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We have a leather couches and they are great for hair, easy clean etc. Not so good for kittens though. Our couches have been thru 3 kittens now and it shows. Kitten couldn't quite jump the height up so would claw in and scramble up and they would play chasey across them etc. So quite a few scratches...

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I think it looks good too. I had a horse do similar - but cut down to the cartilage. Vets weren't sure how much damage was done so opted to put a cast on her foot and box for 3 weeks. Pretty much totally healed in that 3 weeks period. Id go with the honey- though it gets very messy. There is also a ...

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Oh awesome!! Huge congrats....you're giving me hope for my clydie x mare. Prior to me getting pregnant n her going to spell we were working towards changes. Not looking forward to the work its going to take to get her that strong again

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If its chronic id be looking closer at the hoof balance and not letting them get long at all. Secondly id be looking at your iron to zinc/copper and manganses ration (should be 1:4:4:4 approx). My trimmer swears fixing upping the copper n zinc in her own horses diets improved this out of sight. We h...

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Good on you - we didn't even own a tv till 18mths ago - just didn't use it enough to justify it. Only reason we got one was it was at a price that was good enough to "justify". We couldn't live without the internet though - my OH in particular (gamer). We finally bought a big ladder on the...

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Here's my recent photos :) a whole 2 jasmine plants in the ground which you might be able to see in the first pic along the closest short retaining wall in the shadows, next to stepping stones. Lattice will go along that wall for them to grow up. I have grapes to go along the next bit of wall and a ...

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I do like reading these threads :) I have very little to report - can't even remember what month i last posted. Bess Has turned into a mostly paddock ornament as i have joined the pregnancy club :) I'm lucky if i have time to ride 1-2 a week still and her fitness has gone at a great rate (i'm findin...

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I love garden threads :-) i have 2 brown thumbs but have lots of plans for the garden im slowly doing at our new place. Its a very long slow road as im waiting for fill to be moved into the lower areas and my OH to build a long retaining wall. I have lots of plants in pots and was very excited last ...

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Theres been some interesting behavioural articles printed here by apparently well qualified zoologists (i assume thry are...havent checked) that explain the gorillas behaviour. All ive read said state the behaviour was not threatening to the child. Yes that could change in an instant and i agree on ...

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I have a first gen kindle that i loved for years. When i got a samsung phone tho i put the ap on tgat and found myself just using the phone instead. I dim the background a lot and find generally my eyes cope fine with the brighter screen than the kindle screen.

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I used to have a spa bath...lucky to use it once a year.
We opted to put a double shower in our ensuite and a larger than average very rectangular steep sided bath with a shower over it in the main bathroom. It allowed both options and easier if kids are here.

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Each to there own but im another whos not a fan. I recently started riding back in leggings and im loving the freedom of movement....well least after the first few rides when i realised i had to ride better. I now have 6 or so expensive breeches in my draw being unused in favor of my $7 leggings.

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So not much riding time for me as i'm up north still (40 degrees and high humidty = not fun outside). A friend who is tryign to get riding fit for her own mare is ticking Bess over for me. I did manage to get a lesson in before i left which Bess was awesome for. Seems no major schooling except at le...

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I have also been taught that reaction to the sit bone as a turning aid is an important part of the pirouette foundation. I wonder what others think of that? Im far from a pro but from my own experiences with my mare i think this is true. I know i have to be very careful when i start thinking piri a...

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The simplified answer is that my coach has me riding diamond shapes to start. Having said that we already have tof, toh, half pass, side pass, si, renver/traver established and we can swap between them all easily. He has me ride the diamond/square at walk then progress to trot and then canter. My ma...

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Awesome pics and story

The first cutting bred horse i rode i fell of of

(not i said bred he was green broke) though i my defense i was on my friends 3yo qh stallion bareback in a halter lol We think he was trying to herd the seweed in the water as he kept going after i came off

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Well my goal now is just to get saddle time - anything else is a bonus i think. Last thread i was aiming for 3-4 times a week, so far i'm anywhere between 0-4. The hot weather and work hasn't helped either. Works about to send me up north to fill in for a few weeks so most of march is pretty much a ...

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I'm not an expert but did have a pair of lovely stiff leather boots for awhile and i just couldn't get used to them and ended up selling. I had been previously riding in short boots and fairly stiff leather gaiters and was so excited to get the long boots. I just found i wasn't as stable and i strug...

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Google hook boards and you should find something - firend had something similar to this pic below when selling stock and it worked well.

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Mid challenge update from me. So far i'm not doing well with most of the goals..though i have managed to ride 3 times last week and will try again this week. Have been schooling in different paddocks with differing levels of success. Bess really seems to prefer the smaller paddock which has more tre...

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Post like exvet's are a big part of the reason why I find this board so valuable. Clear explanations based on experience and a genuine appreciation of the horse are not always available even if one pays for them.... Thanks exvet, and all of you who take the time to share your knowledge and experien...

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Yes it will but it definitely needs to be in the right spot. Personally i'd do 2 shots to be sure then check for signs of life and do again if needed etc. A 22 is what most of the saleyards here have for shooting big cattle and i've seen them drop big senior bulls with it.

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Im in :-) Ove simplified my goals tho 1. Ride at least 3 times per week...with moving im struggling to get in 2 so far. 2. Relaxation and softness are the goals....riding back in the open and alone has bess rather tense. Tho suprisingly the canter is better than the trot. 3. Get myself fitter...more...

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I saw it 2 nights ago and really enjoyed it. So so glad they kept it more in line with the original 3 and not the "first 3" where they went tech overload.

As already said it was a fun movie - just good old entertainment

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I put 1-2 as thats my hope for this year. Last year was zero. Ideally id go for 3-4.

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Some nice changes there Flight - see what you mean about the difference each way though. My first though would be to see if anyone else could ride and try..coach maybe?? That could hopefully rule out something your doing and/or try a course of bute and see if there is any difference - that might hel...

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I have a little wireless portable one. Generally works well but the battery only has about 4hours charge. The best spot int eh float for it is behind the horses on one of the corners. This of course means the storm doors interfere with the reception. Friend has hers wired in and its much more reliab...

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Home for a long time has been where ever i happened to be living at the time and my parents place. There current place i have never lived at though so its not home. As of last weekend though my OH and i moved into our own little acerage so that is now "home" and will be hopefully for a lon...

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I've just moved to my new property on 13 acres. You wouldn't believe the number of spiders in the bush here. I'm used to the Aussie bush but it even suprised me. While putting a temp fence of about 200m in a big square i started by bashing all the pickets in. I then went to put all the offsets on th...

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I have an ultra thinline n use it every ride. It works for the horse and riders back. I became a convert after being given a pair of thinline insoles. Amazing!! And worth every cent.

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Yikes that a decent size jump. Sorry to hear though about the stop - hope you feel better asap.

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I think its actually pretty common for paces to be at different levels. Every combo has their strengths and weakness's and as they develop something else becomes the weakness. The trick of course is to recognise it and then know the best way to develop it. I know bess and i have this problem. Her tr...

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Oooh Jeff Sanders is doing a clinic here next month - i am hoping to fence sit but i expect our house move will happen that week knowing my luck. I had a rather impromptu jump lesson last night - which i was lucky enough to have a friend take pics of. First lesson off property in over a year i think...

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I do a lot of lateral work at walk in my warm up which has really helped my mares suppleness - l/y, tof, toh, side pass, s/i, half pass etc and swapping in between. My instructor has several favs he has us do. Tof & toh at walk and trot on the circle - only 1-2 strides each time. And his other f...

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Don't think i'll be much help as my mare loves travers. I just have to think it and she'll do it.

For other horses though i've found i need a solid and light turn on the fore before i star travers. I do a lot of tof, toh, side pass to half pass etc as part of the warm up so its been easy to develop.

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Must be a canter week :) i've found new adjustability while cantering this week too. Friend happened to pass by the other day so i was able to wrangle her to take some pics for me on my little work camera. Given the slow response it has i was happy she managed to get several nice photos. https://sco...

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The last few weeks (tues-fri) i've been making myself get up at 5.30 to be out the door at 6am to go for a walk builing to jogging. Mondays i have to be at work at 6.30 so am up at 5.30 anyway to get there on time. Last week my OH went with me so most of it was walking (i'm fitter and he has bad kne...

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Where i board now there is very limited trails - and all accessible only by busy roads. Thankfully my mare is good about cars but we've still had a few idiots to deal with. When we move though we will have access to lots of trails again - can't wait. No arena either so schooling will be out in the o...

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Thank Lorilu :) - i suspect showing her how to do them will be the tricky bit. Once she realizes what we are asking i have no doubt she'll be fine as shes very willing and tries really hard. Its just getting her to actually do one initially and successfully. I can count on one hand how many changes ...

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I'm back in too - I love these threads :) My October goals are pretty simple as we are just about finally getting ready to move to our new place at the end of the month. Poor Bess has had very limited work the last few weeks - once or twice a week if lucky. Not that she minds lol. I just feel bad as...

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Bending and counterbending down the long side while in true canter will help. Also counterbent turns at walk and trot (and then at canter when you can do them at the walk and trot) so that the horse learns that he can turn with his head/neck bent in the direction of the turn and also with them bent...

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Can you get the trot on the lunge? might be worth doing that over poles to help him build strength?

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I used to do a lot of pilates and recently scored a reformer at a great price - just have to wait to move house (next month) before i can finally have room to set it up. i try and walk/jog daily and hit 10K steps too. Oh and i love this 15min routine by Foundation training - though i'm lucky if i do...

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Thanks - that's really interesting. I've never had to deal with a deaf dog let alone a deaf and partly blind one. I think its fantastic you're taking Gunner on

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how does the vibration collar work?? Never heard of one. You press the button and it vibrates i get but does it have different patterns etc or is it used as "negative" reinforcement or as a cue?

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As above generally mornings are calmer i find at beaches. The beach for me/my friends is more a social fun session. We ride bareback/in halters and talk a lot. So there is generally a fair bit of standing around splashing in the water. So personally my first trip (depending on the horse) i go with t...

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And believe it or not i don't play it that much....i might use up my lives once a day but its usually every few days.

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