What does "halter bred" mean in this context, please, @Lollykay?Stay away from halter bred horses of any breed
What does "halter bred" mean in this context, please, @Lollykay?Stay away from halter bred horses of any breed
What does "halter bred" mean in this context, please, @Lollykay?
You are spot on Thank you for a much better explanation than I could write. I once ran into someone at the local feed store, who pretty much was force feeding SWEET FEED into their young QH, to quickly “bulk it up”I think it's ones bred specifically to show in hand. Unfortunately in wanting them to muscle up quickly and look impressive at a young age they bred in a problem called, I think, HYPP which basically means you end up with a horse incapable of any work and likely to have a short life due to major physical problems - but hey, it won lots of prizes as a youngster! Yet another example of people screwing up an animal bred to work and be tough
@Lollykay if I've got my breeds muddles and have just spouted utter garbage please correct me!
Yes and Suze was heading to the meat sale at Maurs which is horrific in the way they treat them. Tintin is such a lucky boy, he got stopped in transit from the death camp, something wrong with his papers was sent back. the transporter said just shut up about it and a month later Tintin showed up, skin an bone, covered in lice but aliveA lot of the time, the only comfort is to look at your own animals and thank God that at least they landed safe. Ending animal abuse is like emptying the ocean with a bucket.
Halter bred horses, the genetic diseases are a small part of their problems and you can test for them before purchase. In QH, paints etc. their biggest problems are their conformation sadly, as you said for heavy muscling but also big hips, tiny feet, post legged to name but a few, this often means they don’t physically hold up to any real work.I think it's ones bred specifically to show in hand. Unfortunately in wanting them to muscle up quickly and look impressive at a young age they bred in a problem called, I think, HYPP which basically means you end up with a horse incapable of any work and likely to have a short life due to major physical problems - but hey, it won lots of prizes as a youngster! Yet another example of people screwing up an animal bred to work and be tough
@Lollykay if I've got my breeds muddles and have just spouted utter garbage please correct me!
Never knew you was in Tennessee!P.S. I’m in Tennessee, I‘ve heard about Bowie and not much of it was good