rounding them up, but those holding facilities are pretty harsh on a horse. I'm glad Boomer was only there a month. The trainer who was training the last two mustangs actually killed some horses there at the holding facility in R.S over a dispute with another employee, killed that mans horses (mustangs I believe) and then another. I wouldn't want to be held captive and at the hands of some of those wranglers I've seen.
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Post by tripledeuce on Jan 31, 2012 1:48:19 GMT -5
Any horse is only as well trained as the trainer is able to train.
As John has said,,,,,,many times,,,,,a horse is a reflection of his/her owner.
When I start a horse,,,,,,I do so with the attitude that that horse is the best in the world!
Even people who have no training skills at all can train a horse. Time ,Patience, and a willing attitude go a long way in training.
Respectfully Terry
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Post by Speckles on Jan 31, 2012 17:38:37 GMT -5
Can I derail this thread a little bit? Terry, your comments about geldings/stallions vs. "the right mare" are interesting. John was at Equine Affaire in Massachusetts in November with his horses: Charley, Preacher, and Gracie! She is a beautiful buttermilk buckskin, just absolutely stunning. I guess the family wore him down about needing a new horse, particularly Brandi. He said he only has a 2 horse trailer now, so he doesn't want 3 horses . And he really has always preferred geldings. But he got a wonderful mare. He started her late last winter, and she was impressive. He walked in the arena on her, with the boys on lead ropes, side by side. In one session he left the boys free and it was amazing how they listened and did what they knew they should do. At one point he said that Charley knows he is supposed to be in the middle. And as usual, he was doing all this while talking to the audience His creativity and patience are truly amazing. On a side note, at one point he had them side by side, and shifted from Gracie, over Charley, and onto Preacher. People were just amazed. It was amazing, and I bet he couldn't have done that before he got his new knees. He did throw out a little "I'm an inch or 2 taller now" but most people probably had no clue what that meant. But back to you guys and your shopping spree here! I've know 2 mustangs in my life, one a low level dressage horse, and the other who the owner jumped over round bales (yes, it was witnessed!). Both were lovely horses, and their owners deserve a lot of credit for their training.
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