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- Tue Dec 12, 2023 12:56 pm
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: Pentosan/Glucosamine
- Replies: 6
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Re: Pentosan/Glucosamine
Well factually, pentosan actually had medical approval and in 50 years glucosamine never has. So....
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:30 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Blob, we love games and try to have a games day 3 x a year. StraightForward, my whole life is a up and down mind changing inconsistent indecisive brouhaha about showing recognized or nor. I vacillate between believing getting moderate scores on moderate horses is perfectly ok because I'm competing w...
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:20 pm
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: Pentosan/Glucosamine
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4063
Re: Pentosan/Glucosamine
Yay, I'm so glad. I have all my horses that needed it back on it. ( all the older school horses that need a bit of maintenance.) We do the one a month protocol.
- Mon Dec 11, 2023 12:30 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Oh Chantal, I hate that you went off course. If i do that such a disappointment and to do so at a big event is ghastly. Mikey looks very handsome tho!!
- Sun Dec 10, 2023 3:13 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Moutaineer that sounds very unpleasant. Jingles for breathing and healing. StraightForward, I suppose it's why people send their horses to auction. I find it a bit ironic when people say they rescued a horse simply because it was an auctioned horse. As for the barn and horses. They are supposed to b...
- Sat Dec 09, 2023 7:15 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Congratulations and fingers crossed StraightForward. It sounds like a lovely home fur Annabelle. I'm so bad at selling horses. I buy projects and somehow forget to sell them. I'm still sad I sold Caliburn and I get to ride him twice a week. Lol. I have a strong plan to sell Honey or Fly in the sprin...
- Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:19 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
My horses and riders are still being drilled on basics. Kimba is solid, Saiph is having to learn a few things relating to basics that were apparently not truly established . I have found that my mis range to good riders are really getting a good feel because I am focusing dough on had position, leg ...
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 7:50 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
have a counter on my phone that I sometimes use. I just put it in my pocket. It's called soundbrenner. It's a free app.
- Fri Nov 24, 2023 4:29 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: "What's for dinner?"
- Replies: 808
- Views: 623366
Re: "What's for dinner?"
Moutaineer, sounds really delicious.
StraightForward, duck and goose were always our family feast table. Good choice.
StraightForward, duck and goose were always our family feast table. Good choice.
- Tue Nov 21, 2023 11:19 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Fourth attempt. In the theme of Thanksgiving I laid put a turkey which leant itself to numerous ways to ride. Perhaps the most chairing was the circle through the tail in the longest stride. It's a really fun way to test stride length, supple and response to aids. It builds nice muscle too in an ene...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:46 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Three times, 3 times, I wrote a post and every time I tried to post it, was lost by the ridiculous log in yet again icon. I just don't get it. So I'm not going to bother to post again at this time. Except to say briefly, Aleuronix, Kora looks fab, StraightForward, in glad Annabelle is doing better, ...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: "What's for dinner?"
- Replies: 808
- Views: 623366
Re: "What's for dinner?"
I'm working Thanksgiving so and Mt son is in retail so we had the turkey on Sunday. I made a root vegetable galette and a fruity spicy dressing. In my house pumpkin pie is the favorite so we had two pies forv3 of us lol.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:23 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Thank you for your responses about the shark fin withers. I ride around singing that Meghan Traynor song " it's all about that base, that base) to remind myself how important the base of the neck is in riding back to front.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:21 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
I spent this week on very basic work with all the upper level.horses. by basic work I mean evaluating and conforming the 3 main responses to the action of the inside rein without pulling back. By which I means first, bend without turning until reaches into but not pulling throught the outside rein, ...
- Wed Nov 15, 2023 2:11 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Ok. So! ( now I sound very Zambian) lol. Shark fin withers are a natural occurring phenomenon, but can be minimized by building the muscles there. I've been researching and is course everyone who talks about it has this vested interest in you buying what they are selling. Have any of you successfull...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:38 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
I carry my whip in my right hand too but when I salute with the right hand, I simply put the whip with the reins into the left hand so my hand is free to salute open handed. Then as I gather my reins i gather the whip too.
How is the pony doing Blob?
How is the pony doing Blob?
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:12 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Ja, I know the left handed salute is legal, I just don't know why. No one should lose points for a salute unless it is not immobile and not releasing a rein, but then who bother to actually have a salute? Why call it a salute? . But even the navy, which allows left handed salutes only does so if the...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:35 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Khall, my clients are not those with dementia, but those with long term developmental differences. However there is something that is true of both populations. Staff have a lot more training and supervision in how to make the life of these people easier than families do. Families have busy exhaustin...
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 11:25 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
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Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Mari gid you salute with your left hand or did the photo invert itself?? He looks very posh. Congrats on your scores. StraightForward, I have another opposite and different suggestion to Moutaineer. A lot of the exercises designed to help horses are designed for horses with grand 3 beat canter with ...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 2:37 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Lovely update Moutaineer. I went with friends to the Equine affairs in Massachusetts. Saw Steffen Peter's presentation and Phillip Duttons. Then did a marathon shop. Then ate some soup that disagreed with me and vomited my way home. I splurged big time in an ABI ring drag. Footing being one of the b...
- Mon Nov 06, 2023 12:20 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
About board increases: 25% probably won't even bring them into profitability. I have tried so hard not to increase board for my clients. I'm doing a lot more work myself, from construction and repairs to daily chores. The disadvantage of this is it takes my time and Emmet away from what I'm good at,...
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:00 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
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Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
By golly my abs are on fire tonight. I've been doing some pilates as well as some more aerobic exercise.(back on the trampoline!) And I think my best ride ever on Potters today. (And my longest and most intense in at least 2 months.) What a superstar he was. Actually I think he's been a total star ...
- Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:22 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
I am glad junior and you are training well. Also sounds like Brandon pulled up his big boy panties! How it bodes well!! I'm doing a hunt on Sunday with the Amwell hunt club . It's lovely country so i hope it's pleasant weather. I'm not a fan of galloping on sub freezing ground but I'm going with sup...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:39 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
I ordered mine Monday And got it today. ( pentosan) I had to work thorough a tantrum of Saiph refusing to go forward, and simply ignoring the side you go from trot to canter. After about 15 minutes of my not relenting , she seemed to understand that I was not going to be persuaded to yield and she d...
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 9:44 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Rood and Riddle compounds pentisan and glucosamine to get past the fda. It's much more reasonable than the zycosan. You do need a perscription.
It's 130 a bottle.
Look into it if you like. I trust rood and riddle.
It's 130 a bottle.
Look into it if you like. I trust rood and riddle.
- Fri Nov 03, 2023 2:16 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Talking about supportive medicine any of you is Pentosan? By holy it has gone up in price by about 400% since it was approved by the FDA
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 11:01 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
- Replies: 194
- Views: 398890
Re: Powering through to the end: November December Goals and Progress
Thank you StraightForward for starting the end if year thread. I'm starting with me. Self: 1) Do not gain winter pounds. Just don't. Weigh in daily and make the necessary adjustments. 2) trust myself more. I've been told over and over to lowr my hands lower my hands so after 3 days of burying my han...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 9:39 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
Goals. Maybe choose a stud for Kimba. Saiph, button up the flying changes and work toward tempi. Flei, establish leg yield, canter and get his feet healthy. He is still recovering from years of road shoes and diminished frogs with deep heels. Honey, continue her recovery to remuscling and also get ...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:45 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
May not be helpful but I ask for the changes on the circle so there is no beginning and no end so the walls don't matter. It helps keep the horse relaxed and waiting for the aids rather than anticipating a place . It also helps with counter canter to C which suddenly becomes a thing after a number o...
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:00 pm
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: Freeze proofing barn faucets
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3094
Re: Freeze proofing barn faucets
We installed the pump stylethat you do not like in the barn after several years of pipes failing because of the other style
- Mon Oct 23, 2023 7:18 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
Mari, when I came to the USA from the eastern cape it didn't take me long to get used to the USA system of levels.
FEI have even fewer options at each level, ha! ( one PSG) , one I1, one IA one iB and one I II although there are three grand prix, technically, short, gp and gp special.
FEI have even fewer options at each level, ha! ( one PSG) , one I1, one IA one iB and one I II although there are three grand prix, technically, short, gp and gp special.
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:54 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
Nice changes chisamba. I’m still trying to figure out seat on Joplin. Her canter especially challenges me. Just proof that you can keep warm with a sweater buttoned wrong. I probably am not going to ever have the prefect seat, but I can still train and accomplish two changes over the centerline on ...
- Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:19 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
https://youtube.com/shorts/gUPcJ_nMVBM?si=b2ll6xKRaXh3V9Z0 I was looking at my videos from the clinic and my friend made this cute little clip. Lots to learn again in reviewing the video. Tesla looks might cute, and what lovely scores. Wrt loose hips, the clinician had me relax my whole leg, and sai...
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:50 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
So a perfect example of real.life. I spent 3 days working on keeping my reins short and my hands low. Each day there was positive gains. Saiph started to learn to go forward into the dirt rein and so many people have continually criticized my long rein and high hand. So was perfection achieved as we...
- Sat Oct 21, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
I'm so sick of this forum logging me out mid post and erasing my whole train of thought. Am I the only one who had that happen? Autumn and winter are prefect for boot camp. It's time to rebutton the sweater. ( You know, that analogy about training being like buttoning a sweater wrong. The only way t...
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:07 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
Blob, sometimes I get very busy, it's why I schedule shows and clinics, because otherwise I'd sleep instead of riding.
- Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:59 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
Interesting exercise . Halfpass from quarterline to quarterline , half pirouette, and half pass back, and half pirouette. Start the half pass shoulder fore. So when you half pirouette take the shoulder ever so slightly past 180 degrees. Second interesting exercise. Really good canter trot transition...
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 10:22 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
Tanga wrote:Best photo, ever, Chisamba! By Red Wine. Wow. That was the stallion involved in the abuse/neglect case here in Santa Rosa and some whole thing where he sort of disappeared somewhere or something.
There was some big drama surrounding him and his owner.
- Mon Oct 16, 2023 11:19 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
Gorgeous pic Chisamba, I'm drooling over your horse! Thank you. She is quite pretty and photos never quite so her justice. She is a bit of a bronze color with dark dapples and a pretty face. Forgive me I feel like I should know this but what is her breeding/bloodlines? I don't think I ever shared h...
- Sun Oct 15, 2023 2:22 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
- Views: 1107736
Re: September October, we go on and on.
Quelah wrote:Gorgeous pic Chisamba, I'm drooling over your horse!
Thank you. She is quite pretty and photos never quite so her justice. She is a bit of a bronze color with dark dapples and a pretty face.
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 3:08 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
For people who like photos.
- Mon Oct 09, 2023 11:44 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
Mari the PSG test has 14 changes. Which sounds huge until you think that's one line of changes in grand prix lol. Saiph think 14 changes is outrageous. Hopefully she will soon be so ok with that that she thinks it's fun
- Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:24 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
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Re: September October, we go on and on.
So, I lied. I went to one more show this season. Some how I had forgotten that the last show is the schooling show stopped we attend was today. My students who were in line for year end awards reminded me. It was chilly and the horses were in their high jinx. Saiph got totally distracted in her firs...
- Thu Oct 05, 2023 2:49 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Life Changes
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3001
Re: Life Changes
Well planned and accomplished!! Wishing you the best.
- Wed Oct 04, 2023 3:37 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
- Views: 1107736
Re: September October, we go on and on.
So sorry Tanga.
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 8:10 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
- Views: 1107736
Re: September October, we go on and on.
Omgracious what a September! Moutaineer, I'm so sorry about the health issues. Just take care of yourselves and get better. Tanga, unresolved choking is what ultimately caused the hardest decision worth My sons aged pony . I would almost rather deal with the renal failure. Exvet. I feel like we are ...
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 7:49 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Leslie Morse Clinic Notes
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3741
Re: Leslie Morse Clinic Notes
Forward ( prompt response to leg,) slowly is a huge step up straightforward. Well done
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:16 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
- Views: 1107736
Re: September October, we go on and on.
Tanga my oldest student tripped getting out of the shower and broke her ankle!
- Sat Sep 30, 2023 3:10 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: September October, we go on and on.
- Replies: 240
- Views: 1107736
Re: September October, we go on and on.
Exvet, I sure hope Brandon did not hurt himself severely. It sounds like a very stressed client and sick dog. :( . I hope Junior and you have a very satisfactory 4.1 . Flight ouch! And Tanga, hope the wrist and ankle feel better soon. Flight is used to ride through broken bones, swollen joints et al...
- Fri Sep 29, 2023 1:36 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Bobcat on my trailcam (video!)
- Replies: 242
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Re: Bobcat on my trailcam (video!)
I watched then on my big screen TV. Beautiful