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by kande50
Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:19 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: March & April Goals and Progress
Replies: 213
Views: 101236

Re: March & April Goals and Progress

Sue B wrote:Rudy and I don't need that. The only positive I got from this experience, is that I was able to speak up for myself and advocate for my horse. I did not allow her to bully me into doing something that would damage his trust in me.


Good for you!
by kande50
Sun Apr 14, 2019 11:28 am
Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
Topic: Copper and zinc for feet
Replies: 3
Views: 3809

Re: Copper and zinc for feet

I think probably the best way to do it, if you have a fairly consistent hay source, is to have the hay analyzed and then formulate the mineral supplement based upon what is actually deficient in the hay you're feeding. Pasture grass can be analyzed too, although if you're buying your hay locally the...
by kande50
Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:29 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Safe, sound, and all that (sort of a spinoff)
Replies: 26
Views: 15252

Re: Safe, sound, and all that (sort of a spinoff)

I admit, that that when times are bad I want to sell my mare, so I go looking at the ISO to see if there would be a match. Sadly, no. Nobody is looking for a horse that has a spook, albeit mild and especially not if they are a lower level mare. I think sometimes we forget how we felt about spooks 2...
by kande50
Tue Apr 02, 2019 8:56 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Safe, sound, and all that (sort of a spinoff)
Replies: 26
Views: 15252

Re: Safe, sound, and all that (sort of a spinoff)

What I see is someone puts up an ISO ad, and everyone with a horse for sale responds no matter if it meets the searcher's criteria or not. For example, someone wants 16.2+ gelding and someone with a 16h mare will respond. The more basic the ISO, the more the replies. I was reading one of those and ...
by kande50
Sun Mar 31, 2019 11:00 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Joplin my 2014 Lusitano X filly
Replies: 29
Views: 20520

Re: Joplin my 2014 Lusitano X filly

I agree with you exvet caring for aging parents is very much like caring for children. Though with more doctors appointments than I ever had to do for our DS. All I can say is that it's a good thing they get feeble, because I don't know how anyone would be able to manage a big, strong dementia pati...
by kande50
Sun Mar 31, 2019 10:56 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: He/She Has Got Your Number
Replies: 61
Views: 31187

Re: He/She Has Got Your Number

I think the term "drilling" is used to describe the kind of repetition that the observer feels is excessive or unfair.

If the work isn't difficult for them I think horses prefer repetition, because then they know the answers so can escape the aversives/earn the rewards more easily.
by kande50
Sat Mar 30, 2019 5:12 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Don Martillo diagnosed with Shivers
Replies: 33
Views: 20212

Re: Don Martillo diagnosed with Shivers

Can you tell I have feelings about all of this? It pisses me off, too. If I was going to buy a horse I didn't already know enough about I'd want to ask all my questions on email so I'd have a written record of what was said. If someone didn't want to write anything down then I wouldn't be intereste...
by kande50
Sat Mar 30, 2019 5:03 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: He/She Has Got Your Number
Replies: 61
Views: 31187

Re: He/She Has Got Your Number

And another similar comment people give is "he/she is testing you". Yeah, because horses love the pain from the bit, whip, and spurs so much. I get the sentiment, but why not use more more accurate phrases like, "you need to be clearer about what you want him to do", "start...
by kande50
Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:51 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Safe, sound, and all that (sort of a spinoff)
Replies: 26
Views: 15252

Re: Safe, sound, and all that (sort of a spinoff)

Unicorns, everybody wants one, nobody has one. :-)
by kande50
Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Don Martillo diagnosed with Shivers
Replies: 33
Views: 20212

Re: Don Martillo diagnosed with Shivers

Nothing's changed when it comes to selling horses, has it? I'd think that lying in answer to direct questions for the purpose of concealing known damage would be illegal?
by kande50
Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:36 am
Forum: Senior Horses/Senior Riders
Topic: My Situation
Replies: 41
Views: 24824

Re: My Situation

always carry your cell phone on you so if you fall or get hurt you can call for help. I try to keep it with me, but it often ends up in a pocket of one of the layers I took off. At least it's in the barn, but if I was knocked silly I might not be able to find it, or I might not be able to get to it...
by kande50
Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:17 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Don Martillo diagnosed with Shivers
Replies: 33
Views: 20212

Re: Don Martillo diagnosed with Shivers

scruffy the cat wrote: I deleted it when I bought the last horse. His sire wasn't on my list but jokes on me since he turned out to have a previously broken pelvis. Not the fault of his pedigree!


No PPE, or it just didn't show up?
by kande50
Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:08 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: He/She Has Got Your Number
Replies: 61
Views: 31187

Re: He/She Has Got Your Number

I just had another interesting clicker training session with Sting, who I'm sure appears to have my number. :-) Sting's done a lot of trot poles but has never been taught to jump, and I wanted to try to shape a new behavior that's based on the horse jumping over a small jump. To make a long story sh...
by kande50
Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:52 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: March & April Goals and Progress
Replies: 213
Views: 101236

Re: March & April Goals and Progress

You are all welcome to come and instill perfect manners in Walker, especially if he knows you are catching him to hurt him.. I've had him a long time. He came to me with a difficult history, we've been there, done that, but he's one that you never, ever let your guard down around, and never, ever g...
by kande50
Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:42 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: He/She Has Got Your Number
Replies: 61
Views: 31187

Re: He/She Has Got Your Number

Flight, they sound similar. In my indoor, things change daily according to time of day and how sunny it is outside. Light beams show through the windows and the cracks of the door. They can change throughout the ride, as the sun goes up and down. A lot of people aren't even aware of that, because t...
by kande50
Fri Mar 29, 2019 10:41 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: He/She Has Got Your Number
Replies: 61
Views: 31187

Re: He/She Has Got Your Number

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by kande50
Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:34 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: He/She Has Got Your Number
Replies: 61
Views: 31187

Re: He/She Has Got Your Number

Hot4Spot's horse is a good example of a horse that is reactive and it has nothing to do with the skill of his rider/handler. Just the fact that most experienced riders have, or have had, much more or less reactive horses pretty much blows the whole idea of rider incompetence out of the water. I wou...
by kande50
Thu Mar 21, 2019 3:15 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Dreams that seem real
Replies: 20
Views: 13225

Re: Dreams that seem real

StraightForward wrote:
At least I’m not naked in those dreams. :lol:


:D
by kande50
Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:43 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Dreams that seem real
Replies: 20
Views: 13225

Re: Dreams that seem real

I have had intense moments in dreams, yes, but it doesn't usually stay with me in a neg. way. Once in a great while I'll have a vivid scary dream and be so scared that I'll just make myself lie back down and try to go back to sleep. I'll never forget being in my dorm during break (so very few other...
by kande50
Mon Mar 11, 2019 7:36 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Why I haven't been riding...
Replies: 24
Views: 14511

Re: Why I haven't been riding...

It's been so cold for so long that I way overdressed to go to the barn today, and then had to keep stopping to peel more layers when I was riding. It was 32F.
by kande50
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:18 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: The Pit of Eternal Despair - AKA Stall Rest/Hand Walking UPDATE
Replies: 70
Views: 39078

Re: The Pit of Eternal Despair - AKA Stall Rest/Hand Walking

I've had better luck hand walking explosive horses with side reins and a tie down. They'll still jump around, but restricting their head and neck helps. I sometimes use a halter, but if I need to I'll use a bit.
by kande50
Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:52 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: 2019 and Jan/Feb goals
Replies: 201
Views: 91001

Re: 2019 and Jan/Feb goals

I was looking at the banks of ice 20" thick outside my run in sheds this morning and not looking forward to that melting into my run in sheds. We've got a week of warmer temps coming up this week and Walker is already partly under water. There's not a lot I can do about it but it's pretty mise...
by kande50
Mon Feb 25, 2019 9:44 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: step-grandparenthood
Replies: 17
Views: 11510

Re: step-grandparenthood

If it was me I'd just let them decide what they wanted to call me--or let the parents decide what they want their kids to call me.
by kande50
Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:39 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Do MC and I really have different gripes with Trump?
Replies: 64
Views: 36763

Re: Do MC and I really have different gripes with Trump?

I'd feel better if I thought that were true. I think there was a hoard of racists who couldn't stand we had a black President and his family, and couldn't stand HC for an assortment of reasons, not the least of which was that she was President Obama's SoS. And now we also see that Russia had a hand...
by kande50
Tue Dec 18, 2018 10:24 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself
Replies: 28
Views: 15035

Re: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself

and horses only live so long. Get going :) I've always thought of horses as a much longer term project than what I could accomplish with one horse, which meant that I thought of each horse as an opportunity to learn more so that I could apply that knowledge to my next horse, rather than as the one ...
by kande50
Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:04 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself
Replies: 28
Views: 15035

Re: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself

I do not feel old tired and grateful that I am no longer young and energetic. Since you claim everyone who sticks with horses feels this way, I simply disagreed. That was "just about everyone", not everyone. Where my young/energetic/driven comment came from is that if you ask older people...
by kande50
Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:48 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself
Replies: 28
Views: 15035

Re: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself

Dressage? Horse riding in general? I think that observation might apply to horses in general, but maybe dressage in particular? The part I'm unsure about is how one 'earns' the success. Do they have to pull a starving horse off the feed lot and manage some success without instruction in order to ha...
by kande50
Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:19 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself
Replies: 28
Views: 15035

Re: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself

Chisamba wrote:Kande, I honestly do not think many people follow the path you describe.


So in an attempt to be more positive, how would you describe the path that you think most people follow?

IOW, instead of simply disagreeing, how about offering your take on the path that you feel most follow?
by kande50
Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:15 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself
Replies: 28
Views: 15035

Re: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself

The trick, for me anyway, is figuring out how to be kind without losing effectiveness... I think one of the ways to be kinder is to take more time, so that each step is smaller and therefore easier to achieve. That often does involve a shift in the perception of what constitutes achievement, but wh...
by kande50
Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:04 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself
Replies: 28
Views: 15035

Re: In a world where you can be anything..be kind to yourself

Fortunately, my attitude about my hobbies is that if I have to spend a large chunk of my assets to up my chances of being "successful" at them, then I wouldn't actually be successful because I would have bought that "success" instead of earning it. And when it comes to horses I'v...
by kande50
Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:23 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

I'm in a similar situation. I don't know how to fix it though, and I think it may not be fixable. Trainer is gone now and I have no help. As much as I like my trainer, he wasn't addressing what I think needs to be addressed. Even though I'm just a lowly AA, I have in the past been right about thing...
by kande50
Mon Dec 17, 2018 11:11 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

Ouch! Sporting a lovely bruise (partial hoof print) on my hip. Was working Rip in hand and he spooked bucked and kicked out. Caught me pretty good with his toe, not full hoof thankfully. Ibuprofen for the foreseeable future. Pretty sore in that hip joint. Not surprising, he is known to fling feet a...
by kande50
Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:57 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Do you always tell you SO when you have an oops or a close call with the horses?
Replies: 13
Views: 8923

Re: Do you always tell you SO when you have an oops or a close call with the horses?

He's had his share of close calls and serious horse related injuries too, and accepts that there's some additional risk associated with horses. His last significant injury wasn't even horse related (slipped on the ice), so whenever one of us gets injured we've just been grateful that it wasn't any w...
by kande50
Fri Dec 14, 2018 12:07 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

khall wrote:MC I do think Tsavo is banned, not just time out. She was given a time out and still was crying foul, Chancelor said bye bye which I took to mean she is banned.


One thing we can depend on in moderated groups is that the babies will be thrown out with the bath water.
by kande50
Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:37 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

Steady connection is the challenge. I also prefer that the loose ring gives me better feel. Really, she goes about the same in both if I ride properly! lol My horse's bridle was in the house so I put a different bridle on him the other day. It had some kind of a Myler snaffle on it, which was a lit...
by kande50
Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:46 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

After decades of riding by myself I recently started riding with a couple of friends, and I think I get what you mean MC, because when I'm on a roll I hate to stop even though I know I'm probably intimidating my riding partners. I keep telling them that they don't need to stop or get out of my way b...
by kande50
Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:33 pm
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Accountability
Replies: 143
Views: 79134

Re: Accountability

There is no help for loose skin, especially when older. Except of course, for the knife. I've heard that lifting weights can build muscle and help fill loose skin back out again, but I'm not convinced enough to start lifting weights. Nor do I mind the loose skin enough to do anything about it, alth...
by kande50
Thu Dec 06, 2018 5:23 pm
Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
Topic: Obligatory blanketing post
Replies: 18
Views: 12864

Re: Obligatory blanketing post

The shortest day of the year is almost upon us. Wouldn't you think then that this is the thickest the coat is going to get? I think the shorter days may trigger more growth, but if so, there could be a delay between triggering and the production of enough additional hair to be noticeable? Or maybe ...
by kande50
Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:23 pm
Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
Topic: Obligatory blanketing post
Replies: 18
Views: 12864

Re: Obligatory blanketing post

I'm in a fairly cold and snowy part of New England and don't clip nor blanket, but each horse has access to his own run-in so none of them are outside without shelter unless they want to be. What I've noticed is that the winter coats start out modest, but then get thicker, so even though it seems li...
by kande50
Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:04 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: In which I'm reminded how much horse shopping sucks!
Replies: 301
Views: 167160

Re: In which I'm reminded how much horse shopping sucks!

I wouldn't go out looking for a gray, but the one I had is now back at her breeders, is 24, and has a visible melanoma under her tail but is still healthy otherwise. Her dam was also gray and lived into her 20's, but then started having recurring colics which may or may not have been melanoma related.
by kande50
Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:20 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Things you will never be able to do & Problems you will never be able to solve
Replies: 60
Views: 29923

Re: Things you will never be able to do & Problems you will never be able to solve

I never got anywhere close to 5', but when I look at some of the things I've jumped, I cringe. I now cringe at a lot of what I did when I was young and fearless, and am grateful that I survived it and got to a better place. I'm sure my horses would be grateful too, if they had any conception of wha...
by kande50
Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:54 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

...am I too protective to not want to haul her once a week? I worry about ulcers with that much hauling. And it’s not just the physical part of ulcers, but the emotional part. Welcome to my world. I never used to worry about any of this stuff, but then when I realized what had likely been going on ...
by kande50
Mon Dec 03, 2018 5:15 pm
Forum: Young Horse Forum and Breeding and Registries
Topic: Class of 2013?
Replies: 196
Views: 121491

Re: Class of 2013?

Ponichiwa wrote:
I've also gone full-stock horse and just impulse-bought a dressage saddle with tooling


Had to google that. :-)
by kande50
Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:26 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Things you will never be able to do & Problems you will never be able to solve
Replies: 60
Views: 29923

Re: Things you will never be able to do & Problems you will never be able to solve

I guess someone showing cares, but since I don't anymore, I am resigned to be happy with what my horse is able to give me. My mule is 23 years old and he was born here, and in spite of the fact that he's out of a Halflinger mare who prefers to extend her trot rather than canter, he prefers to cante...
by kande50
Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:34 pm
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Accountability
Replies: 143
Views: 79134

Re: Accountability

Been having more trouble getting motivated to ride enough, so started walking and skiing more. Still consuming too much sugar, salt and fat, but added more veggies and beans to help dilute them.
by kande50
Sat Dec 01, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Have you ever found full siblings to your horse? How similar/dissimilar are they?
Replies: 22
Views: 13663

Re: Have you ever found full siblings to your horse? How similar/dissimilar are they?

I have a pair of full sibling mules, born 10 years apart. The younger one has much better conformation than the older one, but pretty much the same disposition.
by kande50
Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:56 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

OTOH, I'm on a barefoot trimming FB group, and they're asking how to convince cheap owners that they need to come out more frequently than every 8 weeks. It is seriously disturbing how long horses can get with most people thinking it's totally fine. 7 weeks is nothing. I have trouble convincing tho...
by kande50
Sat Dec 01, 2018 2:47 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

I wouldn't ride all winter if I did that... neoprene ear muffs do a pretty good job, but he didn't get them yesterday! One of the many perks of being retired is that there's no pressure to ride until the snow is done sliding off the roof. If I really want to ride I can ride one of the calmer horses...
by kande50
Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:14 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress
Replies: 332
Views: 135545

Re: The last sextal (bi month) of 2018. November, December goals and training orogress

Laddie was a wild man on the lunge for the vet's assistant this morning--especially once that foot was blocked. I don't lunge him often and it showed--especially with the roofalanches… I don't even put my horse in the indoor when the snow is sliding because I'm too worried that he'll hurt himself. ...
by kande50
Fri Nov 30, 2018 11:00 am
Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
Topic: magnesium-- does it actually matter what kind you buy?
Replies: 8
Views: 7605

Re: magnesium-- does it actually matter what kind you buy?

My suggestion would be to try a month or two on something else and see how your horse does. If he doesn't respond well, go back to magrestore. Or better yet, get your BO or someone else to randomly feed the MgO for a couple of months, switch to another form of it, and take the horse off it without ...

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