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Aleuronx

Chisamba as horse person my first thought was Elastikon tape but that might be a bit extreme as that stuff sticks longer than you want it to most times. Moutaineer you weren't kidding that sounds like all that and the kitchen sink. Agree with your approach to see if that helps the boy before throwin...

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Jingles Potters is a minor blip than flat tire. Phew SF, the recovery is never linear and loves to throw in a panic attack here or there. Here’s to things for all being on the up and up. A little this and that here as well. Weekend of lessons was good. We are taking away the reliance on the neck. As...

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Huzzah for mostly uneventful trotting SF. Sending strong headwinds to blast unwelcome black clouds to all. A good weekend of lessons and face to face show debrief rather than mass text. Dug into the right pirouette by addressing the right side. Worked in the walk to start on 10m circle in center of ...

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Thanks Exvet, it means a lot. I'm immensely proud of Kora and what we've been able to achieve as a AA with trainer eyes on the ground ~60% of the year. There's something wild to think of buying her as a barely started 3 year old with a dream and here we are. I will say as still relatively new-to-FEI...

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Show Report: Both days hot, very humid and midday ride times meant the sweat was flowing even just getting ready. To back up a smidge Friday I had a not so great ‘prep’ ride where I could not turn on a diagonal in the canter and influence what we did on that diagonal. Not a great feeling when like 9...

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Snuck over for a quick lesson/check-in and had the "do we have next steps or what is our next steps conversation". Trainer paused and then said well her half-steps will be a piaffe, the pirouettes are coming along, the 1's we can touch back into so we'll just need to see if we can train a ...

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Woo Ace! Coming in clutch for some nice scores. Day 2 at the show was a success. Whisperings and grumbles at the show office about getting the coffee creamer right for the judges finally. Makes one go hmm about the slightly salty scoring the day before… Moving on, warm-up went well and we tweaked so...

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Moutaineer glad to hear Potters seems good beyond giving you grey hairs. These horses I swear! That stinks about the show but sounds like it worked in your/Justins favor, good footing is so important. Ho-hum to our show experience today. Kora has been working great for assistant trainer, actually be...

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Tanga - here's to that potential situation working out. You have such nicely trained girlies they are worth that $250 and more. I'm getting the satisfaction of seeing someone learn from Kora and recognize how good the feeling is to give back in that way. SF - Did I miss the barn move as planned or d...

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I see where the judges are coming from. I've been one of those riders in a double on my previous mare riding a dodgy 3rd level test and seen a fair amount at shows as well. Whether or not a double is allowed they already have a process aka scoring appropriately to what they see to discourage this. I...

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Oh Chisamba he is stunning, congrats! I’ve heard good things about the Gaudi offspring as he was pretty popular on the area when at Scott’s farm. I’m taking a page out of your book Moutaineer and Kora is playing school mistress for the next few weeks. Our barn manager/assistant trainer is in need of...

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And so it comes to an end the first half of summer imo. We are prepped for our heat dome starting tomorrow. Heat index over a 100, temps on Thurs might hit that too. Early rides and lots of popsicles. We were mighty successful in these goals, which feels satisfying and terrifying in the same breath....

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A day full of post show laundry and chilling with the dogs on the deck to reset, who graciously let me sleep in this morning. Take two ended us on a 60.809% with both judges very much in step with each other. Overall we improved some things like riding a best to date left piro for a 7.0 and nailing ...

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Ponichiwa echoing everyone else here to not lose hope. Listen to your vet and professionals but there's lots of modalities and options for rehab. Certainly lots of us have been there or are there in terms of recovery, you and Queso are not alone. Blob I find it's somewhere between shot 3 and 4 of th...

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Good for knowing your limits Moutaineer but sounds like you are able to do more and more which must feel so good. Slow is fast and all. Had a good check-in lesson yesterday and show debrief. Triage for the tempi’s was good but I’m having to sit quite in the back seat to hold onto the counts. Saddle ...

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Thanks all, it’s definitely a work in progress so I’ll share the video with that caveat. I am fully bummed about the tempi’s but we had them and they’ve changed so I know it will come back. Also sandbags were frightening, lol. A show a couple weeks ago had arenas blow into a test during a storm so n...

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Well we done did it. Kora is an official card carrying I-1 horse! - the cliff notes for those who don’t want the novela First day was ridiculously hot, like if it wasn’t for this competition I would not have been out to ride otherwise. High in the 90’s with 90% humidity is as awful as it sounds with...

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Glad you gave the new drug option a trial Exvet and Junior seems to be responding. Completely understand that this is a long road to walk (gingerly) with ups and downs and what ifs but we're all jingling for him. Chisamba first shows can go so many ways and this seems like a one of the better ones. ...

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Aww the look of satisfaction on both their faces Moutaineer! Well done Potters you. I’m a good footing first type, especially if they are good travelers then going farther for good footing doesn’t bother me a wit. No personal experience from me to share but know you’ll do right by Junior. Jingles fo...

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Oh gosh Exvet, what a shock. Jingles to you and Junior catching it quick and limiting the damage as much as possible.

Aleuronx

Sorry Junior is suffering from the horse show entry curse. Jingles for him that it’s not something big scary. I will however shout from the rooftops how much a Troy fan I am. Gosh, watching him there you can see how he’s going to be easily adjustable and bring some elevation with strength and time. ...

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It was a tale of two very different show days this past weekend. The long and short of it was banging out the two scores to finish out the Silver Freestyle Bar award. Well done Kora! A thankful win considering our decision to fight through some dodgy, cold New England weather this spring. The longer...

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Road to the ring or not depending on your summer plan activities but for a lot of us things are starting to pop off! Section Goals: -4th Freestyle finish 2 remaining 65%+ scores for Silver Freestyle Medal -Debut at I-1 with 60%+ scores to qualify for Regionals -Bring the big tour work back into trai...

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Guys it's time!! I will close this out and knock into a new post for us all. Hope everyone is doing okay as things get rocky. Section Goals: -Survive until Trainer returns in April Success, lol. Survived and minor thriving. -Ability to maintain lower neck in the canter piro/steps This is somewhat, m...

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Khall jingles for Henry. Good to hear Joplin is coming around on her healing finally. Slow is fast and all. Method to my madness but ticked off a successful 4th freestyle at the first Region 8 show of the season this weekend. A 67.838% with two judges pretty aligned on scoring not so much on music i...

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Oh Heddy, I’m sorry. Lives and relationships are complex but some finalities are just that, final. Wishing you peace and a great big horse hug.

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Glad to hear from your blob. Echoing what is said, as is with horses slow is fast. Good news is I click slammed my way into the horse show, bad news is it did not fill as it historically has. This is a show that is FULL both days within ~10mins of opening, crashes HorseShowOffice entry system etc. F...

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Circling to the costs comments, I feel it in my bones that our rates will go up when the owners come back from their vacation. Yes it's costs across the board for everything going up but I pay a lot for field board and do a lot of care in return. Case in point I purchased 6 stall mats to place aroun...

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Successful week here, puppy retrieved and return flight in tow was no issue. Prim has fit in so seamlessly it’s beyond grand. They’re getting along like long distance friends reunited for a girls trip. Which is shockingly more than we could have hoped for as Shiba’s can be tricky. IMG_3621.jpeg In h...

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Time to start dreaming of things, even as the world tries to fall apart.

Section Goals:
-Survive until Trainer returns in April
-Ability to maintain lower neck in the canter piro/steps
-5-6 consecutive 1-tempi’s

-Integrate puppy successfully, pick-up from breeder is next week (!!)

Aleuronx

Such a beautiful backdrop Exvet. I'm closing out mixed which is okay, this Jan/Feb has been really tough weather wise. Now just March/April and we'll be out swinging- Section Goals: -Trailer off property for lessons if/when able Once for clinic with trainer up from FL, not great and we are getting f...

Aleuronx

Oh SF what a gut punch. Is it within the body of the ligament or insertion area/bone involvement? Update when you can. Sorry you and T are having to deal with this luckily veterinary science is so much more advanced since the last suspensory I dealt with 10+ years ago, but rest is always key it seem...

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I feel like I’ve had posts half written or thought out and just not posted as it felt too sour. Chisamba you have the right of it, this winter has been brutal. Here’s my whiney lot; 2+ weeks of terrible cold sub arctic temperatures then a couple feral rides before more terrible cold, multiple big sn...

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Thanks all, her face seems to be healing as the majority of edema/swelling has dissipated. I did purchase one of those broodmare collars that she can wear 24/7 and be ‘catchable’ by all various workers instead of having to wear halter all the time. We are in the middle of the mega-storm dumping on t...

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It’s been a interesting couple weeks since holiday break. Kora is rocking sans-noseband western bridle vibes as she fractured her face just below her cheekbone. Whacked roofing beam above the hay nets is the working assumption but you know, horses. It’s enclosed, small (1cm on scan) and should heal ...

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Manifesting into 2026 with an eye to big dreams beyond expectations. The here and now - frozen tundra and negative windchills makes for trips to the barn for a pat, carrots a bucket of warm water treat and back home. I did manage a ride bundled up to the nines yesterday and got 3 sets of back/forth ...

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Closing out and dang was I spot on for the appearance of winter. We are deep in the negative temps, howling winds and pelting ice and it ain’t even January yet! I fit in a 25 min survival riding session today after a 30 hr ice storm kept me at home. Get on, get it done and hop off voluntarily is a g...

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Work is the standard end of year maniac and then fading into crickets. Not complaining about that at all. I was so pleased to get some different eyes on us this past weekend from an S judge. She was very complementary of our training and basics thus far and that felt very rewarding. We still worked ...

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I certainly don’t wish the snow and cold on myself and question why we live here (mostly b/c until parents pass). It is pretty the first few times and then less so to deal with. It absolutely makes them work harder, resistance training. I call field hacking in the snow walking on the frozen water tr...

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Exvet here’s to hoping that old/renewed contact is a good one for you and Junior. It really feels like you are just one tool close to getting it with him. I seconded SF for putting on brave pants and canter for the trail. Long straight lines are so much easier for babies if they are reasonable for t...

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That must have been such a relief to get some progress Exvet! Is this back with Molly as well? Did that relationship get sorted? I’ve been reminiscing a titch on training and have come to believe it comes in seasons. Not like time spans of shows or meeting the right trainer who says the right thing ...

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Happy Thanksgiving to all - may we all be grateful for the joy and love of horses. Kora and I had our last lessons with trainer as EHV-willing they truck down to Florida on Monday. I feel in a really good place with our homework and how she feels at the moment. Winter means things slow down in tone ...

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Oh Khall. How devastating about Rip, I'm so sorry. It's never easy but there is peace with it being so clear. Jingles for Joplin's ultrasound showing improvement. We are in the transitional space where the outdoor arena is frozen unrideable but the fields are okay and damned if I'm going in the indo...

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Phew! Anaplasmosis infection confirmed for the pup, so we have our answer. She is already worlds better on 7 days Doxy and will continue for another 21 for good measure. Retest CBC panel on Friday to verify all going in the right direction as might as well. Thanks Tanga, I’ll think of the lifting wh...

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Pup is rebounding on the Doxy so feeling like we may have an answer in tick infection du jour. IDEXX PCR panel was targeting results for Saturday so hope to hear something on Monday to be able to put this all to bed. We will at least do another CBC to ensure platelets/blood numbers are improving/imp...

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Thanks Exvet and yes that’s the other medium concern item. We do have Doxy to start ahead of getting PCR back as that will only help and not mask anything for further diagnostic purposes. I declined prednisone for now until we get a more definitive ‘why’ as that can muddy the waters so to speak. Jus...

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Send jingles for my pup. She's been on food strike and tired so off to the vet today. Low to almost no platelets and low white on bloods, nothing on x-rays (abdominal and chest), negative for pancreatitis which is good-ish. So anti-nausea meds, pro-biotics, GI basic food and bloods sent for tick bor...

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Maybe it’s the morbid part of me or the intense dislike of winter but I love the title. We often talk about survival riding in the winter when it’s negative temps, howling wind, pelting ice and the like. But we are not there yet, although the time change this weekend says otherwise. I will put this ...

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Gosh it's been a bit and now the end! Been reading and cheering/jingling for others but in a bit of post-season funk, going through the motions as the mare gets fluffier and the weather gets colder. I have been rolling in thoughts re-Exvet/blob trainer comments and issues. I don't know if it's the r...

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Oof LSP, sorry for the dunk and dive. Curious what the vet comes back with from your description of the events it doesn't sound like a fluke occurrence. khall, so sorry to hear about Joplin and jingles you doing all the things to get her healed well. I'd like to see Lider Seven out competing with La...

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