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From what I've learned the ribcage doesn't bend but rotates, like a hanging basket between the thoracic sling and the pelvic girdle. Is she rotating her ribcage upwards into the bend? In hand, you can touch with the whip at the top of the ribcage asking it swing more down (I may not be explaining th...

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Hugs to you Sue B. Sad times for you

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Only 3 weeks left? What happens to time as you get older?? It seems to speed up so much. Thanks Chisamba and Khall for tips with the tempis. I think it's going to be a work in progress... I've been practicing being quieter in single changes but I get too excited when I string them together or if I g...

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Thanks Khall for that link and blob for the breakdown in costs.
Expensive!! I'd probably never show if I was over there.

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Gorgeous photo and I personally aim for an outline like that with my horses!
But depending what level you would ride at, I wonder if some judges would think the frame was too 'open'.

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Blob - $600! For my curiosity can you break down the costs for me?

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I think the judging has to be more correct. When you actually read the FEI rules, a horse should not be behind the vertical. It talks about a horse coming near to the vertical in piaffe, but in other paces the rules talk about being in front. How many horses dive down in front and don't stand still ...

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I'm not quite sure what a recognised show is, I think it's equivalent to our 'official' competitions? So you have to do all the proper things, wear the right stuff etc, scores can be found online with our state dressage body, judges are qualified appropriately etc. I went to one on the weekend, so d...

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I've got 2 friesian crosses and I've ridden/known about 6 or so now. They do like to raise their heads and necks and contract/curl the neck short and then push through the shoulders/sternum. You do need to ask them to reach to the contact, but I don't think riding them deep and round helps them lift...

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Demi, I think you are doing great. Like me, using video to try and progress. It's not easy but it does work if you keep at it. Chisamba, so cool to read your history, especially to hear how you were long listed for the Olympics. Not many can say that. How tragic to lose those horses too, by the way....

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The breeder where Ding came from (he's friesian x TB) is breeding some knabstupper x friesians. Some have some really cute markings. I've been a bit tempted to get another baby horse however I'm not sure I'd want another friesian x, however Ding is one of the sweetest, funnest horses to have around ...

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Pivo works pretty well for me. I put it on the side of the arena at about 1.2 metres high. It lost me once the other night because I made it look right into the sun, which I know you shouldn't do, but it picked me up again when I rode past. The camera is better on my soloshot than on my phone but pi...

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Had a practice today taking in everyone's advice. Put my stirrups up a hole, sat more on my bum, thinking of sitting on my AR was the key, have more tone in my abs and legs and let my hips follow the wave. I had to remember to keep my armpits closed and elbows on squishy bits because my arms wanted ...

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Thanks everyone for watching my vid and helping. I'm definitely going to go and try all of the advice and see what works and do a part 2 video. Of course it's raining today, but I'm not complaining because we always desperately need rain. Blob - my coach really advocates riding on that triangle but ...

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I've sat in on a few judges seminars and they are taught not to penalise a good moving horse as much as you would penalise a poorer moving horse. Just because it makes a mistake, it should still score higher. I kinda get that, but I wish dressage comps was more about the training and less about bein...

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Ok so here is some vid. I'm starting to accept the bouncing and not stress so much about it and Norsey is keeping a steady small trot. If I go for any 'second trot' no way can I sit it, or medium/ext.. even rising trot launches me. Open to suggestions! I have a comp in 2 weeks.... https://youtu.be/0...

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Can I ask what is tack walking? Riding at the walk in a saddle?

But good that Emi is being good

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Thanks for sharing all that Tanga, it's good that you have someone videoing your tests so you can see for yourself if you agree with what you are being scored and commented on.
This is such a hard sport!

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I've noticed her doing this before too! And I've tried it myself (since I can't do sitting trot on my big horse!) and it's hard to make it just a little rising trot like she does. I do think that it is probably fairer to the horse if riders did rising trot to the extensions. You see a lot of leaning...

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62 - 64%?

Not really sure, but congrats!!!! How cool riding a full GP test with no mistakes like that. Well done

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Lots of great replies everyone, thanks so much! I've been meaning to reply with some video to add, but I've been at work and it's been busy. I've definitely tried to just sit up straight and balanced and just embrace the bounce, as in try not to fight it so much. Not to grip anywhere. I've tried it ...

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Bluetooth earmuffs! I think they were $99 Aus, but I have a fair bit of mowing to do around here on the ride-on, so I listen to podcasts on my phone. I used to try earbuds under the earmuffs but it would really hurt my ears after a time. The earmuffs are great.

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Has anyone ever had a horse that is just hard to sit to the trot with? I'm struggling sooo much with my big horse. I get that the trot has to be right and the back soft enough to allow a rider to sit on it. I can sit to my other horse, I just cannot sit on this one and I cannot figure out why it's s...

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I don't understand why you get that worn out riding, when you do clearly quite a bit of exercise? Does the exercise exhaust you too? In that case a blood test to check how you are going might be worth it. (I had very low iron and B12, I just thought I couldn't get fit). At the moment I do no extra e...

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I've read a discussion about this on FB and how it's been a more modern training thing and how horses should have collected trot and passage, not this add suspension to a trot thing. I've been taught how to do it from a competitive style trainer, who called it the second trot. You actually get a goo...

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Oh wow, that time has passed already! Massive congrats!! I hope all the healing you need goes well

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Ding's off for an xray today to see what's going on under a persistent crack in his toe that he keeps going lame on. Just spent 2k on the dog for I guess stifle surgery, so the vet bills are adding up! But you know how it is. Norsey is going great because he's the only one being ridden so he doesn't...

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Ok I'll keep watching, thanks Ryeissa!

I did a free fan membership with the promocode. It did want your address etc. I think I occasionally get an email, but the free stuff you can watch is good.

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I did notice a lot of that Blob, and maybe he is trying to be encouraging. But it's all just hold the mouth and push. The first one I watched did passage and piaffe but was telling her that piaffe is basically just passage on the spot. It's quite biomechanically different, so I was disappointed.

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On the topic of the clinic, I've watched 2 sessions and have to say the horses are beautifully trained and the young riders (I think one was just 14!) are also lovely riders. But both behind the vertical and this was never addressed. I know this is a controversial topic and most believe that it does...

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Those pics are nice Chisamba

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That's handy knowing someone who knew him when he raced.

I'm not a TB person, I need something who's arse is wider than mine. But he does look nice.

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Chisamba wrote:have any of you seen the Stahlecker DVD?

No? Off to go and google....

Exvet, not a bad problem to have!

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Congrats on the job Aleuronx! Hoping Emi comes good and that Laddie stays sound. Ding's a bit off at the moment too. He has a funny crack in his toe that he had an abscess in so I wonder if it's that. Got some good SW happening there Kyra's mum :) My goals, be able to ride through an Inter1 test and...

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Poor MM, she's just getting confused when she thinks she doing the right thing. Starting piaffe and changes have been the hardest things for me to learn to teach horses and Norsey and Ding have been quite different in how they reacted to learning piaffe.

I'll send you a vid in a PM.

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I used to try and trap Norsey against a fence to keep him from swinging around and running off etc, and then the poor thing tried to nip me. He hates touching his muzzle on people! It just showed how worried he would get. I know you are getting all this advice thrown at you, but I'm not sure if I've...

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I tried leg lifts too and all I got was really good leg lifts... didn't progress to piaffe. Then I also find horses taught like this plant the front end and bounce the quarters up and down. Which to be honest, all the competition horses seem to do anyway thesedays. I struggle inhand with Norsey too,...

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My question is, can you release slightly in that moment of the first photo for the horse to stay in that collection but without that strong contact? Allow that gullet more open and a softer contact. This is something I've been taught with the more classical teachers to encourage self carriage. When ...

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Aleuronx, Aril is beautiful! Lovely pics. I saw them in Japan and thought I'd love a Shiba as our next dog. I've been following the Shiba Inu page on FB and it's hilarious, but I'm now not sure a Shiba is the right dog for us :D I've currently got pomeranians, and they are sassy fur bombs but I thin...

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We had cloud/rain unfortunately

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That snow looks so beautiful in the video! Aleuronx, is that a Shiba?
LOL I like your covid conscious snowman Chisamba.

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I really liked Gustav Steinbrecht, gymnasium of the horse. Its an old book but I got some good stuff out of it.
Anja Beran's is good too, lovely pics etc.
Other stuff - I'm reading the Talent Code. I really like it. Not horsey but about learning.

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I like what you said Chisamba, I feel the same way.

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I love snow! But I"m saying that as an Aussie

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It's definitely a game where you can pour shitloads of $ in and not come up with anything. If it was me, I would take my horse to a sports medicine type vet or a decent teaching hospital, somewhere that has experience with these subtleties. The nearest to me is about a 3hr drive away, but I would do...

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Blob, I dont believe that either. I think all horses can do changes but some take longer than others. Keep working on everything else and add them in without too much expectations. I never thought Norsey could do it, and I got stuck for a long time on Ding where he'd just do a handstand on one side....

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Awesome set of photos with explanations Blob!

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That looks good!

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Blob, if you can find a clinic to go to, even to watch, that would be a fast track way of learning what to do for working equitation. Demi - yes how funny is my friend! She cracks me up all the time :D We haven't done any cow work yet. Finding the resources is a bit tricky, where we have our club da...

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I find that a big release like that can indicate there was a fair bit of tension before hand, so whatever you were doing might have been quite challenging. Nice that she can release like that. Norsey does it sometimes after some 'harder work' when we walk break.

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