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So heartbreaking, I have tears here at work reading that. I hope I can do the same thing so well for mine when the time comes.
Very sorry for your loss.

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I think my evolution is being more aware of not letting things be just near enough. So, I've been working on response to my aids (especially the little horse ) and really trying to fix my riding bad habits.

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That is a shit situation for that lady Hot4spots. And mortgaging her house for something she's hardly riding. I couldn't do that.

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Dresseur, you'll have to get some vid/pics of Miro! Would love to see him. Sorry that you're unsound at the moment though! That sounds really interesting Blob, I remember at a clinic watching a horse that would lean over his left leg and I didn't notice until it was pointed out just how much he was ...

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Gorgeous place!!

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It's so hard to decide what is working and what isn't because it's such a study of one, and chances are very good that they're going to become more confident in time no matter what we do. I did a lot of the slow habituation stuff because I didn't want to risk laming him, or contribute to the ulcer ...

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It's 568 in middle of Canberra today, it's been up to 7700. It's not good! We've had a bit of rain but not enough to extinguish and they say they it will keep burning for a while.

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Yep, that's what I'm doing - no heavy breathing

The air is better at 608 this morning. It's the same scale AQI.

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Glad there were no long term effects but when the air quality is several times higher than hazardous (over 300 is hazardous and we've had readings of up to 7700) I wont be riding my horses!

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My last day of holidays and smoke is the worst yet! My area has the worst air quality in the world currently. Feeling sorry for the horses having to be outside in it. Norsey is a bit out of sorts, always on the lookout so it must be unsettling for them. I'm not in a fire prone area, and my place sho...

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I know I wont be popular suggesting it, but what helped my big horse with his spooking in my arena (which does have a spooky side - neighbours junk piles, but the arena is in his paddock), is just letting him stand and look and wait for him to take a breath and relax. I gave him as long as he needed...

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I have no idea! But it doesn't look nice and hoping you can get on top of it soon. Keep us updated!

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Well, I think the start of the 2 months will be slow for me due to the bushfire smoke that is affecting us here. I don't mind it affecting me (although it isn't comfortable), but I really can't exercise the horses in it. My goals will be consolidating Norsey's changes. I've been reading Gustav Stein...

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Gosh the 2 months went fast. I have been riding and chipping away at what I learned at the clinic in November but Australia is still full of bushfires and I can't ride at the moment due to the dangerous smoke levels.

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I'm going to have a massive aim to be able to do the GP movements with Ding. Not necessarily get through a whole test in one go, but to be able to individually do the movements. Norsey - up to Advanced. Mind you that means sitting trot and he is so bouncy. Well, that might mean my fitness has to inc...

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Ryeissa wrote: I guess we will see....

Yes, It will be interesting to see if this does improve spectator turn out and maybe get non-dressage people interested. I guess from my viewpoint, I just want to watch the horses and am obsessed enough to not need any encouragement

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All of my 3! horses are back in work. Norsey's hole in his hoof has grown over and I have no idea what happened to Ding, but he is ok now. Norsey seems to have the hang of his left to right changes now, although I'm worried about jinxing myself now I've said it! I was getting them one day doing it a...

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I just think spectators are likely to be dressage fans anyway and doing this isn't going to draw more people in to watch. I like it to be a bit more peaceful between tests, not so 'game showy' with the loud presenter making the scores be exciting. Maybe I'm a humbug too

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Wow, well done!!

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Thanks for the link. They make it seem like a game show. I really hated what they did at the end of the test!!! To me it seemed so tacky and less about watching the horses. I hope they don't keep doing this.

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I had to google what it is. Some people don't have nice places to exercise and some get more motivated with stuff like this. Apparently your bum gets used to the bike seat after you do it enough. Where I work there are heaps of bike riders, mamils.. mamils everywhere!

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I didn't do well in a class because I started laughing with a friend and then couldn't stop. I can't do the serious breathing and waiting around.
But, I do really like the stretching/strength so I did the Dressage Rider training online. She has some good yoga stuff.

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Everyone's pics are great, horses looking like they are going really well. Dresseur, If you hadn't said you've lost riding fitness, I'd never have guessed from looking at those pics. Looking really good. Blob, nice pics too, your horses look strong and balanced. Aleuronx - looking good too! Would be...

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Congrats!!! It's so exciting getting a new saddle and I remember not wanting to get mine dirty. But they just get better as they work in

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How stressful MC, from the photos I've seen you have such a beautiful property and that would take away some of the shine. Those people are so difficult to deal with.

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My update is 2 lame horses, so BORING! Waiting for Norsey to grow his sole back, might put shoes and a pad on so I might be able to ride. Ding went a bit funny on the weekend, I had him at a christmas comp on Sunday and I actually stopped him half way through the test. I didn't get much of a warm up...

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Oh wow, I'd be fascinated to see the xrays. I take it is an old-ish injury now? Poor horse and your poor friend.

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Cool stuff with the garrocha, Khall. I would impale both of us trying to manage a pole that long. Bad enough with the shorter one for working eq, I've hit myself in the head with it many times so far... Kyra's mum, great to hear you are still 'sound' for the last 2 months :) We had our christmas pra...

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Sorry to hear this Chisamba. I only know that there are better treatments etc thesedays but I just want to say thoughts with you and your son.

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That is very cool Linden! Fingers crossed for you and glad that you are doing well

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I just got it from an electronics type store, not sure which though.
I used velcro with the sticky back which did eventually fall off but I've used it enough to know what the temp is like in the float now. I use it in the house mostly thesedays.

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Did the voltaren bum massage help Moutaineer?? :D Kelo, redneck mirror :lol: :lol: I'll admit to doing that a lot before I worked a heap of overtime and got my non-redneck ones :lol: It's funny how the horses get easier to ride as you go up the levels, but it gets really hard to know what to do. I d...

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So sorry Xan

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So very sorry

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Oh so very sorry

That would have been so sad and such a shock. Great story, and glad he came back to you for his final years.

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The weather for us has been hot and windy and half the state is burning but I'm pushing on with riding. Went to a clinic on the weekend with one of Australia's leading riders. I was feeling pretty nervous, with my average-ness but it was well worth it. The property was beautiful, although Ding didn'...

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So cute!

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Cool to see someone sharing vid when it's a bit tricky!

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i read that first as your cat has turned into a 3L supercharged bbq!! I have to finish my coffee I think

I remember going to a prang where a motorbike had collected a kangaroo and that smell of the cooking roo on the hot parts made me feel sick too.

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That eye is awesome!!

Love the headless pumpkin head rider too

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My goals/progress for this month are to be discharged from the hospital finally and to find a new suite to move into. I am feeling SO much better than I have felt in the past few months and am really hoping to continue on this track. Coal Harbour returns home from Riverlands in 12 weeks and I am ho...

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Thank you. I really am excited, for all that. I probably won't post video, I'm an amateur struggling through this and making plenty of mistakes, and he is not an international quality horse. That being said, we scored what I have been told is a relatively fair 59% on a test where I made a lot of af...

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Thanks H4S/Pied/Kelo/Josette about where to put my hand!! They look a lot more natural than I do LOL! I'll have to keep practising. Yes, keeping it up would help me sit up, but maybe I don't do it so high and try and look more relaxed about it :) Kelo, I meant to say congrats riding Grand Prix! That...

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Good to hear this PhoenixRising

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So many good photos! Love the blue matchy matchy and Rosie - changes yay!! I'm trying to move up the levels in working equitation, now where you have to ride it one handed. The level I'm at you can swap between 1 and 2 and I managed to ride most of it all one handed. It is hardest on the tight circl...

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Xan, I'm so sorry

Very sad thing to have to do. Sounds like you've done everything you can and this, even so sad, is the best thing for him. Massive hugs.

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Would have made a cool photo though!

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I hope you can come back too

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Thanks Ryeissa, I should have spoken up earlier in defence of Linden too. She's not bad rubbish, she has a lot of good to give. I understand that it looked like drawing interest away from the forum but it wasn't meant to do that I'm sure.

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I was on that instagram/fb thread and while I wasn't intending to discuss training, I love photos! And people put up different things on those pages than what would go here. Apologies if it seemed to be detracting use of DDBB. I really like this forum. I think the FB thing was more for personalised ...

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