roanfilly

@roanfilly (9)

United States • Age 56

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PMU Industry

roanfilly @roanfilly (9) • United States 3 Feb 07

Does any one know what is going on with the PMU industry? I have heard that many US and Canadian farms have been shut down, or at least the herds have been reduced. That was a while ago. I adpoted a PMU foal in 2003. What a...

pmu farm herd reduction

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roanfilly Thanks for your response. You are right about the farms not all being bad. The farm my filly came from treated their horses well, and made arrangements with the rescue so their foals would be adopted into loving homes instead of going to auction. Unfortunately...

14 Feb 07

PMU Industry

roanfilly @roanfilly (9) • United States 3 Feb 07

Does any one know what is going on with the PMU industry? I have heard that many US and Canadian farms have been shut down, or at least the herds have been reduced. That was a while ago. I adpoted a PMU foal in 2003. What a...

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roanfilly Sorry, I guess I should have explained. PMU stands for pregnant mare urine, which is purchased by drug companies for use in female hormone therapy drugs. Thousands of foals are born each year as a by-product of this industry, and many of them are sold to...

3 Feb 07

Horse training principles

pianoswirly1 @pianoswirly1 (83) • Australia 1 Feb 07

Lately I've been observing the horse industry and there is a huge lack of knowledge in how to deal with horses. There is often no 'give' for a positive response, and even more often a give for a negative response, which reinforces...

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roanfilly I started a four month old filly on the Parelli games. She caught on right away, and the results were excellent. I have also used natural training methods on older horses with similar results, though it took a little longer with the older ones that had...

2 Feb 07