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I think that dressage is what horses do not do naturally, because they do not carry humans naturally. At its simplest its about making a horse as balanced as possible so that it stays sounder longer, and is a pleasure to ride. At its most complicated it is quite demanding. As i get older i seem to d...

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Mountaineer, when you start walking under saddle is he likely to be a horse or a kite? I hope he is back into light work, at least, soon

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My sympathies for your loss

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The stall doors are all a flutter with ribbons and I am back to my regular riding. Had DS video me on the big boy, my clients >17 h warmblood x and I see myself sitting slightly behind the vertical. He feels big and perhaps I am using too much seat and falling back with my upper body. Kimba was a bi...

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I was talking to Josette, MC but if it applies to you too that good lol.

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Yes, I've been told its ok to jump up to 1 metre in a dressage saddle and only then it's really for the rider. I'm curious as to who is the authority that decides whether a dressage saddle makes a horse uncomfortable jumping? I mean..have there been studies on this. Anyway, Bliss is over-jumping an...

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I have only used it as an injectible, and i thought it had long term effects, so I am no help wrt to the liquid, but it was invaluable . We used it for a horse that did not keep calm well and needed to. It worked well, gave us about three weeks of taking the edge off.

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if you "noticed" them some how, you are actually looking. Not searching but you are looking. Thank kind of, ( in my opinion) indicates where your desire lies. You have one retired, and one that is a bit frustrating to ride and are considering a third? I would take the time to make sure tha...

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Awesome

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very attractive

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Rosie B, i admit i did not watch the whole video as i was not on wifi, but yes, it does look steadier. Well done.
If i may offer a wee bit of advice, try not to kick so much. it might just have been my screen but it seemed like you kick every stride which horses can start just ignoring.

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the breeches i wore today had the opposite problem, i mean so high waisted i might have been able to stretch them over my boobs. So i rolled them like a sausage.

You might find you like a belt.

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I do not need a force plate to tell when my horse is carrying itself in better balance and its a waste of joy to spend hours scouring the internet to butter ones bread on how terrible everyone else is.

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did you run another test? has he stopped shaking his head?

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actually, i believe it is using your psoas. People say back because they do not know what a psoas is. The Psoas runs from your lumbar spine through the front of your pelvis to your upper inner thigh. it is THE link between the lumbar and the thigh. well i am not an anatomy expert, but once i found o...

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I found all my horses preferred thinner bits in the double, but they most of them had some arabian blood so were small petite mouthed. actually that is not true, Kea was an Irish draught and she also preferred a thinner lighter double

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Regarding upper level riding, to me it takes a different kind of fitness. I gave an eventer a lesson on Kea once, she was at the time solid 4th level while doing PSG in training. Rider was eventing fit. She found the engagement of core and small quick adjustments challenging, she also found it diffi...

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I ride in cotton too. I find anything else rubs worse. I do liberally use Calmoseptine. I discovered it at work. It was developed to protect skin of tube feeders. It works well on rubbed or sensitive areas.

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I too found twos more difficult than the ones. Mari, Rye, and Dresseur, enjoyed all 3 videos. I have been coasting on my beasts as the focus has been on getting g my 4H team ready for the fair. I have not even done my weekly video. Deneb is in walk training recovery from the kick, and Kimba and I ar...

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First off, words do matter. Understanding the meaning of a word, and using it appropriately is the way to communicate, if you have no desire to communicate why are you even on a bulletin board? I would guess my primary directive is do the opposite, if a rider naturally has a hollow back, they need t...

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And I am not saying there is no effort for elite riders. I think their minds are going a mile a minute assessing each second of work. I am saying my observation of a GP trainer working day in and day out for several years is that it appears physically less taxing to ride GP compared to say rehabbin...

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If I may, think about swimming. I watch people like Phelps and Ledecki break world records and while they are swimming it looks effortless. However watch beginner swimmers or jump in the water and try to swim at speed yourself and it quickly becomes apparent that it takes a lot of effort. Riding upp...

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I do ride bareback and I do take longe lessons from time to time, it is difficult to find a really good lunger ( person) for lessons, many allow the horse to fall in on the line, or go too on the forehand, making the riding less useful. However i give lunge lessons and try to have lunge lessons, i h...

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talking about balance, this is a rider i greatly admire, Stinne Tange Kaastrup i am just sharing because i admire her tremendously. https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/20286830_1498027010263660_6638279677373941906_o.jpg?oh=24ed94326bed538abc5136d94334ec56&oe=5A3859EB

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OK, back to the perspiration, yesterday I was hacking out after our work and a black bear yearling came galloping out of the bush to what felt like six inches off Kimba. Basically shoulder. I could have touched it with my foot. It screeched to a halt and looked at us with big eyes. Kimba walk extend...

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anyway, i do not want to waste a lot of time, nor be overly negative in criticizing the seats of people who ride better than me, i just want to explain how i came to the opinion that independence of hand and leg,and balance of seat, can be more influential to a horse than perfect posture.

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Bereiter Lauscha of the SRS was oft criticized for not having an ideal position but i saw that man ride, and he could really ride beautifully.

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I don't think the rider's posture even needs to be all that good, as long as the less than ideal posture doesn't interfere with delivering aids that the horse can recognize. absoultely disagree. The way the pelvis sits and the alignment always will throw the horse off, and hinder freedom of movemen...

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Yes MC, I was trying to say that a rider can be in balance, and of independent seat, and influence the balance of a horse without being in perfect posture. Yes there are conformation aspects, injury aspects, age related changes but priorities to balance and independence of seat are in my opinion, mo...

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Flight, I love your photos, admire your journey, and wish you well with your recovery. I think as an older wiser person, the thing I strive for more, and admire more in others is just enough confidence to go forward, and just a tiny bit of uncertainty, enough to be open minded. Dresseur, who has con...

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My sincere sympathy for your loss

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another consideration in pasture rotation is parasite control, with so many of the worms becoming resistant using rotation to reduce shedding is also useful, if you cut the pasture, drag, and the weather is warm you can somewhat mitigate the survival of eggs over a three week period if its wet, the ...

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I have the myler you reference, and it does not "move all over the place" when i use it. it is light, comfortable and quite stable. the center link and curved bars offer tongue relief and it works well for a dry mouth fleshy lipped horse.

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Edited to add, it is my reasoned opinion that... I would never have progressed to upper levels without having had the intense opportunity for 2 years, 6 days a week, ride trained horses at many levels daily under the watchful eye of my trainer and his wife, who also rode. I then continued to. Practi...

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I have suggested horse rider changes, horse goes to a rider that is either ready to learn from them, or capable of improving them. Rider gets new horse than they can improve more quickly on. In an ideal situation both horse and rider can be happier. I'm humble enough to know that I might not be the ...

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Moutaineer wrote:So, when he doesn't want to be caught, Walker damn well can canter... beautifully.

Hah... now I know, sucker!

Hahaha.

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I suppose it might have to do with the kind of waterfall one is used to. Sitting in the devils pool and watching the water flow down the Victoria falls is awe inspiring, but all the power really is down. for me, body surfing on the crest of a wave is really helpful, because if you push too forward, ...

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I read it, disliked the imagery, did not Google, and will find a thought or term that resonates with me of the idea of balance and carriage better than one of water forcefully crashing down into a casm.

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When I could walk but before I could talk well, up was my favorite word, and of course it applied to being lifted on Red. Red was an Arabian stallion that lived in the orchard off our back yard during the day, because he was Dad's work horse on the farm. After getting all my older siblings in troubl...

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The jumper world used to only allow amateurs. Will Stienkraus, one of my favorite riders could never turn pro and had to ride rich peoples horses or he lost the right to compete. Snowmans owner couldn't compete at top levels in most events because he was pro. Show jumping evolved from a world of ric...

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I am the opposite to most opinions expressed. My personal skill set is much better at encouraging contact on a light horse than lightening a heavy one.

However I would obviously, as I sure everyone would, address the balance to improve the contact. The mouth is symptomatic of the whole horse.

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I think it was unrelentingly negative and bitchy and you should post McLain Ward's rebuttal.

No need to sneer at the grass roots and pleasure rider just because she was a big shot.

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Yes the buttons do look like that. I. Mistrust paint but the rhino paint sounds interesting

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they are called button mats, they are about half inch thick and have button like bumps on them. they are a bit of a pain to clean but they are not at all slippery

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I definitely use rough textured mats on my wash rack

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It should be treated fairly quickly if significant.. Calcium helps eliminate potassium, is his diet calcium rich?

Symptoms are muscle cramping, shaking and weakness but too much extra cellular potassium can cause irregular heart beat.

Horse needs to be well hydrated.

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I rode through a broken ring finger by using a driving rein in that hand, ie rein over top of hand under thumb. I still at times have to ride that way due to arthritis. I've shown that way, i don't think it's illegal. Here is a description with photo. http://www.midsouthhorsereview.com/news.php?id=4...

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On the advice of my vet I give 10 25mg tablets twice a day. The horse is about 950 to 1000 lbs.

I buy the huge bottles at a bulk warehouse.

You can switch to Zyrtec if the benadryl becomes less effective, as humans do.

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I suspect that perhaps you cannot do this, from your comments but i find environmental control the best option. I bring my horses with sweet itch in for the dawn hours and dusk hours when the gnats are most active, i keep their environment as clean as possible and give them a fan, all of which tends...

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I sadly was at a barn for a while, who fully believed that horses "wanted" to go naturally. There is a sort of movement toward it. I find it shocking and horrible and cannot bear letting a horse suffer. I am sorry , it had to have been in intensely shocking and emotional moment for you. Fo...

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