I always tell people, that if you just accept the fact that Horses Are Born Suicidal, Then You Go From There, you’ll understand horses.

I told that to a friend the other day.  I didn’t know she had horses when her children were young, but she still looked at me as though I had four heads.

Really, think about it.  You can put a horse in a padded stall, have horse safe fencing, and they can still find a way to get hurt.  There isn’t a horse walking, on God’s green earth, that hasn’t had an injury.  Every single one of them have scars, lumps, bumps, or swelling somewhere on their bodies.

Okay, take a newborn foal.  If you’re lucky they come out clean, with no problems.  BUT, give them a couple of weeks, and they will get into something.

Actually, they are much like us.  Each scar comes with its own story.  Sometimes they are badges of honor.  Most times that are sign’s of stupidity.  Same thing with horses.

When looking to purchase a horse you have to know what you are willing to live with, and what might interfere with what you are planning to do with him/her.  Something’s are an unsoundness that will count against you, and something’s are just blemishes.

Bottom line is there are no clean horses on this planet.  If they are, they won’t stay that way long.  No matter how hard you try to protect them, it just won’t happen.

Accept it, and go from there.