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Thanks.

Do you think tall Cool Max sox under britches would help with heat moisture transport and be cooler than short cool max with nothing added up to my boot tops?

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I knew a very wise and experienced instructor who told me once, "Ponies was put on this earth to run off with small children". She ran a high quality children's lesson barn for many years so I'm guessing she knew of what she spoke!

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Unfortunately, humidity here is as bad as the temp. In the summer it will be 98* and 90% humidity. No time is nice, by 8 AM the air feels like someone else has already breathed it. Yesterday I had on thin britches, Smart Wool light weight ankle high hikers and tall boots. at 74* my britches were dar...

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After several years of only trail riding whenever I found a spare, usually rude, often semi lame, :roll: horse to ride, I now have a regular ride on a BIG girl! Very happy with this and a good friend to ride with,(her husbands girl), and a BEAUTIFUL place to ride over. Beyond happy about this. :D I ...

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That looks more like a month after a poor job. Learn how to do your own, it won't be worse than this if you only take of what you KNOW needs to go.,.

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My riding friend just took a BADDDDD fall on landing from a jump. She said her right stirrup leather and iron, on a Tucker endurance type saddle, came off the saddle when she landed and she went over the mare's right front shoulder because of that equipment failure. On closer inspection, the catch w...

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Is it safer to lock then, preventing an unfortunate loss of stirrup in a difficult situation, or is it safer to leave the locks down so that the entire leather and iron can come off the saddle in a fall, thus preventing being dragged?

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A horse in my neighborhood has cribbed all his long life without a strap. He doesn't colic, BUT ,he has NO top teeth, at all, smooth gums . When the pasture is slow growing and the grass short, he can't pick it , so he cribs even more.

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Have any of you tried these ? I saw them at Rolex, They are BEAUTIFUL, but I'm not sure they are different from old offsets .

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I saw these at Rolex. Has anyone tried them? I sat on a saddle with them and thought my legs hung more naturally , but they seem pretty much like off sets.

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I know that the longer, slower my bread rises, the better it tastes. With a regular kneaded bread I will punch it down more that once to keep the yeast working longer . When time allows, I put it to rise overnight on the counter for the 1st rise, then in the oven the next morning with only the light...

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Thanks, I did not know about those sites.

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Thanks, VERY good read. I love this board.

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Do any of you know of a good, active women's forum. I am looking for something similar to this Equestrian forum, but dealing with women, sports and health issues.
TIA

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Welcome to my world :roll: In the rural South, it is not unheard of for the farrier to do castrations. The results can vary, When the over interested 'gelding ' would mount, chew up and repeatedly penetrate a mare in season, these lovely people would get a cooler of beer and watch, cheering him on. ...

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Riggers are gelding that were improperly gelded snd act like stallions , mounting and covering mares . They are common around here. . Mixed pastures endure lots of fighting and mares scraped and banged up. I do have other riding options that I really enjoy. I have stayed too long, should have drifte...

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I have stopped answering questions for the newbie, she is now unhappy that we all don't get along better.and is complaining to BO about that .
I'm there to ride, she has 3 horses but rarely rides.

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Josette, its not my horse , it belongs to the newbie. I live 1/4 mile away. Time is not the problem . I have time , but am not enjoying it any more.

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This is a very small town, with very little knowledge . . I am an hour + from better options... I don't own a horse any longer, life style changes I have hauled and done clinics with Eric Herbermann, WAZ, Mary Wanless and other top coaches. I have my own place and had arenas , stables trailer etc. A...

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This is a 5 year old business I helped her set up. When she opened, she was so clueless she ran rigger geldings in the pasture with the mares. . My son keeps asking me why I am bottom surfing!

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Is it possible that the newbie is thriving on the drama and is keeping it alive deliberately? I have been norhing but kind to this much younger woman and helped her a lot in getting happy with her first horse The barn owner ( a woman with very limited skills of her own ) had enjoyed watching the new...

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"be so neutral that you are of no use" that is interesting. I have ended up in a mess because a newbie asks me management and horse care questions that I answer very generically ,then she goes to the barn owner, who is a piece of work herself, and says "Martha says you need to do so a...

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In a group boarding barn, is there always drama?
How do you have friends and still stay clear of the multiple triangles? I'm ready to give up my regular ride to escape one that i never wanted to be in to begin with. Can you end up in a triangle without intending to.?

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Thanks . I'm really enjoying this BIG girl. But the brain is different. Not spooky at all, but after a certain point, there is no pushing her further into something, she simply shuts down and goes away mentally. Really pleasant ride, though.

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Thanks all, much good stuff to think about and incorporate here.. Kandi, do I remember correctly , you ride a mule? I also have a catch ride on a neat, big molly. I would enjoy learning more about how mules are different than horses. This is my introduction, first ever Mule experience. I'm loving it...

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Now I am thinking about this from his perspective. How does he know the difference between walk bigger and a request for a transition to trot ? I realize, with my own more responsive horses, ridden only by me, I never questioned it, we just did it. But for this guy, at this stage, how does he really...

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So in returning to walk after the jump into trot, I ride it , the downward transition to walk, like a half halt? Forward into the hand? Piedmontfields, I had thought he might still be weak behind from the weird walking pattern. I will insist, but with breaks and not for too long at a time. I know ma...

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What I have been getting is a trot, then a return to the same slow walk. It's like ignore, ignore , ignore , then trot, then 3 strides of better walk, then ignore again. Repeat repeat, repeat ? Thanks for the advice, I have not had a poor walker before . Until he walks well, I don't think we will ge...

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Everything I am asking him is new for him and he is 13. That will be my mantra , "As good under saddle as on the lunge" , no excuses." As an aside , ( and this will be another thread in the farrier forum) when I took him on as a project , he was doing what I've heard called "rope...

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Thank you for permission to get after him. That was my inclination but its good to hear it from someone more experienced, This is not a problem I have had with my own horses in the past ,so I wasn't sure, He is not likely to have a fit, but will jump forward in a big trot, How long shoukd i let him ...

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After many starts and stops, from a sprained wrist, to severe summer heat , I am back working with my project horse . He has gainedweight with me adding a KER ration balancer, a high fat breakfast to his poor quality pasture feeding in the evening, and a hay bag of good coastal, timothy mix several ...

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Is feeding corn rich feeds always a bad idea, no matter what the horse or condition? Most feed companies make several varieties of sweet feed with corn and molasses ,along with their low starch offerings, who are these feeds aimed at ? For the hard keeper, what are nutrient dense feeds that don't ha...

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Maple , tell me more about the "horsey stuff "

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Josette, we will absolutely be at Sunapee. I'm a potter and have been there before, great show. We sre planning a couple,e of days in Burlington and will be in rhe NEK.
We are flying in to Manchester and going to visit friends in Quechee first 5 days, then hitting the road.

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I have 5 free days in Veront in early August . Can you please recommend towns that would be good to spend a couple of days in? Arty stops are good. My DH wants to go to Stowe, isthere anything there in the summer? Last year we went to Killington for 3 days and it was a bust,lotsof things closed noth...

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I so wish I could find that near enough to be logical for me .

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And they are all in the same place! Town, Santa Barbara Store ,Tienda Ho on State street . I get there 2 times a year and stock up on flowey,hippy flavored things with a bit of class, great colors and fabrics. Restaurant , Andersen's across the street. A french flavored bakery with seating. Cute pla...

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Haf, I'm the same shape. Do you have heat friendly brands that fit your shape well?

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Did anyone else buy CRA britches from a discount bin at Total Equestrienne at Rolex this year? I bought 2 pair and both split at the seams the first time I put them on. We are working on a refund. I'm wondering if I am the only one who had this experience.

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Do you have Pete Ramey's book? VERY helpful. I got to spend the day with him watching and learning, and after he trimmed my regular ride, the difference in way of going was astounding.

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If it's loose and flopping, what the NH trainer advocates, then its really difficult to stretch into it.

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Thanks, all. I have been giving him about 4 lbs, I will stick with that. I did notice that after the last feeding when i turned him back out , he went to his usual cribbing spit, licked the fence, then walked away, no cribbing ! Wonder if the omega 3, no sugar feed is having that effect already? The...

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This is an inspiring young woman, I met here through a handicapt riding program . She clearly remembers the last moment,the head pain , before she collapsed, , coming to 3 weeks later after brain surgery she was not expected to survive . I'm a former Special Ed teacher , and riding teacher, and I am...

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This is an inspiring young woman, I met here through a handicapt riding program . She clearly remembers the last moment,the head pain , before she collapsed, , coming to 3 weeks later after brain surgery she was not expected to survive . I'm a former Special Ed teacher , and riding teacher, and I am...

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She is new to riding. .I have listened to many of this trainer' s lessons . Things like" "You've got his head down, now we can work on getting him to collect " My student has realized the wisdom of riding both sides of the horse's body since when her horse is better balanced the ride ...

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Certainly , but around here , the inside rein is all we're interested in, bend em to the inside to get them supple and giving to your hand. If that doesn't work ,pull them in a tiny circle with that inside rein until they submit. .
Seat? , we got no seat .

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The local natural horsemanship "trainer" tells a new rider i have been working with that they need to quit "hanging on that outside rein, It's just a crutch and eventually you will have to learn to steer"

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Thanks,guys. I have been out of the horse care loop since i lost my heart horse 8 years ago. I am looking forward to this project. I will be asking for advice on all sorts of training issues. He is polite, knows very little other than going along with the group on a trail ride, and has had someone b...

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I have a project horse that needs some weight and a top line. I don't own this fellow but will be his only rider. He is 12 yrs old, on pasture board, not been ridden in a year, low energy trail horse, but well enough put together and well behaved , and is a confirmed cribber . The farm owners pastur...

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not what you asked, but have you checked that he doesn't need his sheath cleaned, or have bites or ticks on the 'nether regions' ?

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