Hi Carlene!
My grandfather, who died in 1982 at 90, knew horses from the horse and buggy days on. He had a farm in Wisconsin and drove teams into his late 80s. We had quarter horses, a few Morgans, and retired Amish horses.
When he was looking over horses to buy, he first checked for the swirl on the head. If the swirl wasn’t centered he said walk away the horse will be crazy! Matt is right! He also preferred horses with dark hooves but it wasn’t a have to have.
So interesting to listen to you and Matt.
Catharine in Las Vegas
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ONE WHITE FOOT BUY EM
TWO WHIET FEET TRY EM
THREE WHITE FEET BE ON THE SLY
FOUR WHATE FEET PASS EM BY
I AM A BELIEVER I THE WHITE HOOF BIT ONLY TO THE POINT THAT ... BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM, BE VERY CAREFUL... AND QAS A MATTER OF FACT ... I JUST BOUGHT SOM E "HOOF STUFF". FOR TAXI-- YOU SCRUB IT IN THE HAIRLINE OF THE HOOF TO ENCOURAGE GROWTH...AND SHOE REGULARLY..... AS TEH WHITE HOOF OFTEN. CRACKS AND BREAKS OFF.
I WILL TELL YOU ANOHER...... ANY. COWBOY'S HORSE IS FAR BETTER CARED FOR THAN ANY RACE HORSE IN THE UNITED STATES-- A COWBOYS VERY LIFE DEPENDS ON HIS HORSES HEALTH AND TRAINING-- A THOROBRED RACE HORSE OWNER, JUST SENDS ONE TO PENNA SALES AND GETS ANOTHER .
OH THERE ARE A FEW WHO LIVE THE LIFE OF RILEY- BUT EVEN THAT CAN BE REDUCED TO ZERO VALUE........I THINK.... WAS IT SECRETARIATE WHO WON SO MUCH AND WAS SENT OFF TO STUD... ONLY TO FIND HE WAS NOT VERY FOND OF GIRLS-- AND SINCE FOR REG THOROBREDS THEY MUST BE "COVERED" NATURALLY-- JOCKEY CLUB DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION...-- IF THEY DID IT WOULD RUIN THE VALUE OF THE BREEDING BUSINESS..I AM POSITIVE THERE ARE SOME EXTREMELY INTERESTING DAILY NOTES FROM THE STABLE HANDS WHO SPENT THIE DAYS TRYING TO TELL SECRETARIATE WHAT THE PROCESS WAS ALL ABOUT....
TRYING TO KEEP THE TOPIC FOR FAMILY DISTRIBUTION........LONG AGO--- WHEN I WAS WANDERING THE COUNTRY LOOKING FOR A DONKEY-- FINALLY BUYING MARY. IN KANSAS-- I WAS OFTTEN TOLLD STORIES ABOUT SENDING YOUNG MULES TO AFGHANASTAN BECAUSE OF THEIR EXTREME VALUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THERE.... REMEMBER.... YOU CAN GET BABY MULES BY BREEDING A HORSE AND A DONKEY. ---USUALLY A GIRL HORSE AND MALE DONKEY--- WELL MALE DONKEYS CANBE OPINIONATED ABOUT JUST WHICH FEMALE IS ATTRACTIVE....SO TEHRE ARE MANY INTELECTUAL DISCUSSIONS ON SATURDAY NIGHTS AT THE LOCAL PUB ABOUT HOW TO MAKE THE GIRL HORSES MORE ATTRACTIVE TO THE BOYS IN THE BARN... I.E. DONKEYS.....MANY CIGARS AND PIPES ARE SMOKED IN THESE "LECTURE HALLS". WHICH OF COURSE ARE FOR MEN ONLY.
UNLESS YOU GET INTO BREEDING BELGAIN WORK HORSES -- FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PREGNANT MARES URINE. AKA PREMARIN FOR USE IN TH E. PRODUCTION OF PEOPLE.... BUT THAT IS ANOTEHR STORY...( AND THEN NOW... HOPEFULLY... MAKE AN ARTIFICIAL PREGNANT MARES URINE PRODUCT.....
CONCRETE DAY. LAWNKEEPER. MARK SAID HE WOU LD. HELP.
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. 4 WHITE LEGS = 4 WHITE FEET