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Hey, she is really nice!! Her trot is lovely. You are doing a great job with her!

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That's right Chisamba, even though Warwick is western and has the neck lower, he still wants the weight carried behind. Well, you see how far under the hind end comes in those sliding stops!

He teaches the rein back with no leg, just off a light hand aid.

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The shifting the weight forwards and down? It's a nice demonstration of how you can be driving a horse onto it's forehand hey! I followed Warwick's stuff for quite a while, actually have just stopped the subscription this month as I'm doing ok now. Anyway, his way of teaching collection to his reini...

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Flight - I am intrigued. What are you having to change? I need some details! Lol. I'll try not to make this too long, so I'll summarise. Old way - Basically down and round with head/neck and wanting more weight into the contact. Never holding or pulling back on the reins, but getting the feeling of...

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Oh that sounds tough. Hope it all passes soon and you get to have an easier time of it.

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Rosie, I hope Bliss gets better quickly! Brydie - http://www.cinchesdownunder.com/products/english-girths/ ??? Do these have anything, maybe email and ask? I've had to change so much about how I ride that I'm probably going a bit backwards overall, but forwards in the new way of going. If that makes...

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I'm not good with too sticky breeches either. I have fat thighs and what happens is, as I bounce up, the sticky breeches get stuck and I end up sitting on my thigh fat!!! I'm pretty sure that's what contributed to my fall off my big horse a while ago. I was riding in kerrits, on a suede wintec, that...

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Both are nice, but bling is fun

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Congrats!!!

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I'm no really into big dogs, but she is very cute!! Especially that first pic

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Lovely!!!!
I didn't quite understand all the customs duty taxes stuff but I think we don't pay any of that from UK to Oz. So I may be tempted to get one also.. just soo much choice!

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I'm so sorry to hear about you losing your Merlin

That is very sad.
Then to have a crash, not a good couple of weeks at all.

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Great photos!!! And congrats for his first FEI test! Nice score.
He looks and sounds like a lovely horse.

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My Aunty was telling me she was feeling down so took herself to the movies and saw this, not knowing what it was about. She said it was more a horror and wasn't quite what she expected! Sounds like an interesting movie though.

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Wow!!!! As soon as I opened this thread I was like "holey doley"!!! Fabulous photo!!!

(and glad the move went well!)

Feel free to share more pics!

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Sounds like some cool stuff happening for these next months. I've got a competition in a couple of weeks. My horse has some swelling in his tendon sheath though. I have seen the vet and had it looked at thoroughly with an ultrasound and he's not at all lame and there's nothing wrong with any tendons...

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So I've started this week :) The work isn't too hard. He has about 10 horses there, and not all in work. So, I'm there about 8 (earlier if need be) to do the morning feeds, muck out a few yards. Most horses are paddocked. Saddle/unsaddle, groom, hose etc. He gets the client's horses done first and t...

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Thanks Chisamba and Josette. My dog was a Pom.

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capstone wrote:They shipped today! How long will it take for them to get from the UK to Switzerland?

Hopefully not long!! I wanna see I wanna see

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Sorry for your loss Mountaineer

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I had to have my dog put down last week :( She had collapsing trachea and I've always known it would have to end up at this point. I was always a bit anti euthanasia, but now when I know that death would happen and not too nicely, I'm a glad it could be assisted. It was very hard going through with ...

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It does go so fast. My baby horse that I bought as a weanling will be 7 this year.
At the time it feels like ages waiting for them to grow up to be ridden etc, then before you know it they are well on their way!

Phoenix is lovely!

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Oooh I cant wait to see! My friend has awesome bling on her grey (white) horse.
I looked at the website and couldn't decide what I wanted lol.

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I love the bling! I reckon I need that first one for my horse

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How cute!!!

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He's looking amazing Klark_kent!! Congrats on your results, it's so cool when your work pays off! My last event for March with my young horse. His first time at these grounds and again he didn't put a foot wrong and even had a snooze at the float in the afternoon. For such a scardey cat 3yo he is ge...

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I didn't think we had all that many for sale down here Bats? And then the transport cost.
I'd love a GP schoolmaster! I just don't earn enough $$ to buy one.

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Crazy sport!! The gopro footage is good to watch

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Demi, feet are looking much better! My young horses hinds tend to want to grow long and slopy so I have to keep onto them. Trouble is, his feet are as hard as concrete! The sweat that pours off my head is incredible LOL! I liked your vids Brydie, especially with the marks added in. Very helpful. It ...

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Scruffy, I feel the same way. So many people are saying it's an accident (true, these things do happen) but I want people to start questioning why is it happening, and how can it be prevented!! Not "Oh well, shit happens' in the true Aussie way. However, I believe there is a committee forming t...

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Just an update, I've got a spot where I will also be riding and learning in-hand work as well in exchange for the usual manual labour stuff.

2 weeks left of work then 4 glorious (I hope!) months off doing HORSEY STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I was aiming to do well at a horse trials competition (eventing) but I've struggled for ages to convince my horse to jump so it can be a bit hit and miss and he said absolutely no way so we were eliminated. It was disappointing but an easy decision to 'retire' (SACK!!) him from eventing and just do ...

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Love the photos ElaPe! It's been sooo hot here for weeks on end and I can't imagine snow, it looks so refreshing

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I do find it a bit rude to pick on the top riders, however this discussion is educational and I seriously doubt Carl Hester would be reading it and if he was he'd probably laugh at us anyway! :D I LOVE that he has said he is training a not so easy horse and making something great of him. It is makin...

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oooh lets not fight. I think it's a good discussion, it makes me look more but I still think that there was so much other great stuff in the test, it's going to keep the score higher regardless of who is riding. (Well with a 'lesser' rider, the horse may not have gone so well in the other stuff). I ...

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I would have done the same as you. If he's been convicted of all that, I would have spoken to the MIL of my concerns and if she's ok with it, well that's her choice but I'd be keeping the kids away.

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But it's really only the passage that he gets a bit uneven and a bit out behind? The rest of the work is very good, and I was impressed with his balance and self carriage, his execution of movements is exemplary. So, I would say the mark is right and once passage is better, he would score higher. Bu...

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Demi, pics!

Yes, it's like the riders balance up as well as the horses.

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Let me know if you want some of the exercises I've been using + my thought process on them (because exercises themselves don't always do the trick). Pictures are going to have to wait because I'm not happy with the weight I am. I'm the vainest. Yes, for sure! I'd love to hear some of the exercises ...

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Oh wow they were beautiful. I just loved the fox!

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Yes, I've struggled with what to say. Thank you for sharing again and that is a beautiful photo.

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It's a great photo!!!

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I won a cruise on one of those big P & O boats. You know with 1000s of people on it. So I went and I probably wouldn't ever pay to go on one again. On the big ones, it's enforced bludging. From Australia, you have a good 2 to 3 days to get anywhere (we went to New Caledonia) and you are stuck on...

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Rosie B, you both always look so good! Lovely photos. I've got a couple of vids from the last comps but the mistakes are so obvious to me now I'm just waiting for more improvement before I bother keeping them on Youtube! I think it's going to take a while before I see much improvement. It's a matter...

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Very cool photos, not only the change in your horse, but your riding too. He's matured/ing so nicely. I was only looking at an early pic of my horse, when he was just started under saddle - he was so small! I'll have to share. Can't wait til we can compare our early pics to our Grand Prix ones hey :...

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I managed to have a better competition day than the last one :) Different showgrounds though, and there's a harness racing track. It does have a solid fence around the track but you can still see the horses heads bobbing up and down as they go past. For this reason, this club isn't popular which is ...

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It will come good, and when she's more supple you'll find she probably wont be stiff in her jaw

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Yes true, you have to set them up for the 'harder' work, but you have to start somewhere.

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I've never boarded or agisted,so I find the whole barn concept pretty foreign. However, the new barn sounds pretty exciting, a heated indoor!! Leaving your old place of 11 years would be a bit sad too I expect, but riding is important. I figure we pay heaps to keep these beasties so we need to do wh...

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Ohhh thats interesting Kathy! My usual instructor is more German training, so my colder blooded horse it's been fwd and energy needed. This different guy is more about balance/suppleness/straightness. I never realised the reasoning behind the difference. You don't reckon they resist a bit when you s...

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