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by musical comedy
Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:36 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Lightbulb Moments
Replies: 28
Views: 17605

Re: Lightbulb Moments

As an instructor I will say that 90 % of the time the student has a lightbulb moment it's the 29 to 100th time the instructor said it. I met your trainer has said multiple times in multiple ways to ride back to front, or leg to rein. Or some version of your discovery, it just suddenly makes sense i...
by musical comedy
Mon Jul 08, 2019 11:15 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Lightbulb Moments
Replies: 28
Views: 17605

Re: Lightbulb Moments

Flight wrote:What was your recent lightbulb moment?
It's something very simple. It's my overuse of the right rein, especially when it's the outside rein. I was inadvertently getting a connection by taking that rein rather than riding into it.
by musical comedy
Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:52 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Lightbulb Moments
Replies: 28
Views: 17605

Lightbulb Moments

When all of a sudden you realize that one thing that works. That one thing you've been doing wrong forever. Or not enough or too much. Sometimes it's a tiny thing that makes a huge difference. And then you think "why hasn't a trainer seen this and told me about it?" Then you start to wonde...
by musical comedy
Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:57 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

That equestrian estate you posted is stunning - really gorgeous and frankly well worth that price. If it were in our area I bet the price would be in the 4 million range. However, the taxes are insane when you look them up. Oh - did I mention we are all on well and septic, pay for trash pick up and...
by musical comedy
Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:55 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

Taxes are 40k on the Ringoes property.
by musical comedy
Sun Jul 07, 2019 9:21 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

Mountaineer, why are prices so high in that area of Utah? What businesses, ect. are there that result in having buyers with so much money? Here, I think it is the pharma companies and the close proximity to NYC and Phila. Not sure about where Josette is as that is pretty far south of me, but also a ...
by musical comedy
Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:01 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

That's FAR from my favorite house -- not my style -- but it has quirky personality and some underlying promise. The outdoor ring is absolutely perfect for me -- flat, open, and, most importantly, no roof. I'd add a fenced-off dry lot around the barn area, but otherwise, it's a perfect setup for a f...
by musical comedy
Sun Jul 07, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

This 'thing' just sold for 640k. Only 4 acres, but has a barn and small outside ring. Look at the pics. They get uglier as you go. Please nobody tell me they like this place.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/179- ... e&mmlb=g,0
by musical comedy
Sun Jul 07, 2019 2:33 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

I was perusing listings and sold properties in my county. It's both surprising and depressing. Some properties that have sold for a large amount have me scratching my head. Others, specifically one I saw yesterday, was extremely low and I am really puzzled as to why. I like to plan for the future an...
by musical comedy
Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:52 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Good connection
Replies: 103
Views: 48749

Re: Good connection

ok, let's start over. Here is another ranch horse. what do you all think? What I think is you should take that photo down. It's not worth discussing. Look, the USDF publish the latest list showing the dressage terminology used and the updated pyramid. The term Connection has been removed and has be...
by musical comedy
Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:49 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Good connection
Replies: 103
Views: 48749

Re: Good connection

Ryeissa wrote: Sorry don't drag me into this MC chisamba personal stuff.
What MC/Chisamba personal stuff are we talking about here?
by musical comedy
Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:00 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Good connection
Replies: 103
Views: 48749

Re: Good connection

I thought boards were to express opinions, go back and forth, discuss, question, what have you. I think that is what they are supposed to be. But this is a dressage forum, not a reining forum or a cow chasing forum, or some unorthodox training method forum. But then, there are those that always poi...
by musical comedy
Fri Jul 05, 2019 5:51 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

Houzz is my second favorite site after this one and the design debate can get pretty intense on there. I went there and didn't see a forum. Where does this design debate take place? On the subject of white walls, google provided me with some good info. Like a dummy, I'm one that thought that white ...
by musical comedy
Fri Jul 05, 2019 11:07 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Good connection
Replies: 103
Views: 48749

Re: Good connection

We really don't want to start digging up bad dressage tests do we??!! I'm sure I could show you plenty of my own.. :? Demi, this is a great topic because it causes such polar opposite opinions, which is fascinating seeing it's all about the one animal and the one sport (if we are looking at dressag...
by musical comedy
Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:25 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Good connection
Replies: 103
Views: 48749

Re: Good connection

I quit watching dressage for several years for the very reason that they looked so micromanaged. I like seeing more of a partnership. Watch this video and look at it frame-by-frame. Is this not micromanaged? I see this work as tearing down rather than building up. What am I supposed to learn about ...
by musical comedy
Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:55 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Good connection
Replies: 103
Views: 48749

Re: Good connection

I think the drooping reins when doing piaffe or some other highly collected movements are good. To go around a whole test with reins and posture like Flight has on that pic I would think would require the utmost balance from the horse and impeccible timing of the rider. The best in the country don't...
by musical comedy
Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:49 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Good connection
Replies: 103
Views: 48749

Re: Good connection

Could that reining horse stretch FDO? I'm guessing not, but I could be wrong. Of course, reiners don't need to stretch down. Why even compare a reining horse or a bridle horse to what we want in a dressage horse? Also, if the horse is truly light, we don't need a double bridle or a long shank bit, r...
by musical comedy
Thu Jul 04, 2019 5:32 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Good connection
Replies: 103
Views: 48749

Re: Good connection

I'm not on the same page with this as you guys. But then, that should not come as a surprise.
by musical comedy
Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:04 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Get me out of training level!
Replies: 89
Views: 48399

Re: Get me out of training level!

You're funny, but it is a damn shame that you have such a quality horse that has presented with so many issues.
by musical comedy
Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:48 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

I've decided that it's my fault I get instruction every split second. It's because I constantly do things that are wrong. I get a correction and then immediately go back to doing the wrong thing without realizing I'm doing it. I'm rotating back with my right hand, I'm leaning forward. Stuff like tha...
by musical comedy
Wed Jul 03, 2019 1:31 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

I like a lot about that house. But the red accent stuff...no. Gosh, as much as I like windows, thats a lot for in the master bedroom.
by musical comedy
Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:13 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

Here are pics of the previous house the way it looks now. Just take a look at those kitchen cabinets and floor. Hideous. I have some pics of how it use to look, but I'd have to scan them in and my scanner doesn't work. https://www.trulia.com/p/nj/pittstown/5-highview-ct-pittstown-nj-08867--100462247...
by musical comedy
Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:07 pm
Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
Topic: Ulcers - (Attn: Blob)
Replies: 4
Views: 4661

Ulcers - (Attn: Blob)

I'm putting this here rather than take a goals thread off course. What prompted me to write this was Blob's comment about RP. I have a good friend that imported a horse this year. He started having some issues that clearly indicated there was something going on with his gut. He would stop a lot and ...
by musical comedy
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:43 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

When it comes to white, be it rugs, walls, or whatever....the reason some people don't like it is because it shows dirt. I actually want it for that reason. I want to see the dirt so I can clean it off.
by musical comedy
Mon Jul 01, 2019 5:01 pm
Forum: Senior Horses/Senior Riders
Topic: Trying again, hope this is the one!
Replies: 77
Views: 52258

Re: Trying again, hope this is the one!

I don't think my vet has every done just HA. Why not go with steroids, especially if it just the low motion joints? I swear by Irap for the stifle. Or you could try Prostride.
by musical comedy
Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:58 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: May & June Goals & Progress
Replies: 338
Views: 156863

Re: May & June Goals & Progress

I can do a single, clean fc R to L on Rudy but I have failed to enlist any help. Nonetheless, i am having a blast with Rudy, and I decided I don't care where we go at this point as long as we continue to progress. Ditto your second sentence. I have no goals. Probably the only rider here that doesn'...
by musical comedy
Mon Jul 01, 2019 3:24 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Re: Real Estate Discussion

MC, I'm thinking white ceramic tile in a kitchen---ick! There ya go...proving my point. Not only do I like white ceramic tile, I LOVE it. I have it in my current kitchen. I also have cream colored marble floor in my sunroom and living room. I like white, I like tile/marble, I like mirrors, I like w...
by musical comedy
Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:38 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Moving into town
Replies: 22
Views: 14647

Re: Moving into town

Most of our funds are tied up in this house which we can't sell until next year now Why is it that you have to wait until next year to sell? That is something I think about when it comes to selling. Houses around me sell and many for high dollars. They are 'normal' houses though. You know, the 4br ...
by musical comedy
Sun Jun 30, 2019 11:09 am
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Real Estate Discussion
Replies: 72
Views: 38066

Real Estate Discussion

Just because I want to vent again, but it's a subject I don't think I've seen discussed here. I guess anything or everything goes here relating to real estate. That is, if anyone is even interested. The other day I went googling my previous address which we sold in 1990. It was a mock tudor, only a ...
by musical comedy
Sat Jun 29, 2019 4:24 pm
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Stamina
Replies: 12
Views: 9726

Re: Stamina

I have always thought that being long-legged with a moderate torso was best as a riding physique. And I thought that I had the complete opposite of something useful for riding! I do have to work on lengthening my legs and my outcomes are not impressive. I think von Dietz was just emphasizing that y...
by musical comedy
Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:51 pm
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Stamina
Replies: 12
Views: 9726

Re: Stamina

I think men are generally long in the torso, which coupled with their strong backs, makes it easier for them to balance a horse without hands and arms. However, being long in the torso and short in the legs or arms wouldn't seem to me to be helpful. I have one of the VonDietz's books where she has p...
by musical comedy
Fri Jun 28, 2019 10:00 pm
Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
Topic: SeamsRight pretty much out of business
Replies: 40
Views: 23383

Re: SeamsRight pretty much out of business

Silk, I haven't found the Mattes light baby pads and I've googled and looked at their site. I think they might just be called "light" quilt. It's about 1/2 the thickness of the regular quilt (I have both types and prefer the light ones, as I only use them over a half pad to keep the saddl...
by musical comedy
Fri Jun 28, 2019 9:54 pm
Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
Topic: Chin Padding
Replies: 13
Views: 9905

Re: Chin Padding

I have that Kavalkade thing. I LOVE it!!!. I took off the chin pad that came with my crank bridle and put on that soft sheepskin thing. I have two of them because when the horse sweats, I need to wash it off (with plain water) and it takes a while to dry.
by musical comedy
Fri Jun 28, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Stamina
Replies: 12
Views: 9726

Re: Stamina

What do y'all do off the horse to improve your stamina on the horse? I am hitting the gym regularly, work with a personal trainer twice a week, can do intervals on the bike and am now a hard core weightlifter. My stability and core strength is now off the charts compared to two years ago. But I sti...
by musical comedy
Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:27 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

You mentioned your friend who is re-visiting basics/her seat with her new horse. I was very struck by this at a recent clinic I audited. Lots of very nice horses and riders and most with a fair bit of FEI experience---but they still had a lot of things to work on with their own bodies/seat so they ...
by musical comedy
Thu Jun 27, 2019 6:22 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

Chisamba wrote:So I searched trainers riding through you and got many bicycle posts and adverts and not one single horse related thing.
:lol: :lol: That would be because you are not a google expert like I am.
by musical comedy
Thu Jun 27, 2019 3:06 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: Help me Horse Shop?!? - Now need help with names :)
Replies: 89
Views: 62585

Re: Help me Horse Shop?!? - Now need help with names :)

tlkidding wrote:He arrived! At 1:15 am in the morning and didn't want to get off the trailer/touch the ramp.
I once bought a weanling and that happened. We ended up backing the filly off. How did you get him off?
by musical comedy
Thu Jun 27, 2019 2:50 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

Sometimes I think, why are we focusing so much on this or that, because I am willing to settle for less I guess. I know it is because if we move on to more advanced things without basics in place, it will cause problems. Of course, many know that we can move up with holes, but the work will always l...
by musical comedy
Thu Jun 27, 2019 12:28 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

but this is much more helpful than " my trainer rides through me) which makes it sound, to me, like some psychic new world plain of existentialism. I'm sorry you find the phrase meaningless or annoying. It is used a lot, and with google, I have found it discussed. So, it is not some weird phra...
by musical comedy
Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:13 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

I would classify trainer B as "riding through you". It may be. I guess it depends on how you view things. It is NOT what I mean by riding through you. I apparently can't explain in words what I mean and perhaps my trainer isn't really riding through me at all. It's more like what I'm bein...
by musical comedy
Mon Jun 24, 2019 6:38 pm
Forum: Senior Horses/Senior Riders
Topic: My Situation
Replies: 41
Views: 24764

Re: My Situation

In our dottage, we are abandoning this (or a future) farm. I'm curious where you would go. Have you thought about it? People change, so what we think we would never do, we might do when ill or feeble. I can tell you this. I would have to be in really poor health before I would live in one of those ...
by musical comedy
Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:27 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

I don't think I would enjoy riding with a trainer who waited until something was really really outstanding to say "good"! I am not such an idiot that I think a "good" in a lesson equals a 7 on a test movement! I don't think for any trainer, 'good' equals really outstanding. I th...
by musical comedy
Mon Jun 24, 2019 12:34 pm
Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
Topic: Lunging Cavesson
Replies: 14
Views: 10921

Re: Lunging Cavesson

I have one very similar from Dressage Extensions. It's sitting in my tack room barely used. I hate it. Heavy and unwieldy. I would sell it if you are interested. I like the lighter ones that have the bicycle chain in the nose piece and form to the nose of the horse. I bought mine from DP saddlery a...
by musical comedy
Mon Jun 24, 2019 10:15 am
Forum: Rider health and fitness
Topic: Dieting
Replies: 20
Views: 15950

Re: Dieting

I did find I had to eat a bit of carbs otherwise I felt sick, and finding what you like eating makes it so much easier in the long run. Me too. But going back to calorie counting, I do think a lot of people do not realize the calories in the foods they eat. They also do not realize the portion size...
by musical comedy
Sat Jun 22, 2019 5:26 pm
Forum: Senior Horses/Senior Riders
Topic: My Situation
Replies: 41
Views: 24764

Re: My Situation

MC yes the zero turn mowers are expensive. We have 2, but they hold their value and last a long time if you buy good ones. We have a Ferris that has a 6' mower deck on it and a CAT diesel engine. We've had it since we've been on the farm 2005. They are SOOO much faster cutting pastures than with a ...
by musical comedy
Sat Jun 22, 2019 1:59 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

I don’t think there needs to be constant verbal instruction given in order for the trainer to ride through me. In fact, lots of chatter can be distracting. If the work isn't as correct as the trainer feels it should be, then there is going to be dialog. Maybe I'm not as good as others and I need mo...
by musical comedy
Sat Jun 22, 2019 9:45 am
Forum: Senior Horses/Senior Riders
Topic: Trying again, hope this is the one!
Replies: 77
Views: 52258

Re: Trying again, hope this is the one!

Maybe it is stifles causing the problem rather than hocks. I mean, the horse could have both. Some vets will nerve block the hock first, before injecting. If improvement is not seen with the block, then it won't be seen with the steroid injection either, so save the money. Did they inject with stero...
by musical comedy
Sat Jun 22, 2019 12:15 am
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Re: Trainers riding through you.

Flight, the topic was mentioned in another recent thread here, so I thought I'd give it a thread. The best I can explain it is that the trainer talks to you with the details as though they were riding the horse. But yes, there would be constant dialog.
by musical comedy
Fri Jun 21, 2019 5:04 pm
Forum: Dressage Training
Topic: Trainers riding through you.
Replies: 74
Views: 35919

Trainers riding through you.

Sounds like a few of you like this method? My trainer does that. Do I like it? Yes and No. Sometimes I feel like what and when he tells me to do something it isn't the right thing or time. I think he may not give me credit for knowing and feeling something. In my lessons, there is constant remarking...
by musical comedy
Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
Topic: THIS RAIN!!! (edited: THIS DROUGHT)
Replies: 22
Views: 15182

Re: THIS RAIN!!!

This past week of daily heavy down pouring rain is really getting to me. A few days of daily thunder storms - but the rain volume is too much. I spoke last week to the local feed/farmer where I purchase my hay and she said they have been unable to get even a first cutting at her local farm. Also, h...

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