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I was thinking of a red pad because of this browband, which was an impulse buy when I was at their event weekend before last. I ordered 2 browbands but I wanted to walk out with something in hand! :oops: image.jpeg But since it is not only red - it has clear and black diamond which is basically grey...

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The green pad with emerald brow band is gorgeous! Sapphire would be nice too with blue pad. I'm thinking red more for a dark bay or black horse. I have an aversion to sapphire for some inexplicable reason. I do have this blue one, which was one of the original ones I bought. image.jpeg Which looks ...

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PaulaO wrote:Perfect name for a horse with 6 browbands!

My thing was saddle pads, especially Puffa Pads. The only color I didn't have was hunter green.

Like this?

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demi wrote:I agree, Cartier MUST have the green pad! And then we MUST have pictures of him wearing it!(with the emerald brow band, of course.)

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piedmontfields wrote:I am a fan of Lemieux pads, so consider me another enabler

Oh good! I haven't bought anything of theirs before so I was wondering. Do you think the green would be true to the photo? I'm having visions of it showing up more of a teal, which would not do at all! Lol

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OOh I want to see your browbands! Is it from the same place? The only reason I didn't get one, was because I couldn't choose :) Yes, the same place. I visit their site far too often. I actually went to their event weekend before last (it was near London and I happened to be in London) so I could se...

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PaulaO wrote:Greys look stunning in dark jewel tones. Cartier MUST have that pad.

I think so too.

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Chisamba wrote:And emeralds in his brow band ,<3

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What I have done: standard pad closest to the horse with the half pad, whether Thinline or Mattes or other, on top. Then the saddle.

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This is the green one I have been agonizing over.

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Chisamba wrote:He has the appropriate name for the jewelry, LOL

PaulaO wrote:Perfect name for a horse with 6 browbands!

In the beginning, the idea was that he was my "jewelry". I'm not sure why it took me so long to realize that he needed his own jewelry!

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Capstone, your taste in pads is like my taste. I love the simple dark cool colors on a pale grey! Somehow Emi looks dressed up just wearing black. That damask patterned one is really nice. Is it also an Eskadron? Yes, it is. I got it and the navy one from the same UK seller. http://www.divineequest...

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So there are 2 common themes underlying my recent rash of purchases: 1. Cartier has a lot of hand me down stuff. From Kuper, Brio, even Ynse I think. Bridles, saddle pads, halters, etc. Some of it is showing its age, and some of it I am just plain tired of after all these years. 2. Probably the bigg...

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exvet wrote: a bling brow band tends to be a must have in my book.....lol

Yes! I agree!

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Yep, i made myself a browband that I can change out the beads. I think I have 20 :shock: Just a few Wow! That is quite a variety! I stopped buying them and started making them. That way I can get exactly what I want, I did that for a while, several years ago. Let me see if I can find any pics! ETA:...

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Not just browbands, but entire bridles, and my horse isn't really even under saddle yet. I just picked up a rolled Vespucci on eBay this morning. :oops: I bought Cartier a new snaffle bridle too (see my rolled bridle thread). But I felt entirely justified in doing so because he has been using a han...

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Here is the fly veil.

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And the 2 other pads.

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Not browbands, but saddle pads, or blankets actually. Since Milagro is going to play at western or cowboy dressage, or both, I've been having a bit of fun with saddle blankets. But I have to stop because they're really expensive! My thing was saddle pads, especially Puffa Pads. The only color I did...

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Since my last thread where I had the poll and ended up buying the 2 browbands, I have actually bought 4 more. :oops: I don't have much to say in my defense other than Cartier needs his jewelry. 8-) :lol: I'll post pics soon. Has anyone else gone down the rabbit trail of bling browbands? Or just me?

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This week was my week to refocus riders on fixing themselves. I tend to have themes of the week. People are reluctant to truly change. My riders have various issues but the most common is unequal . It shows up various ways, but it is common to make the same correction twenry times in a lesson, and ...

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My biggest problem was picking up the canter. ( im sharing my story not implying that you have this problem) anyway, once in a lesson my instructor said. You don't believe enough. If there was a lion in the bush and it jumped out that horse would canter immediately. This reminds me of a period of a...

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I would put a diagnosis of bipolar disorder requiring Rx to make life livable on the very far end of the spectrum from "mood swings". My grandmother, dad's mom actually, suffered from clinical depression as well as anxiety. But not bipolar. I have mood swings. In my experience it is the ma...

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Not exactly what you are saying, but I am becoming more sensitive lately to people around me making comments such as "she must be bipolar" or many variations on that theme. Some very much in jest and some with a diagnosing feel to them. My dad is bipolar. Some people know that; others don't.

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He's happy and comfortable in his work at the moment. This is great. Kuper was, for the most part, until after his eye surgery. Everyone knows that horses with great X-rays can go lame and horses with terrible X-rays can stay sound. I haven't knowingly bought a horse with bad neck X-rays but a frie...

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Koolkat wrote:No information to add, but he looks like a mighty cute pasture pony!

Oops, I missed this!

Thanks, he's a goofball. He must have been feeling photogenic those days because most of his photos are not so flattering.

A goofy one.

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And here he is in the pasture.

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chenders wrote:But her size, her breeding and her age are three big strikes against her.

I agree.

The training including the flying change, if it's clean and reliable, would be a plus.

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Captone, yes, at first it was undetected, then the horse seemed to be blocked, not forward, hesitant, then he became neurological, could not really tell where his front feet were. this process took about two years, and we felt stupid for not realizing what it was sooner Some of this sounds similar....

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I had the care a horse with neck arthritis, he had a major traumatic event, fell over a jump and landed hard on his neck. Neuro symptoms presented. The horse seemed to be a happy pasture ornament intil we realised he never ever lay down. Then one day as he aged, he lay down and could not get up. Af...

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I don't have any experience with neck arthritis so thanks for sharing. More on this...it didn't present at all like neck arthritis. My trainer was kicking herself after the fact for not suspecting earlier, but I'm not sure anyone would have. We were having issues somewhat like I have described with...

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Neither had I, before my current trainer. Funny thing is that we "always" get neck x-rays - it's my trainer's rule of thumb for anything but babies.

Brio only had one joint that was involved but his was causing much more severe, typical neuro symptoms.

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Isn't Previcox a pricey drug? Depends on your perspective, I would guess. As mentioned, it does depend on the dose. Kuper was on 1/4 of the large pills for quite some time and I found it to be affordable - can't remember the price now. Here it is. http://www.vetrxdirect.com/product/view/previcox/va...

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I expect him to live forever and die of something else. This sounds about right. Right at 1 year before this arthritis dx, he came 1/2" from severing his carotid artery and bleeding out in the pasture. Between this and almost losing his eye requiring emergency corneal grafts, I expect it to be...

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He did come back to me in his mid 20s, ended up having neck arthritis (he had flipped at some point) that caused him neuro issues, he was PTS at almost 27. I saw this statement from khall on the training thread and it struck a chord. My older guy, Wakkidu aka Kuper if anyone remembers him, has neck...

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heronponie wrote:Shame on gullible people who are now hailing her as some kind of hero.

I agree with this. She may not be a total villain but she is not a hero.

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"The energy is good". Said by my trainer during my lesson today.

I can go back to Switzerland happy.

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I had a great ride last night, complete with 2 (of 2) clean flying changes. The sitting trot is a challenge but it is coming. Easier to the left than to the right.

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"We are sorry for the inconvenience. The pictures and your explanation of the damage have been transmitted to the producer. Passier now has to check the cut you have detected in order to decide how to process with this claim. As we receive a reply we will inform you as fast as possible." :...

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This is a recent example.

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The new bridle came while I was away and I only got to see it in person today. I am bummed because there is a defect in the leather. It looks like a cut or a split.

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Flight wrote:Looks like a great place to keep your horse at too.

Rosie B wrote:(And I have serious facility envy!)

We are so fortunate to have that arena. If we are strategic, we can fit 2 full size dressage arenas plus a round pen and warm up area, also roughly 20x60. There is always room to ride.

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LeoApp wrote:he is adorable!

Thanks!

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Weekday so you think our means? To me it is some one who is proficient at many things and does not specialize. I would not exclude some one who said that if i was looking for a flexible employee. I looked up several definitions. Most said the same thing, adept or proficient at many things. I agree ...

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Do stops actually help you keep the same rein length? I use lace reins ( yes, a PITA to clean) and I do loose my reins. Not me. At least not in reality. My trainer will say "shorten your reins to the 4th stop" (for example) and so it does have some usefulness. But then I lose them anyway.

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I made some progress in the past month. No longer having to (or rather feeling like I have to) nag for each stride of trot or canter, we are able to work on exercises/movements and not just the most basic of the basics. The energy is 100x better but still not quite sufficient - still not really achi...

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I think rolled bridles are beautiful on small/dainty faces. Cartier's is bolder so the bridle almost gets "lost" on him to me. One more comment on this thread - I find myself scrutinizing everything more closely on him than my previous horses. I think it's because he is grey. As someone m...

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I don't think they are Elegance. And maybe 3x would have been more accurate.

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Speaking of the publicist, one of my trainer's horses was a model in the June/wedding issue of D Magazine. The farm and my trainer were credited. A lady new to the area who is soon getting married was flipping through that issue and saw the article. As it happens, we are right down the road from her...

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Love the update. You *need to find the video* of your horse explaining dressage on the news! Keep enjoying your rides and the journey. I found the link. Caveat before I share it: please don't judge him or my trainer on the "passage" that is shown. He is just starting to school it and that...

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When I was home last week, I had super rides on him. My trainer had me doing flying changes as the way to change rein in the canter to reinforce that I must keep my butt in the saddle. He won't change, or won't change cleanly, if I hover. Or he will change and change back, like happened one time. On...

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Renamed since I've gotten away from the original post... A news crew came out to my home barn today to film a segment on dressage for their morning show. It should air tomorrow in 7 markets, I'm told. (No I don't know which ones. :oops: ) Cartier was the "FEI horse". In his snaffle bridle ...

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