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Having spent the better part of Tuesday night attempting to sew a medium weight blanket back together for the cold this next couple of days I think I may consider having a spare :D I'd like light, medium, and heavy blankets with a spare medium weight. Right now I have a light and medium, as well as ...

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So sorry for your loss

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Have never locked them on various saddles, and have never had one slip off. They're usually quite tight even being unlocked.

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I was going to wait a little while to join these threads but I'll join now. My lovely new horse comes with auto changes (they are at least clean unlike a lot of other auto changes I see), so my goal will be to work on some counter canter. I was supposed to have the saddle fitter out yesterday but sh...

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I had the same thing happen to me as Snork a little while back. I figured it was still having issues as that point but if it's still happening then it is probably best to be careful with Google searches leading there.

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She was good again last night so hopefully the switch stays flipped at least for a little while. She still needs some work surrounding door and gate manners around other people but she's being good for me. Saddle fitter is coming out on Thursday so hopefully we can have something comfy for both of u...

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She does seem to be settling more and more. She did exhibit some behaviors I would consider dangerous rather than just obnoxious/nuisance so I am definitely needing to be firm and consistent with her, which I suppose should be the case with any horse but is all the more important with an unfamiliar ...

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Lovely! They are indeed handsome boys!

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goneriding wrote:
Imperini wrote:Yay! Happy for you! I tend to do the same thing, work myself all up about something and then when I actually do it everything actually turns out fine and it's a big weight lifted.

Or it crashes and burns spectacularly. Just depends haha

Noooo don't say that! lol

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Yay! Happy for you! I tend to do the same thing, work myself all up about something and then when I actually do it everything actually turns out fine and it's a big weight lifted.

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She was just having a bad day on Monday it seems. She returned to sanity and the polka dot pony I know last night :D I figured and hoped that it was just an adjustment thing, but being a worrier I was imagining that she was setting the standards and learning/thinking that it was okay to be obnoxious...

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Oh no! Pal stepped on my foot the day she came home, luckily we were on soft ground because she did what goneriding described and put her whole (very hefty) weight down on me, but I kind of just squished into the ground. In any case I hope your toe feels better soon!

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Very cool, he looks splendid!

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cb06 wrote:Having ridden Saddlebreds for many years in saddleseat, I feel like I now have the only Saddlebred on the planet that is not naturally forward.

Ha! I had (an amazing) Saddlebred mare during my late teenage years and she was just the laziest girl, so I bet there are a few more out there.

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Thanks much for the saddle tip fergusnc! She was a bit of a monster last night, I think she's realizing she's not going back home now and is starting to have some worries about it. She's all business when it comes to work but in the barn she was crowding me, pawing, and acting like a very worried an...

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Thanks everyone :D What a bright and happy eye she has! Paloma is a lovely name. That's very interesting coloration. What are her Dutch lines? I'm not terribly familiar with Dutch lines but she's by a stallion called Pacific Star STV (Gregor by Uniform). Apparently he was known to produce really eas...

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I'm very pleased and excited to introduce my new horse, who arrived safely today. Of course there was a little bit of drama along the way with a flat tire mid trip, but she waited patiently and came off the trailer with no fuss. She may or may not come with a flat tire curse as apparently this is no...

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The situations horses can get themselves into.. Glad everything ended disaster free!

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No I won't be keeping her at the same facility, it was sort of separate from the other part of my horse life and just an opportunity to ride different horses as I had grown very comfortable with my regular part board horse and found I was worried about riding anyone else (not anymore, it worked as p...

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I have a really hard time with endings in the first place so when something doesn't end in a positive way I really stress about it. I had been supplementing my riding with a weekday lesson on school horses for about the last 6 months but with my recent horse purchase I intended to discontinue those ...

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They're all very pretty! It's interesting that the lovebirds are fascinated by the parrot, and I suppose unfortunate for them

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What a slacker I am not updating this post, I've been busy arranging for her to come home

Don't worry I will definitely give her a proper introduction after she gets here Saturday

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Very sorry to hear this, sending thoughts of strength and healing your way.

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Thank you! I'm finding myself very impatient but I guess after waiting this long for the right one to come along I can wait a little bit longer. I did take a some time to decide on whether to move forward with a PPE simply because I want to make sure I am making the right decision. I had some review...

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This apparently isn't available on Kobo, but I'm definitely interested now so I'll have to find a way to read them. Wasn't aware they existed until this post, so thank you!

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I leave my foot in the stirrup until I'm on the side then carefully make my way down from there. No way I could leave my foot in the stirrup until the other one makes it to the ground even if I wanted to. With my hips being the way they are if I take both feet out of the stirrups I'm likely to get s...

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PPE Thursday .. where's the bitey fingernail smiley?

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So sad

(I should note that while I live in Canada I'm a US citizen)

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I won't buy a horse without being able to see it, for me having even a little bit of interaction is an important part of making a decision. If anyone is wondering sadly I didn't end up going to look at the little Morgan mare I posted above. I arranged to go see her but she ended up being sold before...

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She is adorable and pretty at the same time! Usually it's one or the other. Congrats on your new adventure and looking forward to hearing about it as you progress.

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Thanks for the comments on the little mare. The rider in the video is said to be 5'11" and I'm much shorter than that so I think height wise she'll be fine. Having had an Arab (sadly not a sane one) and a Saddlebred in the past I think it's very important that I also try out the above Morgan :D...

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Ok I had mostly put this search on the back burner, but I saw this one last night and I really like her

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOOR3UW8uKs

Comments?

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So sorry for your loss.

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Aw poor guy hope he gets back down to normal size soon!

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So the saga continues. I have an appointment with another surgeon mid-January that was made in June so I really hope she's going to be helpful rather than encouraging me to just rest and/or take pills. In the meantime I'm still riding, now 3 days a week in a hunt seat saddle because the shorter leg ...

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Isn't it wonderful to be back in the saddle, I started up again two years ago after about 5 yrs off with a short summer riding stint in the middle of that and it's amazing what it does for my life in general. Hope I never have to take too much time off again! Your mare is just gorgeous, and it sound...

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More activity should bring more activity. I tend to visit every day but being the sort of person who doesn't really like my own writing and has been known to take 20 minutes to write, revise, rewrite, revise, revise revision, etc for a two sentence post or email I have difficulties making my own con...

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I've seen this before but it's wonderful enough that I'm happy to have seen it again, thank you for sharing!

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I was writing a long post and then I thought gosh, I have had a lot of really bad experiences, it's a wonder I still want to ride. I do still want to ride, but I am not as brave (read that as stupid) as I was when I was younger. Some experiences and/or falls have shaken my confidence like when I bro...

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I don't know what data plans are like in the US anymore but it would be outrageously expensive to use just mobile data for me. I do use it but certainly not exclusively.

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I haven't contributed because I don't really have anything constructive to say and I struggle with this myself but I did want to say I have really enjoyed this thread so far. Everyone should strive to improve themselves as they can, but I think your seat is quite nice Flight and the fact that you wa...

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Super duper cute and oh so helpful, love it!

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Today has been a good day, went for a lesson on the spotted super pony and did some jumping .. weeeeee I used to be scared of even cantering ground poles so this is really big for me, and I am actually having a lot of fun with it. Change is good, plus the shorter stirrups are better for my hips. The...

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If you figure out a way to stop these from coming please let us all know. I responded to a fake ad for something on kijiji ages ago and they tried to scam me, when that didn't work they obviously sold or gave out my email address because shortly thereafter I started getting tons of spam emails. It h...

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I love it when it's time to bale and put up hay!

I was actually overheard once in the loft while putting up hay repeating to myself "it's cool up here and the bales are light" but it was more that I was trying to convince myself

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She's adorable!

So glad everyone is well too

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Oh I actually like the bling! Usually not a bling person but she pulls it off nicely.

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I'm not wanting to put either of you on the spot, but I'm assuming you and Helygen PMed and it didn't work out? I would hate to have you not check out her horse because of his size. I'm not looking for details about why you don't want him! Yes, I spoke with her and decided he was just a bit young a...

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So sorry for your loss, what a beautiful picture to remember him by

Glad you weren't hurt in the accident and hopefully things will start looking up for you soon

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He's 12 yrs old and advertised as well schooled on the flat and over fences. I am pretty sure the rider is a beginner and was thinking most of what I am concerned about with him could be attributed to the rider. There were a few videos of other horses from the same place where the riders were in ves...

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