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AmityBee

I Talk to me about the difference between PREs and Lusitanos. In my experience the PRE is the extovert of the two. The ones I've met were quite the show-offs, though usually very easy to control. They will try hard and work for any rider. We used to have a girl at the barn who imported PREs to sell...

AmityBee

Why are you all deciding on Spain over Portugal? Both places look amazing - just curious. I've heard Portugal is incredible. I've wanted to go for ages. I'm not ;) Epona looks and sounds lovely, but the accomodations away from the actuall riding compelex plus the size of the whole operation are con...

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Dressage in portugal is on my short list of destinations for riding vacations. I really like the look of this one: http://www.inthesaddle.com/rides/view/168_montevelho_alentejo_portugal After Wales this spring, I decided that I really have to go on riding vacations more often. In 2016 I would really...

AmityBee

*snort* Yeah, only I'm not the one needing a safeword...

But seriously, you buy a horse, you own a horse and you are responsible for turning it into a good citizen, for everybodys sake, the horse included. Comparing the relationship with a horse to dating, though funny, is a bit odd.

AmityBee

The comparison horse/man is a little weird. When I get myself a horse, heart horse or not, changing it, training, telling it what to do, dominating it, is a healthy foundation for the realtionship. *I* certainly don't want to go into a relationship with another human being under the same premise.

AmityBee

Two ways to look at it. He's either a relatively knowledgeable North American big puddy cat person or he's not. Maybe he meant to call you a Sphinx. Oh, god. I hope not!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: http://static1.fjcdn.com/comments/Like+this+_740268e8436bb043d20e6ab4cdd6b993.jpg (...nothing wrong with bein...

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LOL. Read over my post a little more carefully next time. First, "euros" is said tongue-in-cheek. I am generalizing of course to more common European practices, but lets not act like this is some sort of massive offense or that generalizing to "Europe" is somehow an insane sugge...

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First of all. "Euros"?! Right now, the EU just by itself consists of 28 member states, and there are 47 countries on the euopean continent. Every single country has it's own cultural traditions, habits and practices. So, no, the "euros" do not go on two months of holiday, and I s...

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oldhag wrote:''Not likely, since he's dutch and not german. ''

Err, it was an ironic joke - or is that sarcastic?

I know, and definitely...

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ElaPe wrote:...and on top of all that his grandfather was in Hitlerjugend and his auntie cleaning lady in Mr Hitler's mansion

Not likely, since he's dutch and not german.

AmityBee

Oh, right. I ride a Welsh Cob btw.

AmityBee

I don't really know anything about the Irish Draught. But for example the Alt Oldenburg, also a heavy horse bred for carriage driving, is still considered a WB. But, I just looked up different definitions of WB again and the german definition is a bit different from the english/american one. So, the...

AmityBee

And no Amitybee, an is not the same as a TB x Percheron cross :-) I understood Amitybee to mean that she was specifically not referencing these "warmbloods" with her question. Capstone is right, what I meant is, that to me, an ISH and as far as I can tell the Irish Draught as well are &qu...

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Don't kill me, but isn's an ISH basically the irish eqivalent of a "regular" WB? And I do not mean in the "cold blooded draft plus hot blooded TB equals WB" way. The aim of the breed is a crossbreeding to get a athletic, brave, sane, sound sport horse. That's what all WB breeding...

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He has a decent winter coat, so what do people suggest? http://www.applesaddlery.com/Rambo-Deluxe-Fleece-Horse-Cooler/-3590377738596253456/Product I was thinking this one for after we ride. I would put it on until he was dry and then send him back to his paddock with no blanket. Thoughts? (I am suc...

AmityBee

I coffee with someone yesterday. "You said your politics are 'Liberal', what do you mean by that?" "Being British, I'm a European Liberal. We call ourselves Socialists" And he actively flinched. A little bit of coffee slopped out of his cup and onto the table. ...that made me lo...

AmityBee

I'm in Muenster myself. Climate is supposedly a little colder than Lausanne. Don't go overboard on the warmth. Unless you're planning many outdoor activities up in the mountains you will not need something "arctic". Water and windresistent and breathable, warm but not too much so, oh, and ...

AmityBee

Thanks for the jingles. khall, How would you teach a horse to fetch? demi, :lol: ...first teach you horse to take the object into it's mouth and give it back to you on cue (clicker/treat in exchange), then teach him to pick it up and hand it to you, then increase the distance... Fist of all: jingle...

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@chancellor, something for you maybe? (Not sure what all you criteria were anymore, gelding, tallish, safe, in the northeast, less than 10k...) Frisian: http://www.dreamhorse.com/ad/2013787/magic-z-black-friesian-gelding-registered-friesian-morgan-cross-gelding-rides-drives-rhode-island.html Dutch W...

AmityBee

If I were actually shopping I'd look for the homepage of the breed in questions registry, look for breeders and studs. That's what I did when I was looking for my Welsh Cob. I contacted breeders directly, that's how I found The New Welsh.

AmityBee

Kyra's Mom wrote:But, but...the 2nd horse in AmityBee's original post name is Farto . Great for the announcers.

susan

I know...

AmityBee

...well, why not...

AmityBee

...how about this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KXI1NWjtGc

(the music on most of these videos is terrible)

AmityBee

How about Much better than cleaning a bathroom! http://www.lusitano-interagro.com/Hurricane_2015.htm oh, nice! or this one: http://www.lusitano-interagro.com/Guepardo_2014.htm (they come in such pretty colors... ;) ) @Paula, The Lippizaner is a hard one! I did not expect that. A few mares, a few fr...

AmityBee

It's sunday morning and I should be cleaning the bathroom, what better time to do some "not happening any time soon" (or ever!) VHS. On todays menu: Lusitanos. Maybe something like this: Georgeous horse, ridiculous price (I kind of wanne save him though), http://www.ehorses.de/lusitanos-he...

AmityBee

Thank you, demi

The fact that I put myself at the mercy of that woman again and again, just to get my horse the treatment that is just that little bit better than others is saying something.

AmityBee

No DW here, but can I please join, because yesterday I realized I'm a CWNSA. Chiro Wimp. The chiro I use is reall, really, really good at what she does, she's more like a chiro, osteopath, physical therapist all rolled into one. But man, has she drunken the kool aid! She's a dogmatic follower of a t...

AmityBee

I don't think I was ever really goal oriented but I appreciate that some people are. [...] I still, however, want to progress in training to the highest level that I can achieve with my horse. I'm like that, I think. I never cared much about showing and official levels, I care about improvement. Ju...

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AmityBee, this is not a critique, but a question. Why are you riding bareback? What benefit to training to you feel this gives? Simple: I do not own a saddle that fits my horse right now. He outgrew his old one and is difficult to fit. It's a process... But, even though I don't really have a choice...

AmityBee

If the connection is true and the rein length ideal, sure. My reins are way too long, the connection on and off, which, in my book is a hard hand. A soft and steady connection on a shorter rein is what we need. The long rein with its unsteady contact is just undermining the trust my horse still has ...

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It's taken me years to accept that you need shorter reins, but can still have a forward soft hand, it doesn't have to be restrictive. That is actually one of the top items on my list of goals: shorter reins! I'm about halfway there. Much better than a year ago, not quite as short as I'd like them t...

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That's what I kept telling myself when I was taking lessons, but I think the problem there was that all I ever heard my instructor say about contact was "shorten the reins", and never "give with your hands" or "lighten the contact". So what I ended up doing was riding ...

AmityBee

I prefer to use coffee pads, less waste, and therefore own a phillips senseo. I'm on my second machine, the first one was a first generation and is still working (took it to the office). The second is at least 7 or 8 years old and still going strong. No complaints. And to reduce the waste even more ...

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Mattes! I do not like girths like the fairfax than have a "broken line" from buckle to buckle. So I'd go for the PC. BUT, if I were asked to recommend a girth, I'd suggest a Mattes. They offer three different shapes to choose from depending on your needs (I use the crescend) and the materi...

AmityBee

I made it to the barn last night to have our first ride. Since he is so wide and round, none of my saddles fit, so I hopped on bareback. Sounds like a good start. :) I've been riding bareback for a good two months now, lessons and all. And I'm actually really enjoying it. Maybe we should start a ba...

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... I am way too handsy and really had to focus on letting my body tell him what to do and not trying to have my hands "help". ... Glad to hear that things are going well. Personally, I don't mind being a little more obvious with the rein aids when introducing a new exercise, as long as s...

AmityBee

Best to ask your instructor about this, but usually I'd say shoulder fore, shoulder-in and haunches-in should be introduced about the same time, one after the other. We started with shoulder-in and once that was solid (not perfect) introduced haunches-in. My horse had issues with the concept of haun...

AmityBee

My horse isn't laterally stiff but very naturally crooked and all over the place with his hips and shoulders. Getting him straight and forward is what I need to focus on the most. Interestingly, that works best by supplening and mobilizing his shoulders. To do that I use lateral work. I go back and ...

AmityBee

There are probably many out there who know a lot more about this than I do, but I'm practically just past that issue in my geldings training, so for what it's worth, this is what worked for me: Going with the same mental picture that worked for you before, in the haunches-in (I like that term better...

AmityBee

Well, from my point of view, there is IKEA and IKEA. IKEA has quite a bit of a price range, the really cheap stuff won't last long, but you can tell at first glance. Other things might be a little more expensive but they will last. My parents have their "library" outfitted in Billy. Over t...

AmityBee

...it's there!

AmityBee

They are a no go for me. I absolutely don't want the tree points "pulled" into my horse. A reason why I would rule out a saddle if it had them or have them changed. The point billet is for use on young horses who have not yet developed muscling behind the scapula, so it is rarely used unle...

AmityBee

Congrats demi! My goal is trying to keep up some level of dressage while being without a saddle. A state that will most likely last a while longer. So far I've ridden a few lessons bareback, which worked better than expected. Only our canter work is seriously suffering, though. We are doing more gro...

AmityBee

That's so cute!

And now that I know the ridiculous noises they make, they are even cuter!

AmityBee

Some of those draft x look like conformational disasters waiting to happen. How so? Don't get me wrong, I do like drafts/draftXs. But some of these are big horses with long, weak backs and weak hind ends. Goose rumped (too much so even for a draft), straight legged, camped out behind, long backs we...

AmityBee

I like this one:

QH mare in MA, 15.3 hh (maybe that's not tall enough).

http://www.dreamhorse.com/ad/2010188/ms ... setts.html

Some of those draft x look like conformational disasters waiting to happen.

AmityBee

Moutaineer, great that you are here, because then there is hope for more porcupine stories! After the last thread I looked up porcupine noises on youtube because someone said they made funny noises and OMG, hilarious!!! :lol: That's what I always liked a lot about the UDBB, the none horsey things it...

AmityBee

I think I skipped last year but I'm in again this this year (unless overseas is not allowed this year).

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...ah, just saw "international participant welcome". So, DefinitelyDressage I'm definitely in.

AmityBee

Thank you so much for doing this! I really do not like fb and will not open an account there, so I'm very happy that there is another option. Thank you!

AmityBee

vkitty wrote:Thank you for creating this board!!

Yes, thank you very much for doing this!

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