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Brutal cold week so not a lot going on here. But Lynx was very good in a (surprisingly) crowded indoor arena today with lots going on! It was hectic and even after nit having turnout for two days, Lynx was relaxed. We worked on shoulder in, turn on the forehand and just transitions to keep the focus...

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Welcome back Mari and Flight! We are hunkered down here in Colorado too. Not much to report here, chipping away. Lynx has been fairly good lately, stomach seems better now. Working on adding more pole work consistently. Getting ready for a change in weather here but not ready for super cold temperat...

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I'm so sorry Khall. Sounds like the right decision. You have been through so much with him the last few years. May he rest in peace. Fingers crossed for the ultrasound! Lynx seemed better today. Of course the weather was gorgeous since I elected not to ride since he didn't seem like he was right yes...

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Interesting discussion guys! Of course, I was the one who had the bad ride yesterday and I'm sure my horse didn't look happy lol. I do think his stomach was bothering him though. It was windy and seemed like a storm was blowing in. We elected to go inside and he was a smidge better inside than out i...

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I agree with Blob. I think it's possible. It's just different for everyone. I remember being at clinic with Ali Brock teaching. She hopped on an older Adult Ammy's horse and she talked about how she could absolutely get the horse extremely electric to the leg but that she tries to be very aware when...

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Jingles to everyone dealing with surgeries, sick animals, lame horses. Hopefully everyone comes well and gets through this! I have a question for you all. I figured I would post it here since this thread gets more attention. But do you think horses can have a strong preference on their rider's style...

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Aleuronx- I agree with you sentiment. I definitely need a trainer to believe in me and my horse... Although that's pretty because I'm pretty critical of myself anyways, so I need that extra believe. Plus this is a hobby for me and should be fun! I also feel a little bit sad for Exvet and Blob, mostl...

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Horses sure are a journey aren't they? Yesterday my daughter had her first ride back on the Gypsy after her fall (well besides her getting on for a few minutes after the fall.) She was admittedly a little nervous but seemed under control. We lunged him a few minutes before which I think we will do f...

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Mountaineer- so glad to hear from you. I hope your healing goes well. So tough to be in pain and be patient but it will be so worth it. Blob - yes we did do steroids for the hocks. We will see how he feels on Thursday and will slowly get back to work from there. I'm glad it's cooler for M.M. I hope ...

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Exvet- yes she did get back although we lunged him first and I got on first. Mostly because he had ran around and worked himself up to where I didn't feel jumping right on was likely to be successful (hard to say since I don't know him that well.) But my daughter did get back, sore neck and all. I a...

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SF- good to know! I have only ever had one horse with iffy hocks - also a QH. If I remember right one of his was already starting to fuse at 9 years old, we injected and did Adequan. He went well but I lost him to a devastating pasture accident soon after. Also, blown away by how you and T look. Ser...

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We were lucky he was clean this morning!

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Khall- I read Chisamba's post about IR more as a response to exvet's trainer and dismissing Junior rather than a general comment on IR and the maintenance of it. But I don't know. I definitely understand how hard IR are to manage and I can't imagine doing it somewhere like Georgia! Continued jingles...

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SF - glad to hear your dad is improving a bit and still had his humor. That's a good sign! Good luck at the show!! Lynx was great today. Personally, I think it's hocks or perhaps it's the stifle, something is bothering him which was apparent on the lunge today. So we kept things light today but I'm ...

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Chisamba- lovely video. I too sick at leg yields and find shoulder in and haunches in both easier. For me, I finally stopped over bending and can keep him straight for the most part. But I really struggle with keeping my outside aids to then control the shoulder or haunches to the outside! This resu...

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Ponichiwa- thank you for this break down. Lynx isn't (yet) as strong in the sideways element of it, so this is helpful for me to thank about. He's really easy to bend actually, he would fold himself into a pretzel if you asked.

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Don't mind the dust- we ran out of sunlight and of course the arena was watered AFTER her lesson. Lol.

It's so adorable to watch these two!

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Lunge work would be a possibility for sure. My trainer could definitely do it. Although I think ultimately I think just need to be reassured that he's feeling okay and put some good rides in with building trust again. Things happen, that's horses. I just hope this was a fluke type thing. On that not...

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Well today I got back on the horse after a few lunge sessions over the weekend and feet trimmed yesterday. He came out a little jumpy and tense in hand but settled pretty well. I also was jumpy and tense. Sigh. I'm slightly embarrassed and frustrated to admit that our mishap last week has shaken my ...

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Well this is a timely thread for me. We played with half pass at the walk today. Super easy going to the left but harder to the right. But I think I had a light bulb moment today. I'm years and years behind y'all in my education in half pass. So far, haunches in has been very easy, partly because Ly...

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Khall, Lynx will look up. There are fans in the indoor, not on the ceiling but right up on the wall before the ceiling. The roof is pretty high too. Lynx will notice if the fans are moving. And he's looked up at hot air balloons in the area too and helicopters.(they are pretty frequent occurrences h...

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At the end of the day, I always remember this is my hobby, that choose for fun. I too have been pressured by trainer's and honestly even vets in ways that I truly felt were wrong, so now I'm a lot more "independent" and try to make that known up front. My current dressage trainer is totall...

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Dang exvet. Sorry things are difficult between you and Molly regarding Junior. I hope Junior continues on being sound- I can't say that I've ever seen anything concerning any video you've ever posted. If anything, he's always seemed extraordinarily sound and tough. Blob- Glad to hear that the weathe...

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Shoot. The vet didn't show up today. Unlike her. I wonder if she forgot to enter my appointment into her official calendar or if she got caught in an emergency. I reached out and didn't hear back and I waited over an hour. Bummer. I was just hand walking Lynx (I didn't want to lunge him in case she ...

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SF sorry to hear you took a little tumble too. Glad both of us came out uninjured. I too am glad the vet comes today. Unfortunately my daughter is still getting over being sick so I'm not sure how thorough we can get today. But at the very least she can check teeth (which I think are due) and hopefu...

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Exvet, I actually felt bad when I was leaving. It was kind of cloudy and drizzling a bit. 60 degrees so not warm. When I was lunging him the flies weren't bothering me so I thought he was being such a drama llama and oversensitive. I mean he acted like he just could barely go on without stopping to ...

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Khall, I truly admire your attitude. I truly hope Joplin will heal and come back though. I've seen that stallion and I'm looking forward to seeing how Laura does with him! Unfortunately Lynx had yesterday off (my daughter got sick and I was just too busy) but today lunging, he was totally fine. Hyst...

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Exvet, yep definitely groundwork on the menu this weekend. I am fairly certain something is bothering him, hopefully it's nothing major. His back felt fine though. I'm actually wondering about ulcers being a culprit here. Just how he was standing before I got on is making me lean that way. I just re...

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Well I ate dirt today. First time in a long time, probably 8 to 10 years? I'm thinking it was a combination of fall weather sillies/energy and maybe something bothering Lynx. It's really hard to tell with him sometimes, but today he had a few tells. He tacked up great, in fact, I was even thinking i...

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Khall huge jingles for Joplin!! Ugh I'm so sorry to hear she is in fact injured. I know she'll have one of the best caretakers to help her heal though. Chex is mighty cute btw, looks like he's progressing well.

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Exvet- that's definitely the advantage of riding a wider horse! Lynx is wider as well (or for my short legs anyway) and I will say I've only felt like I might come off once but that was a few years ago. Yesterday was actually his first real spook in months! Which seems unbelievable that he went mont...

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Well turns out the farrier was out of town and forgot to let me know! He's usually extremely dependable and on time so I'll chalk it up to being human! Anyway I'm not too sad about it because of the weather lol. All the horses were nuts this morning. It rained a lot last night and with the big tempe...

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Congratulations to Blob, Aleuronx and Fzybtfrm and good shows!! I would be extremely happy if I were all of you. Exvet- Troy is looking mighty handsome and looks like a brave and confident boy. I'm really looking forward to the next few years of your journey. SF- looking really sharp, as usual! I ha...

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And one of her new part time buddy. The sky was just so beautiful that evening.

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Had to share these sweet photo of my daughter and her now former lease horse. So grateful for him!

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Exvet, Trot is extremely handsome! He's going to be heck of looker as time goes on! Chisamba-glad things are going well for you. How fun to have such good tests on Kimba and the get to do a hunter pace afterwards! SF- sounds like a really good outing for you and T. Did you get any photos of you guys...

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Glad to hear you had a better ride today Exvet. Hopefully he feels a little "refreshed." The swelling has mostly gone down on Lynx. Maybe a tiny bit there but my trainer reminded me he's just a little more naturally "puffy" there than some horses. I did ride with my noseband SUPE...

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Texsuze- I thought about that too. Today it did seem less swollen but he did have two little bumps there. He would totally let us squeeze it poke it and prod it with no real reactions. It's a mystery. I'm hoping that the vet can get out sooner than later to do teeth though as it did feel like he nee...

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Oh exvet- I'm so sorry. I hope it was just a bad day- we certainly all have those.

Do you think a "vacation" might help Junior? Or would he would be worse after...it's so horse dependant. But something cheap worth considering especially since Troy is up and going so well.

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Jingles for Joplin!! Please update us Khall. Also I loved the pictures and videos you shared. What a fun Portugal trip!! Good riding! SF- sounds like a great clinic! There's only able to watch the first 5 minutes right now but you and T look awesome. She looks so obedient and good at least at the be...

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Go Queso!! Love these that update. Blob, When is regionals? I totally feel you on being ready for a shift. Things feel heavy. We actually have some fall like weather here today. In the '50s and rainy! I had to put a sheet on Lynx last night even because of the predicted drop in temperature and rain....

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Tanga, I really enjoyed that freestyle you shared! I thought it was very harmonious and free of tension. Sorry about the frustration of judging discrepancies. I know how much money and effort you have put into this. But you rode very well imo. Fzybtfrm- so glad it was a successful outing! Kudos to y...

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Yes I think cantering as part of the warm up might be where we are heading. We have been cantering earlier and earlier into the ride and it does seem to give me a more enjoyable pony afterwards. At the beginning of the summer he was so wild about the canter that it would have brought too much excite...

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Exvet, Mountaineer and SF, as always you all give a great perspective. I think it's probably a multitude of things going on all of which you guys gave great points. He does always warm a bit slow and yes he does always look like crap the first trot or so. I try not to lunge him much because of stifl...

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Also towards the end of the ride he had what felt like a really fabulous loose and big swinging trot going... So idk. It's been a little weird the last week but I'm not crazily worried yet since it seems like he's still ends the ride better than he starts.

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Exvet, I did quickly over the weekend but a storm was coming in. He's never been one look good on the lunge though, usually everyone comments on how much better he looks under saddle actually. I did experiment with rein contact today. Oddly he seems better with more contact...which makes me think ma...

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Lynx is perplexing me a bit. He's been very chill, a bit too chill. The start of our ride was just awful, It probably looked like he wasn't broke to ride and that I had never ridden a horse! He just likes to sometimes get wiggly and not forward. But as the rice progressed he did get much more forwar...

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I'm with both Exvet and Heddy. Could you buy one of those tents to put up occasionally at your arena at home? And I also think an idea of a buddy horse going with you off property wouldn't be terrible. And like Exvet said, feed him his grain or yummy treats by the judging box/tent.

Good luck!

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Exvet- not harsh at all. Just reality. If you don't have money for any emergencies, then you have too many mouths too feed imo. Today was heavy. The school shooting yesterday in my state (among all the other horrible things) really made me feel heavy. I dragged myself to the barn for a lesson. Seein...

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Aleuronx - I skipped over your post somehow. I'm so sorry to hear about the boarder's horse. That's kind of eerie because Boyd Martin just had a horse pass away while ridden in a similar manner. And some western trainer (Not sure how that one came up on my Facebook) put a post up of one of their sta...

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