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Lettered people say this administration is heading down the path to fascism. Germany didn't see it coming either. Trump supporters are irretrievably ignorant or evil. Working class Republicans will reliably vote against their own economic interests and the wealthy Republicans play them routinely. Th...

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Per my personal trainer, most right-handed people have a stronger left leg and vice versa. In doing the balancing exercises, that is certainly true for me. If by stiffness people are talking about getting a correct bend, that has to do with ROM of the inside hind and ability to rotate the barrel as ...

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The passagey thing has got to be genes. Didn't he always do that?

ETA: I think this is pro fix to get a normal correct working, medium, etc..

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It looks like jogging off contact to me.

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You cannot accept that. Put him in side reins. Pull him off balance. Guide him into the rail. I would start on a smaller circle to have more control. Be ready for this until you can quash it enough such that he doesn't try it. Every second he zoos around or gets loose is another 5 minutes you have t...

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Amado, wow that looks like perfect land for horses! Their hearts must leap at the great expanses. Sounds like great footing too. In re laterals and losing impulsion, I remind myself that straightness is not natural. Moving into a bend is hard. They have to get the idea they can do it. Once you convi...

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Wow silk that is the land of draft crosses. I really like the term "Clydie".

Enzo has a nice walk and canter.

Just for my own amazement and not for real, do you know how much it costs to bring a horse from NZ to the US?

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Great score. Good work. When I helped rehab my horse over 10 years ago, his walk improved also. It was always purely 4 beat but became very prowly. In his case, I think we just got him back to his best walk as opposed to improving his natural walk. Canter is his best gait so there probably was a ver...

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silk wrote:They're a dime a dozen here (NZ). Probably a bit far if you don't even want to look in Canada, though

Lol that made me laugh! How come you have so many down there? Are any doing dressage?

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It was not a big deal to bring my gelding across the border but i wonder if bringing a mare will involve a much longer quarantine period. My gelding left western Canada and was in NC 22 hours later. If there was a quarantine period, it was measured in minutes to hours. Do you know? I just sent for ...

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There use to be a couple of breeders of Clyde crosses (TBs, warmblood and saddlebred combinations) with varying degrees of Clyde blood in Ontario. I use to own a couple from one of the breeders but that was 20+ years ago. From what I can see they do still exist but I agree with focusing on the foxh...

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What I really want is an FEI prospect like Finn from a PMU farm only a mare.

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I have been looking at many draft cross sites and I can't say I have even seen one mare that is 1/4-3/4 Clyde. I don't think I will find one despite the fact that I have a 1/4-3/4 Clyde, albeit a gelding. I would hate to fly another horse across the continent but I am coming around to the thought of...

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Can I just ask a question? Why do people pay for the tests when they are available free on line? i realize I am clueless here.

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The extra care in the south to dry lot/muzzle can even cost as much as extra feed. I agree with this. Because I am not emotionally able to muzzle, I have paid to send my horse to be dry-lotted (and trained). So while it is true I could have said I sent him off for training, I would not have done so...

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They planted winter rye so hopefully the horses can eat that most of the winter.

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I am no expert but I agree the trot looks a touch slow but it may be the video.

I have struggled with telling the difference not between slow and collected but between small and collected. I guessed wrong often.

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I have two greys. IMO melanomas are treatable and I’d take that over a lot of other problems. Most of the time they are slow growing and not the reason for mortality. What about the morbidity? They get the tumors around the mouth and bitting can become an issue. They get them inside and they might ...

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mld02004 wrote:I think everyone will have their own list, due to past experiences.

WRONG!

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I would not buy a Freisian in a box.
I would not buy a Friesian with a fox.
I would not buy a Friesian on a train.
I would not but a Friesian in the rain.

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Given the example of Flynn, it is an enduring mystery why draft crosses do not dominate Olympic dressage! Hey now, he's more QH than draft! 5/8 QH, 3/8 Belgian, according to this article: https://www.dressagetalk.com/single-post/2018/03/12/PMU-Rescue-Horse-Faces-Biggest-Hurdle-On-Quest-To-100th-Gra...

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Given the example of Flynn, it is an enduring mystery why draft crosses do not dominate Olympic dressage!

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Likewise with draft crosses. Why we seem to think a pulling breed will be sound in a carrying job is beyond me. You are obviously unaware of Flynn, the PMU baby who made it to GP and got his Mommy her gold on her first two rides at GP. :-) There are draft crosses and then there a draft crosses. The...

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Sorry about retirement Tsavo, hope the place is a nice big pasture with friendly companions. Thanks. It was easier this time. The first time I retired him was rough mentally. He is going to stay here and go out with his goats this winter. I will protect his tail as much as possible because he is go...

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Again small sellers just do not have the ability to get the word out IMO. Totilas gelding has since sold. There are so many horses for sale here in Georgia. We have Atlanta (big horse area Alpharetta) we have Aiken (I am 3 hours from Aiken) we have Florida (I am 4 hours from Ocala). Wide range of h...

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I'm in an area heavy with Lyme and we just treat it and go about our business. In Lyme areas, presumably the horse is being infected constantly. Just because you are treating doesn't mean the horse can't get immediately reinfected. Then those areas also have other tickborne illnesses... babiosis, e...

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Hayburner, every grey will get melanoma if they live long enough. That is my information. Flexion tests are probably nonsense on the fronts. They are definitely nonsense on the hinds. So that doesn't surprise me that a horse who failed flexions went on to be sound. I will ignore results from flexion...

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Too technical. Too hard to ride over the back. Why buy difficulty? This sport is frustrating enough thanks. I would be crazy to buy more frustration just for the sake of it.

Just my opinion.

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I would not take a Friesian for free! Just to be clear, I am limiting all my categories to horses who "pass" a PPE. Within that group I have horses who I might take at half the price like grey's and horses I still would not take at any price like mismatched fronts or positive Lyme exposure...

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Ponichiwa, I am saying I am likely to pay a higher asking price than would seem appropriate otherwise if the horse had one or more of those things. Also I would not bid under the asking price with one or more of those things. In re heart valves, I am just saying latency is a thing and is very hard t...

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Maybe the trigger they mention is some tick illness. Someone should look at the demographics wrt Lyme areas.

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I think there are enough "mystery" lamenesses out there without a diagnosable cause to suggest they may be mostly tick-borne sequelae.

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I was referring to the heart issue. i just wonder because how rare is that?

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You have to click on the name and the other videos are there. It is really bizarre how that horse is marketed. That might be something a person does who doesn't really want to sell.

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In re discounting... as an example... I would take a grey draft cross mare doing FEI if they otherwise passed a PPE. But I would offer half.

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Fair enough. Do you think there could be any relation between the reason you retired your horse and Lyme sequealae?

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In a horse I buy, I am willing to pay extra for among horses who have decent PPE results: 1. barefoot and able to perform like shod 2. history of soundness in work with proof 3. negative Lyme titer in Lyme-infested areas Horse I like but will discount, sometimes heavily, for the following: 1. grey (...

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Xan it said Canadian sport horse and draft, I don't see draft in there at all. Who the heck knows. I have a buckskin that is Lusitano cross with NO QH. No it doesn't look drafty at all right now. It looks like a nice horse! Honestly, I'm baffled at that low price. My mare is buckskin too and she is...

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I have pulled the trigger. My horse is retired. Although I have a second level horse I can ride whenever I want, I am looking concertedly for my last horse. Glad we are going into winter... possible deals. I like the idea someone posted of asking trainers about horses they know are for sale. That is...

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That is a very nice horse, khall! She ticks many of my boxes. I would have to get several opinions from several vets about the winging/paddling and long-term soundness. Those are different but I am not sure which she is doing from that video. There is also something funny that I think is due to poor...

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Goldsboro is sort of in the middle of nowhere. That may contribute to the price. Who knows.

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My horse is registered with the Canadian Sport Horse Association. It is not a breed but a performance registry as far as I can tell. That and $1 will get you a coffee at McDonalds (plus tax).

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Also, if she is 16 HH, that handler must be quite tall.

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In my opinion, once again, that mare is very light to be a draft cross. I am not doubting it. I am just saying there are horses advertised that I would have bet money had no draft in them.

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I forgot to add, my present horse had a top shelf canter which was his best gait. Very light on his feet. I will not be happy with a lesser canter after that.

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Thanks for your thoughts, Ponichiwa. Between posting a video of several minutes of trot in the same direction, plus the lateral canter, I would need to bring one or two trainers with me for their opinion about this horse. I do not understand the reason for the extensive trot in one direction video.

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The use of counted walk is to allow purity of walk, one step at a time, as well as for balance. It is very important that the half halts keep the horse upright and open. Yes this is how I ride it. It becomes hyper-pure the more correct it is. Like squeezing each of the four footfalls out of a eyedr...

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Wow thanks for the links, khall! That 3 yo mare is super (love the comment about the feet!). I am not familiar with 3 yos... is that a lateral canter and is that normal for being on the lunge at that age? Will it sort out as she is trained? I think I am too old to buy a 3 yo. I am going to be 59 in ...

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Nice photos. That one trotting left is especially nice... lots of pyramid elements demonstrated.

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Hi Bip. Can I ask what you are rehabbing from Lyme? Lyme is associated with intermittent moving lamenesses as far as I know. If they are cured with antibiotics the lamenesses disappear. My horse had Lyme and I really had nothing to rehab. I realize all cases are different.

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