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That's what I'm doing: lessons at a hunter barn. Trainer has some nice school horses and I get to jump every week. That's really all I want out of it. (so when she gets going about lead changes, I cover my ears and go "Lalala!"). The terminology is different. In some cases (cough-lead chan...

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I've got to ask...how did you end up here (or udbb) if dressage wasn't your thing? Desperation? It was decades ago, and I did ride dressage when I was eventing. When the eventing went by the wayside, I got to give up the dressage. Good thing, because I have very strong opinions about how the sport ...

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I love how you have taught him to stand the same for the before and after photos. No, no, I'm sure you did.

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Sounds like you should save your pennies and next May, just hunker down with boxes of Cheerios and the TV and wait it out. I'm sorry about the string of bad luck.

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I do think it's kind of funny to condemn a horse board because the political forum isn't a happening place. Come on, I'm not doing that. I said "in an election year". I'm talking about (example) having an Olympics forum that nobody commented in during an Olympics year. Observation Lounge ...

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Rhianon wrote:If the Lord's willing, the creek don't rise, I didn't mess up, and the officials don't find any holes in their stories, they have a good chance of being here by Christmas.

Jingling for you, but really -- 6 more months? Those poor people!

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I had a Kindle, and used it awhile, before I gave it to my sister in law. I like to read in the bath. Not a good place for an electric product!

So, I stick with real books, mostly.

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Sorry about your mom. And your move on top of that with your surgery is just terrible timing! Universe, why are you loading up on Linden? Yeah, find a moving company who will help with the unpacking. I wish I could help but there seems to be this THING about people moving at the end of May/beginning...

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I remember your story, too, and wondered what had happened with your recovery. Very happy to see you back. I hope you find the right horse!

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Seriously. I'm not sure I'm the only one, but I check here often, wondering if it will be viable as a forum space, and it's dead dead dead. Maybe the dressage threads are lively, I don't know. (Dressage was never my thing.) Of course, I don't always post a new thread when I look, and I suppose I cou...

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It will never look that clean again!

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Yes, I heard it was "just" a table, which is a pretty straightforward obstacle. ( Wasn't there. Have no comment on the approach which can indeed make a world of difference. But nothing I've seen actually blames the fence.) Sometimes the 'cause' is obvious, sometimes it's a result of a comb...

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Not only an amazing feat, but an amazing feat just 1 week apart! Plus he only had one horse at Rolex so only one "chance". Dunno about Badminton.

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Well, happy good news to you! Don't you love it when your Doctors say, "I don't need to see you for awhile"?

What's your favorite celebration? Food, wine, a horse show? Do it!

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I can't imagine what it must be like for them to have left _everything_, to have _nothing_, then to have some hope dangled in front of them and that snatched away. We really must hold these people close in our hearts, because they have nothing else.

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LOVE a bottom freezer. I will have nothing else in my kitchen. Mine is 2 doors, a single door on the top, single door on the bottom. My daughter's is a french door on the top, drawer on the bottom. I prefer mine. You'd think with a french door you can adjust the contents so the more frequently used ...

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Maybe this doesn't work so well with leather, but I've seen halters used as a pot hanger for a plant, and that seemed like a good 'memory' re-use. I don't associate browbands with a specific horse, so I don't have a recommendation for that. Turn them into bracelets?

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It seems to me that car seat design has adopted a "lowest common denominator" viewpoint. I fit just fine if I slouch, like most people who work at computers all day. But I'm fighting that slouch, and I don't want my car to reinforce that slouch. In order to be comfortable in a modern vehic...

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Friend of mine and I are going. We have an extra ticket for Show Jumping if you want to buy it. Her daughter couldn't stay for the last day.

Maybe we should arrange a meet up?

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I don't know what the insurance implications are either, but I took my headrests out and reversed them. The 'cant' of the modern design is all wrong for my back. Reversed, my head does not actually come in contact with the headrest, but I'm only a little bit away (like 1/2 an inch or so) in case of ...

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Thanks for that. Great start to my day.

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One of the most frequent failures and most expensive repairs on modern appliances is the computer control boards. I looked for the least computerized, most basic mechanics with durability units. What I found recommended was speed queen and roper. Now whether they have the bells and whistles some wa...

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What a pro he looks. The photos are terrific.

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(Everytime I see this thread, I think: "Well, I'm glad she didn't break the smart foot!")

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Are they good mousers? If so, quit sending them home.
Maybe you can give the other owners YOUR cats, and see if the trade works for everybody.

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Torch is what came to mind from the pictures. I don't actually like all those consonants in a name, but that's what came to mind! She is a cutie! (My sister has a Rottie that's the sweetest thing on 4 legs, but yeah, people give them space when they go out for a walk. I guess a Dobbie would have the...

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What a frustrating experience!

I have an Inglis -- very simple machine with few bells and whistles -- that is going strong. Dunno if it will suit, but that's my recommendation.

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What size shoes do you wear? I actually have a pair of shearling lined boots -- dressy, with heels! -- that keep me toasty in cold weather, of which we have little here in California. I can send them your way.

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V E R Y nice!

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So very sorry to hear that he's gone. I am glad for you that he had good people around him at the time. You held him in your thoughts.

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As long as the house has a bath tub in another bathroom, I say go with the shower.

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Aw, jingles jingles jingles for you. That's a handful of rotten luck, to be topped off with a rushed, multi-hour flight in a sardine can. Have strength.

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USED to be, you would see adverts in the travel section of the newspaper (that's how old I'm talking) that had "$200 to Ireland!" advertised. The kicker was, you had to go at THEIR time on their day. If such a thing still exists, you might contact one of those companies and see if you can ...

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Well, where are you? I've forgotten. I'm a sucker for those white eye lashes over a dark eye.

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Of all the places in the world to introduce 'bling', horses seems like one of the least likely. It's kind of like white breeches (which, yes, I know are an approved garb). They just seem such an unlikely pairing.

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When I was 11, my sister had managed to talk my dad into a horse. And that year he bought me a foal. 11 months old palomino pony. They look so similar it's amazing. I couldn't begin to think of where my baby pictures are, but here's a black and white of me on my pony back when dinosaurs roamed the e...

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Wow, that had to be a bit of a scary finish!

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So, what are you planning to call him?

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I love my curry, but to most people it is just bland coconut-ish meat sauce.

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Are we going to have to start yelling? "Stay well, already!" Certain cells in your bod aren't listening. I'm sorry to hear you're laid up again, but I do enjoy your updates. You are a force of nature.

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I'd put the money into a savings account, and forget about it until the Bank got back with me about their error. In all likelihood, the error was yours, not the bank's (because if they credited you someone else's money, someone ELSE would be shouting at them.) If they don't say anything about it in ...

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I am JEALOUS! I want that pony, and I've had my feelers out, but so far haven't come upon anything yet that I couldn't say no to. (DH is *really* *really* hoping I continue to say no. We got out of horses several years back and he's not at all excited about owning again. I do ride with a trainer now...

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I'm using the knee scooter thing at home, so I'm mostly weightless, and the boot and cane when I go out. So I'm already 50% better behaved. :lol: Anyone else ever hear of these screws breaking? In the leg? Even Doc admitted it was kind of weird the top two broke, but not the one closest to the frac...

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That sounds just awful. I'm so sorry! You Know What You Have To Do!

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YAY! I'm in, too. Paula, how do you want to handle this?

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Yeah.... so now what do we do? I mean to say, if a big old range just showed up at Bascar's temporary house, she'd be embarrassed and all that, but she'd COOK something on it, right? Yet, to get a big old range to show up at Bascar's temporary house, she doesn't get a choice in what that big old ran...

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KathyK wrote:I'm afraid few would bother to watch a debate that didn't promise to be a verbal slugfest.

I dunno. That's exactly why I *don't* watch.

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We could set up a GoFundMe, but they charge 5%. So, the question is, will folks trust me to collect the funds for Bascar's friendship stove? (Or perhaps we should call it a Friendship Range, since the double entendres are delightful). I'm trustworthy enough, but gawd knows I don't know how to do thi...

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*I* think we should all be allowed to pitch in a few bucks and buy you the replacement stove. Then you can tell stories 10 years from now about how this stove (gesture to its location) is a friendship stove, and you can tell all kinds of stories about the meals you've cooked with it. Come on. We wan...

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I'm so sorry to hear.

Folks, it sounds like bascar needs to be bascarded....

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