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Ah yes, the equines who don't always recognize equines of different flavor! A good friend of mine had a loud leopard app gelding and took him to a dressage show. One silly WB took great exception to this wildly colored horse approaching him and had a melt down :roll: I'm sure a mini would cause grea...

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Fun update on Gaila, trainer took her to a WD show this weekend (she's never shown before) and just did WT tests because they were showing on grass. She scored 72 and in the 80's! Apparently was rather undisturbed about being at a show, was able to stand tied at the trailer and was just an overall g...

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I don't think of forward but active, so the horse is quicker with their reactions. Those uber movers with the big trots can hover rather than engage. The horse has to engage the HQs (balance) but also be ready at any time to open up and move (movement) key though is to not lose the balance while in ...

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Me too Rye, there was good stuff to take home there. I liked the uber movers don't make GP because they are not quick enough in their reactions. Makes sense to me! I've just liked so much of what CH puts out there, I like he put the work into Nip Tuck aka Barney to make an international horse. He se...

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chisamba, was it at the base of the neck or the middle of the neck? Like I said I've seen Mark do this to teach a horse to step over and under with one who was very green or remedial. So yes I can see the value of this for a remedial or difficult horse done at the base of the neck, cannot see the va...

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I hose after every workout during the hot months. I bath tails and Joplin's long mane fairly regularly, at least a couple of times a week. I rarely give a full bath, though with Joplin's lighter color I have done so a couple of times this summer. After hosing they get a good scraping and a toweling ...

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That looks like fun!

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Great work on the weight loss everyone and the desire to be fitter everyone! I've been eating clean (for the most part) for about 45 days now and have lost 15 lbs with another 20 or so to lose. I don't exercise formally but my lifestyle is very active with 15,000 steps a day being the norm. I do wan...

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Good luck scruffy! Jingles that one fits the bill and passes the PPE. Can be a bit of a slog horse shopping for sure.

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Jingles for a safe and good learning experience for DD. I would be a mess I know. It's hard to let go and let them live their lives. I've just faced having to let DS go off to college, DH and I are empty nesters now.

Hope the new horse works out! Seems like new horse is a theme here lately.

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piedmont, highly unlikely BB will jump the fence from the walk which is the gait Xan said she was struggling getting the halt from. I am well aware of possibilities of jumping fences. Mark used to want me to use the fence when Rip was in one of his I'll just take over now thank you deals, Rip is jum...

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Xan have you started SI with BB? If so try halt in SI against the fence. You can also use CSI so BB is facing the fence to halt. Mark taught the halt aids as individual closing of the rein as each front foot grounds to slow the front feet down. Aim towards the fence and apply to stopping aids, using...

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Congrats KathyK! What a lovely elegant chestnut mare!! Love the Wolkenstein II lines! W was one I had thought about breeding to, put good minded athletic offspring on the ground.

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Tsavo there is a heat index scale where it is dangerous to ride horses in. I know the humidity can be just as bad as the heat (last week we had humidity from the hurricane and heat on top ick) Horses can sweat but does not evaporate and cool them. When the Olympics were in ATL in '96 they did so muc...

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Wow Ponichiwa! Kiwi has some ninja skills! Brave mares vs chicken gelding: Blowing and windy one day, had a branch get in the pasture where Rip my filly and their now deceased pasture mate were. Rip was having a duck, snorting and trotting back and forth not going near it, pasture mate was not inter...

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This is what I have learned over the years, we are rarely going to agree 100% with what a trainer will bring to the table. CH is dealing with competition dressage horses at a high level (usually international) so while he may do things that I don't 100% agree with, there is much more that I do agree...

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Sue hope you feel better soon and jingles there are no fractures! Xan your accounts of BB are hilarious. Sounds like you need to teach him tricks! He's too smart for his own good:) DJR did you ever figure out if there was something going on with Finn? I know you had some concerns with him. Glad he i...

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Flexion and bending and counter bending and even counter flexion (where you have bend one direction but flexed the other) all make sense to me. But I have been taught to ride the horse as one, not in pieces, taking the neck away (their balancing rod) has got to be disconcerting to them. The over ben...

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Some great take home information in this article.

http://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2018/0 ... exclusive/

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Beautiful! How fun!! BTW my Eagle Scout DH says you are camping when you haul the tent in on your back! He does not think a camper is camping:) I hiked part of the Appalachian trail with DH before he was DH, that is enough camping for me! So sorry for your unplanned dismount off Tio! Feel better soo...

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I've been lucky that I have bred raised and owned and started quite a few mares now in my life. My mares by far have been easiest for me than my geldings have been. Rip is the only one I bred, raised and started though I have owned other geldings, one pretty difficult but very talented OTTB and one ...

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HI on the circle (T and C), transitions within and between gaits in lateral work, half steps to canter, RB to canter. W piri to medium trot, CSI through short side to medium trot (or SI through short side to medium trot), canter plies (sp), SF in canter, R in CC, moving from CSI, to R to SI to HI W ...

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Dressseur totally agree on the flechi droit, IMO not what I want my horses to learn! Strong trot, what spoke to me the most is the up and open which is where I have to go with Rip. I've seen where some trainers (Mark was definitely not a proponent of this though) uses the strong trot to teach the ho...

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http://myhorseforum.com/threads/three-m ... ng.538212/

Never tried the flechi droit at least meaning to! Yes to the strong trot!! and to lateral work on the circle is a big yes from me:)

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I'm sorry about the no go on the horse PPE! That is heart breaking for sure, but better to know before hand.

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What I have found is that mares tend to be more workman like (at least all the mares that I have ridden have been) where as my geldings tend to have focus issues, they are busy minded or playful creatures compared to my mares. Out of all the foals I have bred raised and trained, Rip was my first col...

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Congratulations Rosie! Glad your debut went well. I have decided to not show next weekend, biggest issue is Rip's strained muscle and frankly the heat. Supposed to be 97 early this week with mid 90's later. Ridiculous to get much done here riding wise to prepare and off of Rip anyway until early wee...

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https://sites.tufts.edu/equineendogroup ... s-PPID.pdf
https://aaep.org/horsehealth/equine-cus ... ysfunction

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Tsavo based on his age alone I would be screening for cushings. After reading the article TK wrote about is enough for most of us to realize that our older horses are at risk for this issue even if they are not showing symptoms. I was just relaying my experience with my older mare (she was 20 when s...

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Well Rip has been a bit weird with his R SI in hand, felt nothing US but knew something was NQR. Had my vet out (yes she is holistic, but is just a damn good vet all around and yes she does acupuncture/chiro on Rip several times a year) and she found some strained muscles inside the RH. Pretty much ...

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Gosh Flight I would be happy too! Those are a really good start! Great job Ding:)

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That's great Tsavo that he was able to get clean margins. Hope your guy will stay squamous cell clear now!

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Chill exvet, you were agreeing like I was with MC which was in reference to HP/LY zig zag. I too feel like I can get better reaction with yielding to the leg in bend from HP (so HP R, yield L with R bend) when I feel I am losing the bend and/or the inside shoulder is getting in the way. I have tried...

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piedmont I feel ya! Those draft cross can be interesting to ride:) This one not only is draft but also has weak conformation for dressage work. Heavy in the shoulders, long weak back/loin and straighter hind leg so we have had to be careful and methodical to develop her. Add in owner who is learning...

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Per USEF rule book: Rule Book describes the leg yield as a movement in which “the horse is kept almost straight, except for slight flexion of the poll away from the direction in which he moves, and the inside legs pass and cross in front of the outside legs with the forehand slightly in advance of t...

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I agree with MC and exvet here but I don't consider that to be a true LY since there bend.

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Love it! What a unique competition.

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Haf there are predators in all walks of life (think Catholic church and boy scouts). I can see how all the young girls involved in the horse industry would be a magnet for a predator. We have got to teach our children to speak up and let us know when they feel wrongness in a situation or with certai...

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Your welcome demi, it's interesting to me to watch this type of work. Anja B embodies it as well. Like I said on the trainer thread this type of work just makes sense to me. Will comment on the other thread to follow up.

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Chisamba the TB/Perch is not mine, she belongs to boarder/friend who bought the wrong horse and was injured pretty badly on her in spring 2017. We've had to remake the horse in order for the mare to be more suitable for her rider. Being maneuverable and lighter to the aids was imperative. BIG mare, ...

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Chisamba I was not trying to "win" anything. This was a discussion. I'm sorry I did not catch your sarcasm, was late and tired reading literally. Gallop was the first I had heard of this movement on the old UDBB. What I find interesting is that there are some trainers that do not use movem...

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Gallop had talked about it years ago. Mark and Cedar both use it for the more advanced horses. I like mixing the lateral work up to address the horse's issues. I've been amazed with the TB/Perch mare how much she has changed just with in hand work. Once it cools off I want to get on her again and se...

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Dresseur, paying attention to the shoulders and what they are doing is so much of my riding/work in hand and on line! Rip was one to be on his left shoulder, so left HI and renvere were much harder, what helped with him was to think of his shoulders moving away from the bend a 1/2 step. So in HI L, ...

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Let's just say if I rode with stirrups as short as Rye I would spend more time on the ground than riding Rip! I have to have longer legs to be safe on him. Even trying to raise them a hole feels unsafe. What I need to concentrate on is engaging my ileopsoas to raise the pubic bone and bring my knee ...

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DJR I hope we don't face that soon. We have 2 wells also, acidic water which is not kind to fittings or any metal that is in the water pipes (which is what happened yesterday). We have a filter system but this was before the filter and of course the well pump (ours is submerge too) is also before th...

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Wow that was involved. I've not seen this particular surgery before. Hope your guy comes through it fine and within margins.

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This slow mo video might help. Shows clearly when the horse is on the last beat (leading leg) of the canter is when the rider's seat is the most open. Seat closes on the up swing of the stride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81u5lIp6sTA For me, when asking for more collection, the open and closing ...

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chisamba I like the first and third picture. The first may not be the best for a horse that is not strong enough, but for a strong fit horse being erect like this pic to me is correct. The 3rd pic is just very fluid very horse friendly. The 2nd to me looks like backwards riding with elbows to me loo...

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Tsavo it is more about my pelvis than my legs. I hate riding with shorter stirrups and 2-3 holes would be a no go for me, need that leg on Rip for safety. I have a very mobile hip/pelvis/spine and need to keep the tone better with the illiopsoas to keep the pelvis correct and leg correct. It comes f...

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I have the total opposite problem and that I have worked on since last year. Trainer in Spain really helped with this. I rotate my pelvis forward and my leg goes too far back. I have to think about bringing my knees forward and lift the pubic bone (engage the illiopsoas). I have never ridden on my p...

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