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Aleuronix i once decided to go for power in the trot and ended up in a pretty good gallop across the diagonal that barely stayed in the arena.

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Work has begun in serious to develop more through and balance in the canter with the divine Ms P. also trying to establish consistency with SirKos. Ms Kimba is getting western pleasure like training, i know that sound like a mystery, because they do that hoppity hobble , but what i want is for her t...

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i quite like the three reins in one hand double bridle usage because it makes on use the hand less and the other aids more. i quite like the double bridle for the simple reason that in my observation MOST people are kinder to their horses mouths in the double than they are with the snaffle. people w...

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Well we finished the three show weekend, scores ranged from a low of 66.6 to a high of 69.2 or something like that, would have been nice to crack a 70 but, i was so excited that we stayed in the ring , used different rings, and had three different judges, all complementary on her trot work and all a...

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I do not have an answer regarding horses, but as person with diabetes, and whose husband is prediabetic ( although both of use are in a normal weight range, i can tell you that you if you stay hydrated Jardiance is much less aggravating than if you do not drink enough fluids and electrolytes. my hus...

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Just a quick early show update. https://youtu.be/JrW-lSsgG6Y?si=gz-bRHnTaolp-0Ys friend took video of our first class ever for future reference and memorialization. it had the potential to be dramatic but the divine Miss P managed to keep her anxiety under wraps and i was very very pleased with her....

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on a personal level i am as stressed as can be about taking Pauletta to her first show. every time she peeks out the scary doorway i worry about how dramatic it would be if there was a judges booth there, lol. i am picking at her for not being through in her downward transitions, i think she is sure...

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Thank you everyone for the jingles and words of encouragement. I have decided to go ahead and order the ertugliflozin because that is all I can feasibly get my hands on at this time. My preference would be to use the velagliflozin. My decision was based on the fact that Junior's insulin was/is off ...

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Thank you Srhorselady. I do remember both of your horses. Junior's glucose was normal but his insulin levels were off the charts. Mostly what I expected. I'm consulting a couple of internists to see what the wide range picture might result in but I will admit I am now leaning towards the medication...

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Well Junior has foundered. He's rotated in both front feet. I'm taking him to a specialist tomorrow. I've been busy all day just getting his feet under control with icing, drugs and the like. He's not the easiest patient which may be his undoing. Cancelled my entries for the Dolly Hannon Clinic, th...

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I am in the process of entering Pauletta in her first show, I'm going for the guts and entering a rated show first time out. possibly silly. tomorrow i am trailering over to a friends barn to school with her, to see how miss P reacts in a new environment. we took the youngsters over to the fair grou...

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my goals for May. me. be able to ride with no pain in my knee. the acute recovery was easy. long term, less so Pauletta, some how some where get her to a show. Kimba. find out for once and all why she really finds flying changes so stressful ( pain? stress? or just emotional) that's it for goals. ev...

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Tying is one of those things i just believe has to be possible. especially a horse who does not tie. i take a lot of time working out how to do so. why? all kinds of complicated reasons. I had a friend loose most of her herd in a flood. i never asked her, because how can one ask after such a tragedy...

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Finally putting words to all of the things going on in my personal life the other day were clearly a foretelling. My dad died yesterday morning after nearly a decade trapped in a very rapidly, then slowly failing, prison of a body and mind. He was a deeply complicated, very angry person who spent h...

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Exvet, it really sounds like you have made progress with your current instructor in a very positive way. I hope it continues. enjoy your trail riding with daughter and niece and how lovely it sounds to have that to look forward to. Alx, plotting out the show season is some how that kick in the rear ...

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Hello everyone. I refuse to believe in jinxes but it has been a good week. I had one rather dramatic lesson where on owner on one of the youngsters had a reallly difficult ride, ( piaffe into rear type difficult) so i had to ask them to get off and ride the chap myself. Its takes a bit of gumption s...

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Exvet that is hilarious. hopefully not a huge hike in your water bill, but a coblet water park! :D :D I find free lunging ( although not around 2 acres) is very useful for the young guns i work with. I managed to get all the beasts i ride ridden this week. very proud of myself, although i am still n...

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Khall she only took in September so it will be an August baby. not accustomed to such a late foal

I had a decent week this week on riding and progress, thank goodness its a bit warmer , i am envious of your early warmth its still ice on the windshields in the mornings here.

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Hello, thanks for asking I am doing ok. we lost a horse at the stables, she was one of my first rescue horses that i had rehabbed and placed with a good friend, and she stayed in training and lessons all the while. it all started quite simply as a mild colic, but turns out i was not tummy but a vira...

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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 s...

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Hello everyone. Like Khall I was restricted due to surgery. In my case total knee replacement. Of course I was riding soon (2 weeks). Unfortunately the very cold deep snow that never melted made caring for my animals very complicated. Walking in deep snow and ice is not to be recommended. Sadly I ha...

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I pulled all my horses shoes rather than putting on snow pads. I decided their feet could have a bit of barefoot rest while my new knee heals. Its a bit sore two days post surgery. We had 8 inches of snow last night so I didn't venture out. I certainly miss the southern hemisphere this time of the y...

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I am so sorry about Rip. When banamine is no help and reflux is bad they're are not many options besides a kind end. But is still ghastly to deal with. My condolences to you.

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Alas, i am scheduled for my knee replacement. went in for my gel/steroid shot and the ortho said, bone on bone, declining angle putting too much stress on the IT band and the Pesansurine bursa, time to get it done. i do not know yet how i am going to cope with taking care of 20 horses and keeping up...

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Ugh, Kimba went galloping around with her friends and came in with a swollen rear fetlock, not at all unsound on it, but puffy. So i have her on ice, as it were. IN a smaller level turn out, wrapping, walking, and will reassess and ultrasound if needed. I was riding Pauletta passed the door to the i...

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is it too early to start goal , and am i being too depressing in my lack of appreciation for winter? I do think it time, like the trees, to work on the deep roots of training so that we are ready to bring forth fabulous blossoms in the spring. what do i think the deep roots are? Kimba, simple change...

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Chisamba I use the inside thigh to control the leading shoulder to help keep the straightness. I don’t use LY very often especially not with my horses that have some training on them. I use hp instead I had just responded to your query on your video help with LY. I was just telling you how I ride L...

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LSP, crossing my fingers that the hock injections work out well for Lynx! T has had hers done twice, but this year she's been fine without them, so it's not always a sentence of doing them all the time forever. Glad your daughter had a successful show on her catch ride horse. That should be a good ...

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I am very satisfied with my current trainer. I like the basis of European professionalism After far too long without consistently support, and the creeping stealthy absorption of bad habits, I've really don't know how any rider who is truly good goes it alone. Khall, im super impressed that you find...

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I am not sure what a double dilute is, but i quite like the buckskin stallion lider seven at Casa Lusitana. i think his semen is available in the usa

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Khall, having recovered both Saiph and Kimba from severe obesity and laminitis, and having PSSM horses to maintain I am sympathetic to those needing to limit starch intake. I research track systems, soaking hay, seasins and grass has high sugar, and low starch nutrition. As noted my" callus&quo...

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Firstly: IR. So what? Even if its a real diagnosis exercise is not limited and trainers are there to help with exercise part of it. So STFU and let's work. Jmho Secondly. I love riding my mares! However I also enjoy the prospect of looking at stallions if they're is going to be areason for considera...

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troy looks lovely, Exvet. by the way your description of junior is exactly what Saiph did at one very frustrating clinic with Patricia Klimke. ugh. however we did solve the problem, and i hope you and Junior do too. Kimba did a lovely second level two and three on Saturday, scoring in the 67 range, ...

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Good to hear from you Chisamba! I'll be hanging on everything you have to say about the changes. If we don't have them next summer we're going to go off and show hunters and eq. I had a good lesson with Carrie this morning. She said T had put on muscle since she saw us three months ago, and clearly...

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wow, i am really late to the thread, its more than half way through september. I have two more shows with Ms Kimba, and then i start working seriously on the flying change fore third level. Right now we ar doing a lot of counter canter and simple changes. She gets seriously out of balance in the cor...

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Moutaineer, are we talking hip replacement? Because if that is the surgery I 100 ,% endorse di it sooner rather than later. It was such a relief from pain, and allowed me to get my seat back, and I didn't even realize how much i was restricted to it was better.

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Exvet, with Saiph she would get all stuck with no forward and i would release the contact to get forward. It was owhen I learned to increase the contact when she got stuck and I failed to reward her for the wrong thing that i was able to control thevflying changes. I am so glad you daughter is well ...

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Talking about second level Kimba and I dusted off the cobwebs and tried our hand at second one and two. On the theory that you only improve at show riding, by actually showing, its past time for me to get out. With some very unsatisfying practices, I was not looking forward to show day, I decided to...

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Khall, I am so sorry about your cat. Very sad.

Exvet, I certainly offer all the hope and jingles that your daughter has a clean clear result after her surgery.

Aleuronx, congratulations on your silver qualification. This is very well done.

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SF and Tanga. Tough times taking care of your parents. Wishing you strength and all. I love to hear of the small and big successes everyone is sharing about their riding. Kimba seems to be kicking into gear in terms of better jump on her canter and for that matter better connection. Could the two be...

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Do you think I should keep this music? I liked parts of the music but it seemed to take a while to get exciting enough to enhance your ride. About what it might take to score higher. I am not judge and my opinion may not be worth salt, but perhaps if she appeared to sit a bit more and step under he...

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Im going to make more concrete goals. 1. Show Kimba twice rated shows second level. Im working on developing her canter to this goal. Show Pauletta schooling show at training level. Also working on easier canter transirions less anxiety more relaxed canter. Do NOT gain weight. Tone up and tighten sk...

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I am in awe of you who achieved so many of your goals. I This close out may really be an end. A student of mine did a PPE on Saiph I had tentatively agreed to sell her because she would rather step down than up, competitively. I was really complacent because no 15 year old foundered insulin resistan...

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Mostly because all of you are out showing and doing and i am not, The heat is a good time to talk about one of my favorite sayings. If you act like you have all day, it takes 10 minutes, if you act like you have ten minutes it will take all day. The heat is fabulous, it reminds us not to rush. It re...

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Heddy, oh my that's a lot. Jingles. SF, super dooper!! Moutaineer, what a nasty rub, sounds like a dumb question but is his sheath clean? I was so thrilled that it's finally hitting the 80's weather. The mud is drying. I can mow. Horses mud fever and hoof abscess can turn into sweet itch and stone b...

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Good job T and SF! I totally get the goal LOL! I rode in a biomechanics clinic that our local chapter of our GMO put on. IT WAS GREAT! I've always had an on again off again (mostly on) problem with my left hand doing its own thing. I've been so focused on everything else that the clinician chose 't...

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But if you want to run through and see where you are, a schooling show can be useful. i wish our schooling shows were more reliably valuable in this way. We have a lot of them locally, and I think they are good option for people that need to get milage for themselves or their horses. But I've found...

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Well done Aleuronx. I did my test runs at PSG on Saiph at a schooling show. Less expense and real practice. She wom the PSG championship, but I decided I needed more basic correct rideabilty to show rated. In my youth I would have just gone for it. But if you want to run through and see where you ar...

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Chisamba - what a lovely active leg yield! You have inspired me to school these big sweeping ones. I avoid them because they're so hard for us (I know, I know!) We tried a new bit yesterday. My one instructor suggested that we try something a slightly sharper than his current French link full-cheek...

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Exvet, i am sorry you are having a personally challenging time. I hope riding heals you as it does me. We are always looking for a better connection, are we not? its not like you get it and its done, check mark, its a continual progression. Aleuronix, lovely progress !! LSP, also lovely progress , L...

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