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Well, one thing I can say, at least it's not hot here. Thankfully, we are having a very mild spring/summer so far. The end is in site with my mother. We are actually getting her moved here on Tuesday, a 5 minute walk for me to a senior memory care where she will need the highest level of care, but a...

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omg, omg, omg--every . . . single . . . day the level of stupidity and mean is ratcheded up.

He is the puppet of everyone.

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Both of mine are like this. I have to really work on it ALL of the time. (I swear I'm going to get actual walks from them in the tests and not anticipatory movements.) I and my leasors have to work on preparing for something and letting them know we are going to do it, but they need to wait until we...

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I total get it with what we think we're doing that we don't do right when we ride alone! I've been trying to SIT UP in the extended trot because every damn show I see the video of me slouching, thinking I'm relaxing and following. I've been working on it--feels like I'm just popping out of the saddl...

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Good job Aleuronx. Videos??? From the videos you've posted before, I am not surprised at all you did so well, and I agree you can totally do PSG/

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Yep. Every time I post it sits there for a long time. Something wonky. But it works. chismaba--I like the leg yield, use the hind leg thing. I don't usually do it at the trot, but I almost always warm up with some kind of turn on the forehand to really get the hind legs separating and under and then...

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Josette--We are, cautiously. We won't know for sure until Friday. As of now, she could take her from rehab. She can't because she's in bad condition, but you never know. She refused to respond for a few days when we couldn't get ahold of my mom, and my sister went there and found she had put all of ...

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Yeah, texsuze Eye popping. SUPER mother's day news. Went up to see her. The lawyer my sister hired, APS (actually DID something!) my mom's appointed lawyer, and her ad litum conservator got an emergency conservatorship hearing next Friday because ALL of it has been so bad ! Psycho has just continued...

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Thanks, khall. In a way, hopefully this ends up "better" and forces and emergency conservatorship instead of waiting until June and we can make sure she does not go back into that apartment. This is brutal. There are five of us calling her all day, she's in a rehab., she has staff there 24...

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Thanks, khall. In a way, hopefully this ends up "better" and forces and emergency conservatorship instead of waiting until June and we can make sure she does not go back into that apartment. This is brutal. There are five of us calling her all day, she's in a rehab., she has staff there 24...

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Just an update for anyone following the saga. Saturday we found my mom, again by accident, in the hospital, with another broken hip. The left one this time. She had been there for over a week and was already operated on. When psycho was no answering the phone for days, they somehow found an old land...

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Thank you. I knew something was going on. No worries. EVER You are wonderful.

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Quinn I-2 59% https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifAdOrI84Ig This walk to canter was the bizarre reaction to a left calf.

GP fs 59%

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Interesting discussion. I agree we confuse our horses by asking more of them, but then we aren't always clear in how we ask them. I think the last 9 months being so weak taught me that and I had to be SO much clearer with exactly what I want and how I ask. Both girls get very confused and nervous if...

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Josette--I am so sorry, and I am so glad you were able to do the best you could with your mom, and that at least there was help for you. I fear how so much of this is going to disappear. Please enjoy your life knowing you did the best you could. This situation here is still a mess. I think my mom is...

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Mountaineer and straightforward Half pass does the same thing to me. I lost it for years and couldn't get it back. Chelsey helped me with that one. If you shift your weight to the inside seatbone, it tends to block the horse from lifting up that front leg and block your hand. It helps me to think of...

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I love watching you ride, Aleuronix,. Good work. Good exercises. Hint on schooling pirouette--think about getting a bit quicker.

Spent the day today in Fresno judging Ram Tap. Those eventers make for an exciting day. Scores from 0 to 9.5, a number of 9's, and plenty of 8's.

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The site keeps logging me out again. Hmm. Just a note on people you're talking about. We bought a horse for a client decades ago from someone who had worked with Dominique Barbier (who was around here) and basically rescued some horses from him, one we bought. I have never seen before and since anyt...

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I feel pretty good in that I am now riding both horses, even though two days in a row is a lot and I'm tired. I'm planning on qualifying both for champs one more time. I'll see the neurologist next week, but I'm OK with coming out of it with bulging discs that won't get much better, because it's a l...

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I'm with you, straightforward. I'll probably be OK, but the . . . just disgusting behavior on every level is so hard to take. The evil, selfishness, and deliberate nastiness and evil. I really need to hide away from it. I'm so sorry for everyone who is dealing with this on real levels. It's going to...

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Chisamba--exactly. I have been on this journey more and more. We don't even think of simple aides for walk clearly, so the horses get confused. And it's so easy to just be lazy and let them trot on, or come down to the walk without being precise because you're getting what you want. Between my two g...

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Ya'll with a lot of cramping--get your ferritin checked. It was BAD when mine was low, and the restless leg was out of control. I have almost none now. Maybe iron is your answer. I also take magnesium glycinate at night to help with the D absorption, which I am also low in. I am up almost 15 libs si...

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Aleuronx. I like the blue theme--that's the one I went with (because I got a $50 brand new blue tail coat at a tack sale, and blue dyes white breeches best. :) ) exvet--I'm sorry about all you are dealing with your mother. I can't believe memory care so so expensive there. Around here in the sf bay ...

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Aleruonx, I'm with you on the world of instability. NICE three tempis. If I were judging those 7.5 or 8, maybe 8.5, depending on the level shown. exvet--Who was teaching that L session? That's BS. According to Janet Foy (who cannot really ride and never brought a horse to GP, but used the horse Denn...

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Big whine here from NorCal. It's cooooooold. Like in the 50's during the day! :) We are weenies. :) t's been nice and dried out, so I've been able to work out my new freestyles in the outdoor arena. We really need to get back into more rain, though. The ponds are full, but if we don't get more, we'l...

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Oh, you guys are talking about my favorite saddles. I have two ancient Albions and one ancient Baines and I LOVE them.

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Aleuronx Good video. I love how your girl was so honest and did the changes really stepping under behind. They are nice. Glad the voice tip worked. I'm relying on it right now a lot because I just don't have the, particularly, arm and hand strength, let alone everywhere else, to push them through it...

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Glad to have the board back in control. Sorry about such a rough year, goldhorse. I don't know if I can have goals, but the idea is maybe "one" more time do champs., and have fun. Quinn is easier at GP, so do her I-2 and GP, and GPFS. And give up on doing Quilla at GP, not because she can'...

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Wow. Forum has been flooded with spam. Just commenting here so this can go back to the top.

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This is one of the reasons I blanket mine. There is no way I could even approach getting them decently cleared of mud this time of year. Quilla especially LOVES to roll. We have these plants from hell that have needle spikes and spiky balls from hell, and I swear Quilla finds them and rolls her fore...

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Chisamba--Quilla likes to curl. That's her go to thing. I don't have any super easy answers. Just a lot of positive reinforcement and voice cues to let her know I want her neck out and down. I do a lot of what you do with warming up super long into an outside rein and almost nonexistent inside rein,...

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I went to bed at 7 on Tuesday because I had to get up at 3 am to fly to Ecuador. I am there now. I could not believe it. I think the biggest issue is people don't care enough, and not educated. Those people who didn't vote and those who voted for tRump are screwing themselves. The Muslims I guess vo...

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exvet--You are right on with what you need for the changes and it's not about crank and spank, but it is all about getting the front end up from coming under behind. Look at the video of Quinn from this last show--I was getting 7's on her one tempis because I finally was doing that.

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My goals. I have to sort this health issue out and find an answer. (Still none.) Hopefully I can get out of this new normal. This might require dumping my doc and getting another. Get back my energy and dump the pounds added because of my lack of ability to do much exercise. Doing this show, taking ...

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exvet--I'm sorry about the scores. I've seen a lot of that where judges are really liking heads cranked in. I won't do it, either. But, I have been working on keeping a higher, poll high contact no matter what, and that is working, and how I get correct. I feel like I've been beaten with a baseball ...

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Ooof. Interesting first show day. Osierlea is BEAUTIFUL. What a nice place to show. The girls were great driving and warming up yesterday. They spent all Thursday night eating and pooping. I could NOT sleep. I think I did too much physical stuff and I had massive restless leg syndrome (that's a sign...

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Thanks, exvet.

Easternlanddressage is the new person in NJ who can use some guidance from you guys who live that way. Hopefully she'll jump in.

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Yeah for Joplin! How is it always late night with these things? I'm off to a show for three days, where I am stabling the horses, which I never do at champs. I want to get a jump on scores with so man shows gone in out area next year for champs. Girls are doing great, I am doing OK, and I have Quill...

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I hope Joplin is all good. Let us know. We had a turn from hot to quite cold weather here, so we see colicy horses.

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Chancellor wrote:
Tanga wrote:Thank you!

Also very sorry I missed your PM. There has been a lot of turmoil in my life in the recent past. So I am not checking in here that often.

No worries. I am sorry for whatever is going on.

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Thank you. I'll let her know.

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Thank you!

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Sorry to put this here, but this is where everyone is. Does anyone know how to contact Chancellor? Larvaontheroad is trying to join the board (from NJ) and has been waiting a week and sent three emails and nothing. I messaged her and nothing. I don't think she gets on very often, but I think she's t...

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On the 4-3 test, I had to ride through every bad incarnation, including the 10 minute version that had every move and every one was harder than PSG. I always talked to Mike Osinski about this when I scribed for him because he is on the test writing committee. I think they finally got it right! I don...

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khall--Joplin reminds me of Quilla. She looks like she is good at getting you to lean a bit forward, and then she rounds and goes on the forehand to avoid the work and you get into that cycle. I've sure has those shows. A tip. I know she can piaffe. Think piaffe into those walk pirouettes--it really...

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Chisamba --She should be on as soon as she's approved and she can let you know, but I think she's on the ramen side. If nothing else, she could use some people she can trust locally. I am with you on seeing how to live better. I have used probiotics when I have been sick to make sure my flora is up....

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Chisamba I have someone on Reddit who's been asking me for advice, and is one of the people that inspired me to make the disappeared Facebook page. She's looking for a horse and I think she's in New Jersey from the horses she's looking at. I don't think she has much experience and really needs guida...

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