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Be careful of ulcers with turmeric. My friend nearly killed her horse with severe ulcers overdoing turmeric. It does cause loose stools. When I took turmeric because I am allergic to NSAiDs my reflux and indigestion was ghastly. Even thought it's touted to cure everything including Gerd my experienc...

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My old lady and her two pasture mates are on the long slow decline. All three get soaked porridge ( between senior, hay extender and soaked alfalfa pellets) 5 meals a day. Despite this none of them a doing superbly. All three are unsteady in their feet, knees dying bend as well as they used to and s...

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Yay yay yay

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Is it a horse or warm blood size?

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Tanga, super update. I hope it all continues in an upbeat exciting way. Lsp, so good to hear you were able to ride your horse. Everyone who thoughtless answered my questions, thank you so much. Thirty or forty years ago when I was really competing I had no desire to get my bronze, silver or gold med...

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Ive always exhaled on the downward transition but honestly I'm more concerned with consistent response to.leg and hand to believe that breathing can replace the response to these

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What do you enjoy about riding. Do you still love the same things or have you changed. Are your new goals habits from the past or designed to make you happy? After a craptastic weekend of broken and changed plans I realize I wasn't even disappointed and am trying to evaluate my riding . Help me by a...

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bathroom right by the tack. Ugh. I was supposed to go to the feed store but no half way there I realized I needed to divert toward home and barely made it home before further explosions. So I drank pesto, tried to hydrate and took a nap. So getting ready for the second effort to go load my trailer a...

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First of all there is scientific proof that at can only single task. Our brains are wired to monotask. So within the space of one stride I have to a) check leg position, b, horse responding to leg, c check connection, d) horses responding to connection, e) ride the stride of required xtended gait mo...

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October, and the trees are stripped of all they wear, What do I care October, ...... And we go on and on U2 Unlike most, I despair the end of summer, but I'm determined to appreciate the sun for as long as we have it. Goals. Maybe choose a stud for Kimba. Saiph, button up the flying changes and work...

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My recap. Kimba, still in rehab. Appointment for ultrasound Tuesday. We shall see where we stand. It might be the throw out for a year and see / continue safe rehab decision. She is not talky to stall rest andmay at have reinjured herself. She is a favorite mare so maybe worth breeding. Idk. Saiph, ...

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Well I entered one more show. Fourth level. I'll take the winter to button up my flying changes and hope to do PSG next year . We shall see how it all turns out. On a personal note today is my 38th wedding anniversary. I am really lucky to have chosen a very good human. Things get wrinkled and sag a...

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Those big western saddles don't let me feel my horse. Imho

I read a few tests. The side pass and the pivot are the only things I see as contradictory to " real" dressage but I only read to 4th level.

I might have to go watch a show.

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Do you think the growth of western dressage has to do with focusing more on training and less on fancy gaits?

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Ride IQ?Google. Never mind. I googled.

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exvet wrote:Chisamba it looks like you guys had a grand time.....so jealous.

We enjoyed it enough I'm looking for other venues that include horses.

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Moutaineer, I didn't say dressage show were dying, I said there used to be multiplies of horses and classes in the lower levels and fewer in the upper levels, now the bigger classes are 3rd and above. So your big class stands in line with my experience. That is a huge class though. Have a great ride...

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We did take a gallop only Flei did the road trot, Becky said she was a bit nervous about pushing him to really go. Saiph tried to kill us but only once. There tree fallen across the trail, the kind you have to duck to get under. Taller horses than her made it but Half way through she decided she had...

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Well Flei was roped into his second outing. We were loading to take our camping trip and my friends horse was lame. Bruised sole/ abscess. ( like Norsey I suspect) so I offered her Flei, or Saiph. She smartly took Flei and I took Saiph. He traveled and tied well. Behaved like an angel on the ground,...

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She prolapsed again. So longer stay at the hospital.

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I put sugar water on it before the trailer ride to Furlongs, she had a tear in it. They added more glycerin, gave her an epidural and replaced it. They did a keyhole suture but didn't close it. It has stayed in, the inflammation is reducing and since only the left side prolapsed and she is a bit sor...

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Is my friend home bred warm blood. She is out of town, of course, and we checked on the horse to find this

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Well Damn, at the equine ER with a two year old with a rectal prolapse

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Show report.

Flyn had never practiced any tests, nor prepared in any way to show, but when Honey developed a hoof abscess, I substituted Fly.

A little video

https://youtu.be/PnnVHV1Sijs

64 and second place.

And a few photos

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I brought honey in to ride today and while I was picking her feet I picked off a hard bit and gush out oozed a hoof abscess. Ugh She wasn't even lame yesterday. So of course I cleaned and treated it and put hey back. So Flei. Who is totally not ready and bucks like a demon is coming. The goal is ver...

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Chantal, nice test. I'm curious if the judge wanted more reach ( longer neck) in the stretch trot and free walk? The photos are pretty and he did not look behind the vertical to me. StraightForward, good luck at the show. Keep cool and take a break between tests. I'm taking Honey to get first school...

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Before my time. But it didn't seem promising

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I agree is was a very pleasant test overall. The impression was pleasing. I agree the walk was was over tempo and not clear. The stretch to less so. To me it was not obviously rushing, but I do think she had more range of motion in front than behind leading to a look of rushing. I do think it might ...

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I'm trying to put together a musical freestyle. Thats my next goal. For anyone who struggles with comfort and boob size this is what I do. Against the skin a dry silk (* not real silk but a sweat removing fine comfortable) chemise. Then my professionally fitted bra. Then a sport bra. I use the under...

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Exvet thanks you are the second person to remind me to use the sit in the corner before mediums to coil the spring, as it were, for mediums. I will be interested to see if rising to mediums and extended comes to fruition. Thank you about the seat, leg, riding comments. I'll jettison the rest. Whoosh...

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I rememeber the fuss when certain Olympic riders presented their new young horses and had to post and looked like rank beginners. I think it caused such a did they hired young horse riders for the next presentations.

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Long reins are my constant problem. We been when I think they are short they are long. Every clinician every friend whose advice I like. Let's be honest is you can carry your hands closer to the neck it just looks neater.

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I find I can get a better lengthening for most of mine if I post but to really get a good medium (or extended), sitting for me gives me more control in keeping a horse up and open, not falling on the forehand. I'm fine with the rule change if it takes effect. I think we should all have the ability ...

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If you don't like bounce just don't even watch, but this is probably the trot i would like to present in the show ring and do not quite get.

https://youtu.be/n0y82H2cfHE

I think perhaps I do not ride the contact consistently enough to translate power behind into shoulder freedom.

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Oh, and just FYI, did anyone see Natalie Lamping's proposal to allow posting in mediums and exteded's through 4th? I LOVE the idea. They don't make it a better movement and it's not easier, but it can be better for the horse and rider. Hilda Gurney basically sits in half seat in hers. (Thankfully.)...

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Oh, and just FYI, did anyone see Natalie Lamping's proposal to allow posting in mediums and exteded's through 4th? I LOVE the idea. They don't make it a better movement and it's not easier, but it can be better for the horse and rider. Hilda Gurney basically sits in half seat in hers. (Thankfully.)...

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Exvet I think you ride well. You and Flight ( amoung others I know I'm leaving riders out) are two of the riders I really admire because you do continuously progress and show your progression which is helpful to watch. Junior and Ding started as babies and are now progressed, still sound and especia...

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Hey I'm a 63 year old pro who once had fairy tale dreams of riding in the Olympics. I was long listed in South Afruca at the age of 18 long before many of you were alive. Yes SA was given an international embargo and was never an A tier dressage country. I've made it to GP with two self trained hors...

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I never meant it to be offensive, just a comment if not an avenue that had been explored before. Like I said feel free to hate and ignore. There are lots of professional fitters that could be of a help but if that is already a road traveled than not applicable to you. Tension is seen as excess move...

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I know this statement is offensive, but a horse and a riders occupy about 9 foot by ten foot by maybe 3 foot . So 270 cubes, my boobs are about .5 cubic feet In all that area to see , if you have to look at my boobs, it's you, not me that has the problem. If you cannot tell from the last 3 posts. Le...

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I've probably had, over the years, a dozen posts on bras, support, etc. I've spent probably, thousands of dollars over the years trying every thing. She fit, title nine, chetta trotter et al. I always wear Two support bras. I was at a clinic once doing a demo and this guy hands me his business card....

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Here you go. Be kind to old ladies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qIZMwLZh-c That really was a dramatic spook. I was quite impressed that you got your canter at C work that spook under the belt. Do you feel you could have fine for more in the mediums ? That's the main suggestion I'd have. His ch...

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I think the reason why we are unhappy with these type comments are two fold. It's so patronizing and offensive. As someone up above in the thread said, be specific. Be more accurate. Be more consistent in contact. Prepare better, even work on a more independent seat. Judges are decimating dressage. ...

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I don't need this

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Never mind

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Moutaineer I admire you for riding in the double. I'm still avoiding that

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Khall, one of my lesson ponies had a swollen weepy eye and it cleared up very quickly, was fly related. Hope the same is true for Joplin. I'm pushing on now with training. People I met at the shows are in general friendly and supportive so that aspect of showing had been very pleasant. So I didn't r...

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On show news I did my show. Saiph was much more forward and rideable. But she did their an a random extra flying change for which we got a 3. I thought that was a bit harsh because of you break gait they don't usually hammer you that much. I got three comments about how willing and sweet the horse w...

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Thank you flight. I was thinking of just setting up a few obstacles for fun training. But to try follow the rules. Some of the times seem silly. Ie which hand you have to use. Lol. But picking up and putting things down are great practical everybody anyway. Picking up a pole and putting it in anothe...

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The stopping and looking at the scary corner is ask very well at home. Not as much in the show ring. Well done Aleuronix. I sympathize Moutaineer. Yay Annabell. Good work for the pigmeister Exvet. I have had a wet saddle blanket week too. Zero tolerance hoping to get her shows ready. Flight how do I...

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