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^ All domestic horses start out life with a back just like this beautiful stallion pictured above. There is no reason why horses in domestic situations should have anything different. A saddle giving the horse room to round his back is really important. |
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A striking fact about the horses was that it was winter and they looked fantastic. The forage was like these pictures for miles around; dry grasses, shrubs, succulents, herbs and bark, including that from the Joshua tree (we witnessed them ripping it from the trees and chewing it as if it were as slice of hay but it was as tough as some very tough, tough old boots !). A far cry from the unnaturally fertilised and engineered green fields commonly used to feed domestic horses in the UK (which contributes significantly to many hoof disorders). The ground had no earth that you could speak of, it was sand, shards of rock and larger rocks. The horses had made paths running through the land which were distinguished by approximately 18” wide tracks. Unfortunately we did not get a hoof shot ! |
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