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Tanga, her leg is sliding back because her bum is sliding off to the outside. Get her to bring her outside seatbone close to the middle of the saddle. If she collapses her upper body more trying to do this, get her to think about pushing her thumb into her hip socket and pushing her hips over so her...

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Last year I had some lessons with a guy from Portugal. It might have been the language thing (although his English was very good) but he had really simple aids and positioning for teaching and fixing flying changes. It did help that he was a very good rider and very solid in his position! For exampl...

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I'm not sure on trailers, i have a basic one and throw a camp bed down when I stay over at comps. But I'm very primitive :) I will say, you only live once! So go for it. I'm thinking about covering a section of this arena so should take my own advice. I've never seen timber covered arenas in Austral...

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I'm a B camp. And patience, just keep chipping away. It took my horses (and me!!) a while to figure out where legs are supposed to go for flying changes. I dont think you wait for perfect. You try stuff, see where it fails then work away at that. I also had to stop thinking that first goes (and 2nds...

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I didn't realise that, Chisamba. Thanks. So he might be an old boy!

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Tanga, that would have been a very interesting conversation with your old friend. All the goss but with what sounds like a very experienced eye. I would love to have eavesdropped! I just wish the top riders would stick to riding the movements correctly. I know it's all about what wins, but IW has be...

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Looking so good Aleuronx! The music sounds great, well done! Thanks Blob, I"m sure in Spring, Ding will look better again. I have been busy at work and they are all looking a bit rough. Norsey had dreadlocks in his mane... That's tough with MM especially when you are going to Yellowstone etc. I...

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So I managed to do my 2 competitions, so goal achieved for once! Norsey was good, we didn't get eliminated.There's always stuff to work on and they had a different obstacle "varied terrain" which meant i was supposed to canter over some industrial fake turf. One patch coloured black and th...

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I need to catch up on the rest of yesterday's tonight. Zevida, I think thats weird how they can sub in a reserve in the showjumping, the Aussie team did this. I preferred when they had 4 in a team and took the top 3 scores. Tanga, I do agree that it is disappointing that they don't reward those ride...

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I can watch it for free on the 9now app. Maybe possible with a VPN? I'm loving it because it's on at a reasonable hour and I'm home from work this week in time to watch it :) I did fall asleep last night after a few hours though.... Carl's horse was very short and tight in the neck I thought. The Am...

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It's thermals and ski jacket weather for me!
But I will make some goals this time.

Compete in 2 comps with Norsey at the next level up. And hopefully be happy with how we go!

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Chisamba, I'm so envious!! You look amazing. I just cannot seem to put myself on diet and lose weight. Well done. Mountaineer, Potters has a decent spook in him! Well sat. Nice tests too, I think you both look great. Sorry to hear about the toe. Bloody hell, that would have hurt. Love seeing everyon...

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Great to see an update from you LSP! I agree with your approach to Lynx too. He'll let you know if it becomes too bad and he might have good days and bad days like all of us. Chisamba, love the Pauletta story and look forward to hearing of your progress together :) Mountaineer, enjoy your holiday! M...

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I agree with your post Chisamba. To address your earlier mention of working eq - yes for sure some people do it badly too! I struggle a bit ethically with riding my horses at times. Maybe partly because I'm not 100% sure I'm doing it right. Kelo, he looks and sounds like he's becoming a nice horse. ...

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I want to see a pic of the racoon being naughty!!

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Thanks Tanga, that is all very useful! I did read it and had a ride afterwards. Definitely setting Ding up more before I ask for he 1x tempis with a bump of the legs and a jiggle with the reins helped a lot. He's always been a slow twitch fibre type horse. It really was the same for walk - passage. ...

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Mari, I love the SA accent! Good flying changes in there too :) Goals for me - just get some riding in and think about going to the working eq Nationals in November. I'm not sure we will get there, it's like a 9hr drive and I'm so busy with work I'm not getting as much riding in as I'd like. Ding ge...

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Cool! We dont get to see it here, I remember seeing pics of the weird shadows and people saying the birds went quiet when it went dark.

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Aleuronx, those photos are beautiful!! We are still summer with some hot afternoons. We've finally moved. I think I did over 20 moves with the horse float, as we had about 4 tonne of split wood and 30 bales of hay and lots of outside stuff, like my working equitation equipment. The most stressful wa...

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I have to admit, I HATE working out. I find it boring--even when it's hard. So, I'm trying to do high intensity, short workouts. I've found some 20-30 minute HIIT workouts that I will try to do. They are boring and hard, but at least they are over quickly. Mee tooooo! I hate exercise! I like it aft...

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Exvet, that sounds so scary! Glad he made it through and I hope he continues to recover. Chisamba, your horses are looking great in those pics. Glad you're continuing on and finding ways to keep training them. The rearing wouldn't be fun at all, so it's good that you've got something to help Saiph w...

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I"m hoping I'll be back riding by the end of Feb! Stupid back is taking a while to heal, but it's giving me time to slowly pack up the house and we will be moving in 4 weeks. I had to buy a new saddle for Norsey. Saddle fitting is so frustrating, different opinions from saddle fitter etc. Anywa...

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Congrats!

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Chisamba, i'm so sorry about your dog. That's just a horrible situation to have happen for everyone involved. I think I remember seeing that vid of Flei, anyway good to see again and yes, very good for so new under saddle. SF, they are lovely photos! Tesla is a really lovely looking horse. Cute pic,...

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Oh Annabelle! You might have to resign yourself to keeping her! Exvet you know your horses so good that you didn't get stuck into him. I remember stopping in the middle of a dressage test because my horse didn't feel right, the judges couldn't see anything and then 2 days later hopping lame with an ...

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Mari, lovely photos and congrats on good scores especially the flying changes. It's getting hot here too, there's one comp I could go to, but my little black horse especially doesn't do well in the heat. Norsey has a sharkfin wither. Yes, he could build up more muscle but I dont think he's ever goin...

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ECVM research, I think started by Sharon May-Davis?
But if she googles ECVM she should find it.

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Lovely photos Exvet I had a clinic with my instructor on the weekend. She was down for 6 days but I had a course on at work so I missed the first 4. I love just watching as much as I can. I took Ding for my lessons and we worked on straightness and back to inhand for his piaffe. It was cool, she too...

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Tanga, that's frustrating. It is a lot of effort and $$ to achieve what you have and it's crap that they are arguing over semantics. Glad you're feeling better though.
Same for you Mountaineer, sounds like Potters is going well.
Hope you can ride Lynx, Lipsmacker!

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You had 6 tests per level! Ours is same or similar as USDF ones with 3 per level. I'm not sure I could have remembered all the tests if there was that many that could be chosen!

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SF, love the pic! I've got a training day coming up and I have ambitions to paint a skeleton on Ding, but I know my skills and patience is poor so not sure how it will turn out. Your test was really lovely, you have to be very happy with that. Khall, sounds like nice work at your show too, congrats....

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Yay for changes Aleuronx :) Lip smacker that’s great if you can ride Lynx soon. Chisamba lovely photo! Ha, you would have looked great conducting a choir in dressage tails :) I went to my working equitation comp on the weekend. It was my first time riding it all one-handed. The walking around actual...

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Thanks SF!

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So sorry Tanga

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I've sprained my ankle pretty badly so thank you Tanga and Zevida for posting your tests, I'll have something to watch while I stay off it for a while! I'm rarely hurt or sick so even though it's only been a day I'm bored already. Tanga, good you got your truck looked at too and that that your mare ...

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LSP which verterbrae are affected? Sorry to hear but good to have a plan to move on with and see how he goes.

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Oh gosh that would be stressful! Love how people help out to make it work.
It’s funny I forget you call utes trucks. I was imagining you had a big horse truck and would have had to unload the horses etc.
Hope you can have good rides

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Goodluck Tanga and Zevida!

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Tanga, the links dont work. They are in your studio so you have to get the shareable link instead. But I think they are private, cause when I fiddled with the web address it told me they were private. Goodluck and enjoy the champs! I hope your mare gains some weight too, nice that you have an altern...

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Well I’m sitting in Seattle airport on my way home to Australia after a fabulous two weeks in your country! The holiday was better than I expected in all honesty. I went with my partner for a week at the Rocking Z ranch, then 2 days at Glacier national park and then down to Yellowstone national park...

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2 more days and then I'm off to Montana! I've had a busy lead up with work and I'm on leave now and it's SUCH a good feeling. Ahhhhhh. Still cool here but spring is in the air, but I believe it's going to be hot over there! Norsey was very lame the other day. I got him to trot a circle and he hobble...

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. Doing it at the end of the half-pass line earned me a 2 on that movement which is a double coefficient. Sorry, I know the conversation has moved on but I'm facilitating some training at work so it's a run of very busy days. But this to me is an example of sucky judging and encouraging horses to g...

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Love watching vids! Chisamba nice tests :) That comment by the judge makes no sense. I dont understand what they are trying to tell you, which makes it at best useless and worst of all, it's the main comment that you end up focusing on. Saiph is a lovely looking horse and you rode her well. Mountain...

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Flight your video is similar to NH approach to a spooky corner. Work in other areas of the arena rest in the spooky spot. No, this didn't work for me either!! Working him in the other areas just trapped him. He then didn't want to go in the 'worked 'areas but was too scared to go into the scary are...

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Lovely pics Chantal! It's nice when the horse and rider look happy :) Blob, Ding is friesian x thoroughbred. Sounds like a good lesson and I totally understand that you are at that critical point with RP. If you get to the point that you can't find anyone to help you, I highly recommend Belinda Bols...

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I tend to agree to take MM Blob. Only because you really want to assess the instructor to make sure they are what you want. I've become more fussy as I've gotten older as to who I get lessons from. They really have to suit you and your horses. RP - if in rehab, you want an instructor that understand...

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If you are coming anywhere near my party of the huge US of A please contact me. If live to meet you. I think I'll be on the opposite side of the country if you're in New Jersey! It's only a 2 week visit, it's hard to be away from home for too long with the horses and dogs. It's a looooong trip from...

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This will be a quiet 2 months for me as it's the middle of winter here. Normally that's ok, but it's been quite wet. We tend to be dry here but we've been getting that mizzly misty rain stuff where you end up soaked through by the end of a ride. I've also got a bit going on with work, filling in a f...

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