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Really I think the greatest danger in this situation is that another AA showing Training/First may make a shiv out of a sweat scraper and stab you in the restroom at a show for showing against her/him on a going FEI horse, so I'd watch my back if I were you ;) :lol: :lol: :lol: Ha! Well we managed ...

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Oh and when I fly into DFW from Geneva on the 10th, I turn right around and catch a plane 2 hours later for Houston where the competition is being held. And she is planning to bring my boots and helmet so that I can hack him around after she rides. We'll see how that goes after being away for 5 weeks!

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I hacked quite a few FEI horses when I worked for a dressage trainer (and I do mean hacked, I've never been nor every will be an FEI rider myself!) and I rode my vet's FEI (he was showing Int II at the time) horse when I farm sat for her. In my experience, for what it's worth, they quite like bumbl...

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Cartier has his next competition in 2 weeks. Hoping to get his remaining qualifying score at I1. Trainer says he is just getting better and better. (Without me around!)

Can't wait to see them go.

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She had the nerve to find me at my new location to "apologize" by saying that she works at a daycare and she is good at recognizing what pregnant and new mothers look like. :evil: So do you think she was trying to say that she thought you were lying? I didn't think that at the time; I jus...

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I may have told this story previously on UDBB, so I will try for a brief recap. DH and I were waiting to be seated at a restaurant. Stranger (lady) comes up and asks if I would be interested in learning of opportunities to work from home after I had the baby. My dismissive reply: "I'm not pregn...

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What a bummer. Can you put him in one of the American Warmblood groups, just so he has an All Breed he could go for? The ARS representative did suggest this. I am not sure what their rules are (I haven't pursued it) but my trainer and I discussed it and I decided not to go there. He is as German as...

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Just a little rant here! ;) My horse, the lovely Cartier, was registered at birth in Germany with the Thuringer Verband and then later transferred to the Deutsches Sportpferd book, when it was created. Neither of these groups have a US arm. I pursued getting him included in the Rhineland PO because ...

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So the mistake itself doesn't concern me nearly as much as the farrier's attitude, both toward your input, and about trying to cover it up instead of treating/fixing it. I'd probably wait and see how he reacted when I told him about what the vet said, and if his reaction was to be defensive and irr...

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piedmontfields wrote:"Isn't it great when the bunnies (eastern cottontails) frolic in the arena! I love how it energizes everything."

Or skunks!

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DJR-are you saying your nails are strong with or without the gel polish on them? My nails are strong as heck with the gel polish, but it's all the polish. When the polish comes off, my nails are weak and they peel. If I kept gel polish on all the time, they would appear to be strong but really aren...

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True that we don't have context, and what he may have actually meant was something along the lines of, "Don't let him stretch yet, because he's very close to getting it and I'd like to see a better connection for a bit longer before you give him a break". Although his other comments don't...

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When I remove my own gel (rarely), I file off the shiny top coat first. Then I use acetone and foil like you describe. Most of it just lifts off like magic after 15 minutes or so. The bit on the tip is the most stubborn in my case but I think leaving the remover for longer would do the trick there t...

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image.jpeg Fabienne and Valentina were wonderful tonight. Filipe and Thomas were crowd favorites too. http://www.dressage-news.com/?p=36256 There was a little Q&A with each of the last 5 riders tonight. The bit with Valentina was sweet, asking about her 19 year old horse who has been with her s...

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Valentina Tuppa too despite the current scandal embroiling her. Scandal? Do tell. :oops: Yes, all the names mentioned (except Valentina) plus Bernadette Brune did great. Valentina rode in uniform. She seemed to have the least polished seat of the group. Effective but not very elegant like I've come...

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It must be very difficult with as much traveling as you do. Have a good time in Germany this week. The trip from Geneva to Frankfurt was a breeze but the novelty of the transatlantic flights has definitely worn off and they are certainly taking a toll. Thank you! If I can't be around my own ponies,...

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It's May and I'm back in Switzerland now. Actually in Wiesbaden, Germany, this weekend for the WDM. But I digress. I'm back overseas and so my trainer has taken back the ride on Cartier. I was contemplating what he and I have accomplished and I went looking for this. image.jpeg It cracks me up for s...

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Capstone, why are you reluctant to push for power? Are you afraid of making a mistake? Perhaps trying to be error free is causing your caution. Cartier sounds delightful, but I honestly do not understand why you have trouble with forward, by the time a horse is doing FEI levels, forward is usually ...

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We are at a show in Tulsa this weekend where he has settled in well. Our test earlier today was apparently lackluster AND I made mistakes. "Should be bolder", "needs more power", "slightly behind the leg". Nothing we didn't know there! Goals for tomorrow: eliminate the ...

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The worst thing trainers can do is chase the horse on but not give the student any tools, of course that is scary and non-helpful. If you don't have an effective and trustworthy seat then it's all going to fall apart. I think I'm still not being clear. She is not chasing the horse. In this scenario...

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If you knew how to do it, wouldn't you already be doing it? Or is this more of a mental understanding? Makes it sound like the trainer thinks that all one needs to do is make up their mind to do something and then they'll be able to do it? Only problem with that idea is that someone can make up the...

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If you knew how to do it, wouldn't you already be doing it? You would think so but not always. I know how and can do it but sometimes only when she is coaching/pushing/prodding almost every stride. Which she can't do in a test, obviously. This is definitely my issue and something I need to be more ...

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I got "the talk" from my trainer today. It is totally up to me whether I ride him for 6s or 7s (or 8s in the canter). She cannot create and keep the energy for us. His beauty and FEI training will mean nothing in our First Level test if I can't keep him honestly forward and connected. I kn...

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My schooling show was yesterday. Pros: We rode our first First level test - ever! I didn't go off course (like I had during practice the day before) The accuracy was good Our first halt was amazingly straight and square The medium walk was the best it has been He was perfectly focused and attentive...

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The first halt was the best part!

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I tend to email them to myself, and change size on photoshop/paint etc on the computer. Then upload to forum. Or do it through photobucket like Amado said I email them to myself which prompts me with otions to size them down or leave as actual size, so I size them down. Then I save the emailed phot...

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Koolkat wrote:I put the ice cream in front and the rest of the ice cream in back.

Ha!!

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I'm really worried about the amount of contact, plus my apalling position. Am thinking of selling pony to either a nice breeder or a younger better rider. If your position is so appalling that you're thinking of selling your horse, I certainly am not going to show any but my absolute best pics. I h...

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My schooling show was yesterday. Pros: We rode our first First level test - ever! I didn't go off course (like I had during practice the day before) The accuracy was good Our first halt was amazingly straight and square The medium walk was the best it has been He was perfectly focused and attentive ...

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From the show yesterday.

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Goodluck Capstone, and have fun with your beautiful horse :) Thanks! I think we did manage to have a little fun, in between working (too) hard (on my part). I still am not getting him truly forward and through and connected. :roll: But he was a machine, not batting an eye at anything (he was wary o...

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Particularly browbands but also a few halters and embroidered saddle pads and other things. For various reasons, I don't really want to reuse them or get rid of them. But maybe I should. Ynse was our first horse. I have a few things with his name on them as well as some pictures of him throughout ou...

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I've had 3 rides since I returned home on Friday. An easy one on Saturday to get my feet wet, so to speak. Yesterday and today were focusing on my seat - sitting back, more specifically. I collapse forward the first couple of rides back. But assuming we have that mostly sorted out, I am now signed u...

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And so the next phase of the cycle begins. I am entered to ride First Level Test 1 at our schooling show this weekend.

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PaulaO wrote:And I love your horse.

Thanks!

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The only "concern" about the browbands is that there is a very square edge on the side that sits against his face. Rather than being rolled leather like I'm used to. He has worn the black and white one a couple of times now with no ill effects but my trainer wondered if we could soften the...

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To everyone who prefers the blue one, I think we will save that one for shows, whether the snaffle or double. And I'll use the other one for everyday purposes.

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Rosie B wrote:I am an understated bling kind of person, but I think what *really* works is when there is low contrast between the blingy browband and the horse.

I agree - this is what I like as well.

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LeoApp wrote:I like them both but I think I like the blue one better. The thing I like the most about both of them is that neither one is that saggy look that I can't stand.

They both are slightly curved, as was his original one. But not saggy, true.

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But more importantly, you got to spend time with your pony! I'm not sure how to take this comment! It's great to be home and to get to ride my wonderful horse. My dual life has its challenges but I am fortunate in many ways. Fortunate that I can spend time on such frivolous topics as this, which I ...

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The pics are so small you can't enlarge them to see the details without them getting very blurry. They really are beautiful. The first one, the black diamond and Montana blue one, is even prettier in the light than I imagined. The blue is just bright enough but not too bright. ;) The second one, cle...

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Now my trainer wants to try an I1 Freestyle when she goes to get his other I1 qualifying score. So we need music!

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Guys, I'm assuming PhoenixRising wants to crop the ears. As she says herself, she would not have signed a contract she had no intention of following. I agree. It does not stop me from being appalled. I agree, and I assume PhoenixRising will not return to comment on the thread with the way it's goin...

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Guys, I'm assuming PhoenixRising wants to crop the ears. As she says herself, she would not have signed a contract she had no intention of following.

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I went to Barcelona this weekend. I will try to link to my FB photo albums. Next month I go to Wiesbaden, Germany, for the World Dressage Masters. Then my husband comes over here the week leading up to Memorial Day and we should take a small trip then. No decision where yet. Venice has been suggeste...

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Wow - I have learned a lot about shar-peis!

They seemed kind of like this middle dog:

From this web page: http://www.kynon.gr/en/node/68

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Oh, lovely results and photo evidence! He is clearly very proud of himself and ready for his admirers to arrive. So fun for you! I think you all made quite a find with your "diesel engine" fellow. Oh, and I think it's good that he will have nearly a week to let down before I get home and ...

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I talked to my trainer of course, saw a few short video clips and I know my boy. By which I mean to say - there is loads to improve. But it's nice that the judges seem to like what they are seeing so far.

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Oh, lovely results and photo evidence! He is clearly very proud of himself and ready for his admirers to arrive. So fun for you! I think you all made quite a find with your "diesel engine" fellow. He's silly about certain things. Apparently the tails on a shadbelly are on that list. :? Bu...

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