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I came to write what StraightForward wrote. ( without suggesting pink) I usually match my gloves to the horse to encourage a seamless appearance from arm to neck.

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I would suggest the buyer replace the girth.

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Blob, it is possibly not diet related and a hypomotility disorder. There is a human drug they recently started using with horses. I love your boots StraightForward. We have had some drama, a rabid raccoon was struggling around the barn so I'm in the process of getting everyone vaccinated for rabies....

Chisamba

Chiming in on the bloating topic I have two in my care that cannot be on pasture because the green grasses , especially in this bizarre early spring, cause horrible gas, to the point of bloat. They are on a largely hay diet, and the low sugar hay. Just to add to the arsenal of information.

Chisamba

Moutaineer in so sorry about your gut. I was happy to hear of your nice ride on Potters, now this. Ugh

staightfirward good luck worth Tesla

Exvet do you find you have to ride Junior just a bit deeper to get the base of his neck? Caliburn is like that.

Chisamba

Sorry, Chisamba. I never thought of you as large, just my sized. I just wanted to make sure I put out all ideas. I wasn't trying to harp. I'm over sensitive. I really like a narrow twist. I rode and showed short backed Arabians for decades . I quite probably have spent so much time in snug saddles ...

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Or just lose anothet 20 lbs .

I know you are being helpful but it's beginning to feel like you are harping in my build so I'm just going to put these pictures here and tell you I know I'm still large but I am who I am and am ready to change the subject.

Chisamba

Two things to consider. Are you pushing her away when you step into the left stirrup. Once I step into the left stirrup I immediately remove all weight from my right. I will then if need be halt the horse . Back the horse up. Dismount remount. But I never stand with one foot on the mounting block an...

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The choice of books is very telling. Judgy me thinks pretty clearly that the type of person attracted to those book choices is not a group I'd be welcome to.

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Yeah well, unfortunately Saiph"s back is so short the saddle fits her. Kimba"s saddle and my one i had on caliburn are an inch bigger. My saddle fitter has nixed anything longer and sadly Saiph agrees with the saddler not me.

Chisamba

I definitely could and should sit taller and hold my head straighter without making the seat harder/heavier/ stronger. Agree.

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I think maybe this is the first video I am showing since my hip replacement. I believe I am able to sit her more forward and active . Positive and kind helpful criticism with intent improve me invited. I am getting ready for PSG. My focus has been back to front riding and basics. Saiph is a very anx...

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I enjoyed the videos , Tanga. I like the blue looks. I'm still in admiration for you having two mares in FEI. Especially a home bred. That's truly green to grand prix. I think Quinn possibly doesn't score higher because of her occasional head tossing. I know it's momentarily but I suspect judges din...

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I had a couple of different screen names on UDBB, due to forgetting passwords. FlyingLily was the dam of my first horse, an OTTB who was 5 years old and green as grass when I got him, and we scared each other for a number of years until he passed from strangles. I'm not sure whether this thread is ...

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Tanga I misread and thought you had died your hair ( locks) blue. As a heavier rider on smaller horses I think I've probably explained on this board at least a dozen times how I do not sit deep, don't drive with my seat, and use less seat aid in the canter. Most of the time people just disagree, but...

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It's been the most lovely February days. Warm enough to ride outside so I've been schooling in the full size dressage arena. It was such a nice day friends left work early and kept arriving to ride with me. Lol.

It was just lovely.

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Congrats moutaineer, I'm having so much trouble sticking to my healthy eating goals. Otoh I am getting a lot more exercise. I pretend my lack of weight loss is fat turning to muscle. Lol

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It's funny. I found the one administrator of that group to be aggressively anti bit, and she slapped me with a warning for recommending a loose ring snaffle with a lozenge mouthpiece. I just left because most of the parts were picture of nasty harsh bits berating barrel racers. Zero interesting inf...

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I am sure once spring is spring l will have to fortify my chicken house and run again. I have silky bantams and one polish with his ridiculous top hat. I have an assortment of regular hens, two guinea fowl and five turkeys. I have an ever increasing flock of African geese. I guess the flock is big e...

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Lovely update

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A friend of mine is struggling with an aging parent and its not even a brother. (Some internet " friend" had talked her into selling her house and giving him the money to prevent him from killing himself. ) of course she had to wrestle financial guardianship to protect her mom but now she ...

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I signed up for a Patricia Kottas clinic. I have never ridden with her or seen her teach so it's a bit of faith in the hostess that prompted me. Now I need to stop stressing about being perfect for the clinic. Lol.

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It's funny. I found the one administrator of that group to be aggressively anti bit, and she slapped me with a warning for recommending a loose ring snaffle with a lozenge mouthpiece. I just left because most of the parts were picture of nasty harsh bits berating barrel racers. Zero interesting info...

Chisamba

They look completely comfortable

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I did not know that about the French horn. I probably would not have been able to pick out which was the French horn playing without a visual. But i am not very tolerant of botched music and I listened all the way through. Well done.

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I know that I am probably being peculiar but I do not like liberty work at all. I feel like when a horse is at liberty it should be free. I feel like when I put the halter on, yes please focus on me, but when you are free, go be free to be a horse. Even when I ask horses to move at liberty I let the...

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Saiph and I are really focusing on the basic concept of filling the rein when leg is added. I feel like perhaps that is a very similar focus to yours, exvet. Maybe that is just where we are in the training scale, right, the journey from national level to FEI level goes through honest hind leg to con...

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I had this made by a talented lady, Lynne crocker who I found on Etsy . I didn't want to throw out Kimba and Saiphs ribbons again .

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I know I'm biased but I love this photo of my son and Charcoal.

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Black Belly Barbados ewe, Khalua

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Your lambs are very cute, especially that blazed faces. Mine are Katahdin. Dorper, Black Belly Barbados crosses, all hair sheep because I am not fond of shearing. I do use the mounted hair for wrapping legs . I'll share a couple of favorite pics

Chisamba

That's excellent Tanga!!

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First clinic of the year done and dusted. Despite needing more work in the canter tour Andrea encouraged me to go out and get my tails. Ilia says they should sell velcro on tails , ha! He remembers my immense difficulty in buying my last set all those years ago. Saiph is a spooky easily distracted h...

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I have a question for the brain trust ddbb. These supposed ear relief bridles simply pad the crown so much that the ear relief is simply a return to what it would be without padding. I have not found one that gives more earvroom than a simple single unpadded leather crown. Does anyone know of an act...

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It was an unseasonally warm day so I ride on the outdoor. Darn horses you would have thought they had never been out. Every one of the boogers threw in a buck from time to time. Even Saiph!! The good news is that I did not meet the earth and my hip held out well. We have out first clinic of the year...

Chisamba

Thanks for the consensus on the black pad. I like it too, but you just sometimes can't see it! Well, the show Sunday was canceled because there was so much damage to the grounds where the show is (from SO much rain.) I'm OK with it, though I do like to start early on a champs. year. I already enter...

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I'm looking into getting one of those treadmill desks/walking desk set ups. I want to try to see if I can find someone who has one so I can test it out. Mostly I want to see whether it's obvious I'm moving if I'm in a zoom meeeting. If I can get away with doing it during internal/less formal meetin...

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Well that's quite an experience!

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Ok. I shall play. I have taken up sketching again. I started when u was bored in the hospital with my hip.

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My miklem did not in any way give me room to the horses ears. I do need to look at moutainers suggestion because I have not really found a crown piece I like.

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Moutaineer. How disappointing. safest horse ever had a roofalanche scare. I'm sorry you to a tumble. I despise those hard crackling roof noises and I sympathize with horses. It tookTeddy quite a long time to get over it but I truly believe spooky horses get over scares quicker than quiet horses. It'...

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I don't do a fitness program but I am sticking with my physiotherapist for as long as I can. I start on the bicycle to warm up all the joints and have leg press, side planks, kettlebell squats and the best thing is that he consistently corrects my position to strengthen the muscles and stabilize the...

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I was able to ride five horses including the green bean brood mare rehab, Honey. I have to get up to 8 to be able to work my own more consistently. However im.optimistic because I am getting there. Basically. Mine has an 8 week lay up so I am.simply starting basic fitness and basic basics lol.

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This could be a really stupid question but does she stomp bare back? My Dutch guy stomps when his girth is uncomfortable. With the sling tape helping my brain went to girth pressure contributing to the negative.?? Of course the Australian bone lady would say it's her "new" desease

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After my ride tonight, I need to amend my goals for Tesla to add that we will be living in shoulder-fore. Also, another ride with zero stomping! It's winter. Less light. My photic response horse doesn't stomp or flip hus head til spring. No, this clearly stopped after the thoracic sling taping. She...

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StraightForward wrote:After my ride tonight, I need to amend my goals for Tesla to add that we will be living in shoulder-fore. Also, another ride with zero stomping!

It's winter. Less light. My photic response horse doesn't stomp or flip hus head til spring.

Chisamba

Thank you for the 2023 starter thread. I have a new rider who is really keen to get her bronze medal and seems to enjoy Kimba. the Grey mare serms to have told me she will appreciate a review of first through third better than she will like trying to do fourth, so that is Kimba. Saiph is still enjoy...

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Moutaineer, my vet , before he retired, sold an ointment that is really good on scratches and his secret is simply that unless you culture it's difficult to know what you have and if there is a secondary infection, so he uses a combination of antibacterial and antifungal ointments with DMSO which is...

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Ann how lovely. I used to have a beach ride every Christmas when we lived in SA. We had a 5 acre plot at Hamburg ( it may have changed name, the mouth of the Keiskama river. And spent 2 months there every Christmas. You.just brought back the loveliest memory. Happy Christmas, happy holidays to all

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It is actually 1 ( -17 C ) and feels about 20 (-28 C ) degrees colder. It's truly crispy. ( walking on broken glass) . My dog decided going outside was not an.option. grrr.

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