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I lost a dear mare this year, too. The first few weeks were so hard, but then (as PaulaO said), the smiles start to come through the tears as memories other than the final days bubble to the surface. Hugs to you.

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I was in Toronto last week, visiting my sister. This was the first time I've managed to schedule a visit to coincide with the Royal Winter Fair (yay!) so bought tickets with a few friends and my horse-crazed niece. We get settled into our seats, and then the occupants of the neighbouring seats arriv...

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Thanks to everyone for the sympathy, hugs, and understanding. I am at the point where the good memories of our time together are asserting themselves over the sad ones from the end, which is a good place to be.

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Thanks, Chancellor, for giving me a month to celebrate my dear Morgan mare, Quinta, who passed away this summer. I gave a little of the story in this thread: http://www.definitelydressage.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1644 I grew up riding Morgans - mostly as an unsupervised teen tearing through the f...

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I love her! Thanks for sharing your story, and I look forward to updates.

BTW, if anyone else has one of these standing around that needs a job, let me know...

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I love the costume on studly, exvet! What a good boy he is. Congrats on the change, Mountaineer! We had a fantastic lesson on Saturday. Lots of leg yield to canter to really get the shoulder before the transition. Next time, we are going to do a longe lesson with Autumn so that I can work on my cant...

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Oh, damn. Hugs to you, Khall. She was a lovely mare, and I am sorry it ended this way.

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Oh, I am so sorry to hear this. I enjoyed your posts about Miaren, and the two of you always seemed to be having such grand adventures. A really tough decision to make, even when it is the right one. I hope retirement is good for him, and that he indeed bonds up with Emma.

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My two favourite breeds! I am not surprised at all by the 'opinions, but trainable'. What a cutie.

He certainly has been sitting in a field for a while, hasn't he? Good on your for giving him a job. Looking forward to updates!

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Like Chisamba, I've been spending more time on the trail with the lovely weather and fall colors. Trying to be really conscious about straightness, even while 'just' trail riding. I'll try and get some NC fall photos tomorrow.

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(It has been a few months, but I just couldn’t write the post until now) In August, I said goodbye to my sweet black Morgan. Quinta was a character. Not a mean bone in her body, but also slow to trust, with a very short list of people on her ‘good’ list. Perfect ground manners, unless you were walki...

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My two cob-sized mares took a cob-sized Miklem, which fit perfectly. The entry-level bridle does stretch a bit over time. Not sure about the higher-priced models.

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Congrats on getting back in the saddle! As a fellow Morgan lover, I am excited to see more from the two or you. She is an EMR mare, right?

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I am finally back for this round! (after several months of non-riding while I dealt many veterinary woes with my old black mare). Autumn and I just came back from a three-day bootcamp with pammy (who remembers pammy??). We really worked on preventing that right shoulder from falling in / haunches fa...

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I've had the same problem with Blundstones. I hear good things about RedBack: http://www.redbackboots.com/ which are made in Australia, but I have not yet tried a pair.

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I like the PRI fleece-backed pads (I *think* that is what Flight means), e.g.

http://www.horsetackco.com/double-back- ... e-pad.html

Not too expensive, but they wash up well and last a long time.

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Great study using reward-based operant conditioning to train horses to communicate whether they want to wear a blanket. All 23 horses in the study learned within two weeks to tag a symbol indicating their blanket choice, and their choices were related to weather (cold? blanket on. warm? blanket off)...

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I recently bought a Nunn Finer bridle with their Soft Grip rubber reins: http://www.bitofbritain.com/Nunn-Finer-Soft-Grip-Rein-p/175.htm I love them. They are really supple with good grippiness. I have small hands, so many rubber reins are far too bulky, but these are not. No stops, though (I think ...

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I am so sorry, paws. This is almost exactly what I've been dealing with for the last several months. Occasional cough and occasional eye issues turned into full blown COPD over the winter, and bilateral uveitis this spring. It is exhausting.

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My mare wears the Arab Cashel, and the L Guardian fits her well. It is very adjustable - under the chin and across the poll.

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https://www.blantonsbourbon.com/

and not just because there is a pony on the stopper.

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If it fits you and fits her, go for it! I would have happily bought brown, but black was what I found used to fit both of us. I see mostly black here in NC but the occasional brown. I've never heard anyone make a negative comment about a brown saddle.

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OMG, I love him! What a cutie. Sounds like he is going to just be more and more fun as his comfort level increases. Keep us posted!

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Quinta, how do you do dried beans, and are they better than by some other method? Time and temp here : https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/sous-vide-navy-beans . I put the beans in a mason jar with lid rather than the bag, and add onion, garlic and hot pepper to the jar. They come out really tende...

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We have this one:

http://polyscienceculinary.com/products/sous-vide-discovery

We mostly use it for eggs, fish, dried beans, and yoghurt. It is quiet, hits up relatively quickly, and the clamp is good and sturdy. No complaints.

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Looks interesting, but $350 for a noseband? Yikes.

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Size Euro-36 US-8. In like new condition (no tags). Bought, wore once, cleaned, ignored, and now it doesn't fit anymore. $200.

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I don't have the book in front of me (so I can't give you a chapter list), but I do own a copy. It starts from basics and goes through quite advanced work. I thought the starting chapters were quite good, and didn't think it was too advanced for a relative newbie. She gives good exercises for how to...

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Sorry about your hen, boots. We have a great local bird vet who will see chickens, and he says that it is very common for birds to go from everything-is-just-fine to nearly-dead in a very short period of time. We had a very similar experience with one of our hens earlier this year. Seemed fine Thurs...

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I am really short, and huge horses hold little appeal for me. I currently have a Morgan and a Welsh Cob x TB. Both just over 15hh and fit me perfectly. In the past, I've ridden Morgans, Appaloosas, TBs, and a single WB.

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I tried one of those, but it was too narrow for my wide bodied Morgan girl, so she's sticking with Hugs. I was bummed as I liked that ten year guarantee. Wow, she must be a really wide lady. Love those Morgans! I had a problem with my Morgan developing sore spots underneath the clips on the Hug. Go...

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I bought one of the Ultimate Turnouts last year, and I really like it. Fits the cob cross really well and wore like iron. Ten year guarantee, too (and I've known people that have used the guarantee without any hassles).

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The air vests are meant to be used in combination with a standard body protector vest, not alone. Definitely worth going to a local tack store to try on vests, because there are a huge number of options, both between different brands and between sizes for any given vest. Not sure if you are planning...

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Are these beginner novice fences? I love them! Everything here to practice on is two foot at least, if not taller!, this I could do! Ha! No, these are maiden. She's just jumping them like they are BN. This is our home field, and there is lots of nice small stuff, including tiny ditches and banks, w...

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Racetrackreject wrote:Nice job and beautiful horse! What is her breeding?

She's 1/2 Welsh, 1/2 TB: http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/pro+a+dancing+autumn

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Did a XC lesson with Autumn this afternoon. The work we've been doing on the flat and over stadium jumps has certainly paid off. We still have some argument about how much speed we should have *after* the jumps, but our approach is much better and we can get organized quickly enough to do a series o...

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I am lucky enough to board on 120 acres with trails through the woods and a large XC field. I trail ride each of mine at least once a week. I often ride down through the woods to the show arenas at the other end of the property, school there, and ride back. It's a great warm up and cool down. I thin...

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Moutaineer wrote:So Quinta, how were the potatoes?

Very tasty. I would make them again.

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I am making these:

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1016974-hasselback-potatoes-with-garlic-paprika-oil

They smell divine. I'll let you know how they taste!

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I was, and still am, quinta. Named after my old lady black Morgan. I am a biologist, transplanted from Canada and living in North Carolina. My other mount is the fabulous Welsh / TB chestnut mare, Autumn. Quinta is my semi-retired trail pony who wanted to be a endurance horse not a dressage pony. Au...

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