05/31/2026
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Why is “Maintenance” such a dirty word?
“No Maintenance” is NOT A FLEX.
I cringe when I see 18 year old rope horses for sale that say “no maintenance required”. 🥴
Or when people come shopping for their next partner, and want one that will “never need any maintenance”🤦🏼♀️
🚩🚩🚩I don’t want to sell you my horse anyway!
If you have any kind of performance horse.
It. Requires. Maintenance.
If you are regularly putting the strain of riding and performing on your horse then it is also your duty to ensure that your horse is properly cared for and maintained. That means supplements, injections, chiro, body work/massage, regular shoeing, teeth floated, shockwave, etc.
Saying you want “No Maintenance” is like saying you don’t want to change the oil in your truck.
These horses will give everything they can. Maintaining them is the least we should do.
Do I like the maintenance bills? NO, but it’s a part of the equation.
There is no such thing as a performance horse that requires ‘No maintenance’. It just means that who ever currently owns it, is neglecting their maintenance.