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Great pictures Chantal - I think Tesla might be Mikey's evil twin :mrgreen: Blob, glad the lesson went well. I hope it continues to be helpful for RP! Yesterday I had a jumping lesson with the BO and Tesla was quite a PITA. I needed ground assistance with the lunge whip more than once to get her mov...

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Annabelle is Ok. She got the thin layer of proud flesh scraped off and sent home with some special proud flesh ointment. The vet thought rebound swelling since her wraps had fallen off her knees overnight. Now we start daily knee mobility exercises and may need to treat for proud flesh again. Horses...

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Blob, I think I would be inclined to take MM so the new instructor can assess you more as a rider without throwing more of a wildcard in with RPs issues. Next time you can take RP. I hope the new instructor works out for you! Jingles for Annabelle - her right knee was warm and swollen this morning. ...

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Oh dang, I hope you can get Maia feeling better. So frustrating when something blows up like that out of nowhere. Poor thing! Moutaineer, looks like a fun group to hang/ride with! This morning I experimented with a different warmup routine: hopped on T and went for a little hack (because she's a big...

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SF--OMG! That's horrible! Is she on antibiotics? Any scratch I've ever had on a joint that could possibly get into it, I've had to give antibiotics just to be paranoid. Yes, two weeks of antibiotics. The vet did say joint infection was the biggest risk. The wounds have healed a ton in the last 48 h...

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Horse camping, how fun! Tesla was really soft in the NovoContact this morning; not really going to the contact, but also not getting into that stiff/stuck place. Maybe we'll alternate between this and the Fager. She had one little sticky episode where I got her cantering, and then about halfway arou...

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Here we are on the 4th of July without a new thread yet! Annabelle - get those poor knees healed up, and probably get back under saddle at the end of July, see where we are with everything in August. Tesla - Try to get her off property weekly. That is probably a stretch goal, but really what she nee...

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It's past time to close out. Suffice to say this period did not end the way I was hoping, but that is life with horses. Annabelle was doing great and I was getting serious about finding her new person, then disaster struck. :( Tesla - I think we've made some good progress, though it's always two ste...

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I might be on the minority, but both my horses dislike double jointed snaffles. Given that your horse seems dead in the mouth, I wonder about trying different materials. Maybe even wrapping the bit with a little fruit leather to get him salivating and working his tongue. It was helpful for Annabelle...

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Way to go Tanga! I can see how developing a freestyle in a non-standard arena would add difficulty, but I'm sure you'll get it dialed in. I have tomorrow off, so I'm taking T out to school where we might be showing in August. They don't usually allow haul-ins, but I bartered with the BO since she's ...

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Thanks all - T enjoying the Bemer last night too, and maybe it was a coincidence, but had a fab ride on her today. Did a RideiQ lesson with circles in SF. Now left lead is her worse lead, but I think the canter is getting much less lateral. A was able to do some hand walking and not start tugging at...

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StraightForward. awful about Annabelle . For the record I never turn a horse over to trainer and rider. I helicopter for good reason. I was in the arena, but I'm definitely not an instructor, especially not for kids I've never seen ride before, plus I'm not really a jumper, so I'm even less able to...

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I always love seeing Mikey pics!

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Yeah, the mom and daughter take dressage lessons with my regular instructor, and the mom had taken my Appy mare, Maya on a short trial several years ago, which all went fine, so I had a level of trust there. The mom also teaches pony clubbers, so it wasn't like I was just turning her over to a coupl...

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I told the mom that everyone at my barn is appalled and suggested that the trainer should help with the vet bill, but no response so far. I don't have any leverage, but it's kind of like taking a car for a test drive and taking to responsibility for crashing it. The trainer helped get her hosed and ...

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Well today was awful. Mom and daughter came to see Annabelle, daughter fit nicely on her and they were about 20 minutes in having a good ride and popped over a couple crossrails. Instructor showed up and I turned things over to her. She had the girl pushing her quite forward, which wasn't terrible, ...

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Well, I had a very interested buyer drive seven hours to see Annabelle on Friday. She had evented up to prelim in the past, but had only been riding lightly recently. She was older than I expected (70 maybe?) and probably about 100# soaking wet. She just didn't have the strength to ride A, even thou...

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Yikes, Exvet! And yes, I see safety stirrups being a purchase in my not too distant future. Ditto the yikes and glad you're mostly ok ExVet! I put the Acavallo Arena safety irons on my jumping saddle when I started jumping T and really like them. Just discovered that my SafeStyle irons aren't techn...

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And I am still working on the idea of transitioning and doing limited mini-clinic lessons on GP schoolmasters and then maybe letting someone half lease Quilla to ride and maybe show. I was thinking Sustainable Dressage would be the idea, but that was taken, so maybe Attainable (Sustainable) Dressag...

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Tanga, how about "Hands-on Dressage," "Integrated Dressage," or maybe "Accessible Dressage?" Just some ideas. Tesla has been better and better each ride this week. I have a very interested buyer coming from eastern Washington to meet A tomorrow. I talked to her on the p...

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Could it be originating from your hip flexibility? Western saddles tend to ride pretty wide, so I could see that if you are trying to keep your leg under, other parts of your posture and alignment might suffer if you don't have the hip flexibility to really sit into a wider saddle. Of course not all...

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Great show report! The first is the hardest and it will be all up from here I'm sure :mrgreen: I had a jumping lesson this morning and set up The Circle of Death - four jumps on a large circle. I just had two at crossrails and two on the ground, and worked Tesla through it. Eventually we were able t...

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Yes, I believe arnica is a main ingredient in Sore no More. There was a thread about liniment recently on CotH discussing it.

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Good luck with the show this weekend Moutaineer, can't wait to hear all about it! Didn't make the Leslie Morse clinic as a career opportunity came up and I spent much of Friday updating my resume and submitting a job application (internal temporary appointment, not a huge life change). At least a sa...

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Forgive me SF, if I overstep here... I'm half a bottle of wine into a Saturday evening. I think you should keep.sweet Annabelle and enjoy her. It sounds like you are banging your head against a brick wall with Tesla. I guess I don't see it that way :?: My goal is FEI and I'm willing to put the work...

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Jingles for your mom Susan! T went back to the Dark Side last night and we had a rough lesson and had to jump her through a grid a few times to even get canter.This morning was better. We are doing lots of over bending, LY out on a circle, changing the posture and just short bits of canter. We did g...

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Those sound like some really good exercises, ExVet. I think I want to try that one on the diagonal in particular. Moutaineer, glad you got the show stuff figured out. I'm excited for you to get a chance to hit the show ring with Potters! I had a great jumping lesson on T Monday morning, and a produc...

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Yes, I still have everything! I see I misread one of the bell boot brands - it is Classic Equine Dy-N0-Turn. The quarter sheet is marked 61, and measures 59" where the tape is shown in the photo. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52960220992_e80a1cb3d1_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/6553...

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Nice pics, well done with your tests!

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Blob, I'd be interested to hear what you find out on ET costs. As much as Tesla has challenged me, I've also thought of breeding her. We were joking recently that if I used Annabelle as the recipe mare, the baby might turn out a little sweeter.

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LSP, good to hear from you, and sorry to read about the difficult family issues. I hope all is on a good trajectory and you can begin to enjoy life and your horse again soon! Blob, I guess good that something was found, but it does sound like it could be a significant issue. I hope you are able to w...

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Well I impulsively signing up to ride with Leslie Morse in September and October. Now I have months to get nervous about it!

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Nice pic Aleuronx, Kora is looking like quite a hunk! Good progress with T the last couple days. She is staying more on my aids and developing the canter more easily (it's still not right there though). Next weekend I'm going to a schooling show. Maybe 1-1 and 1-2, need to decide tomorrow. Went with...

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Great ride on T today. She picked up the canter on the first try, which has not happened in a long time. She is starting to produce a bit of "second trot" which is pretty cool. Canter still gets chaotic, but the bend is really improving, and we were able to start touching on HP again. Tomo...

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My instructor came to town for a couple days on short notice, so I had a really helpful lesson on T today. It was focused on getting her softer at the base of her neck and coming through from behind with more cadence, and then keeping that going in and out of canter. It got a little chaotic towards ...

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That looks lovely, Chisamba! I had a couple pretty decent dressage sessions with A this week, but yesterday I was messing with the Pivo (it works much better with my new phone) and probably distracted/thinking more about producing a good video instead of training. The jump rider has been out of town...

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All prices + shipping from 83709. Can provide pics if anything is of interest. :) Many pairs of size 34L Piper Knit full seat breeches and one pair of unworn white Pipers with clarino full seats in show condition. Make an offer for all or several! Navy B. Vertigo breeches. Like new, size Euro 44 (32...

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Blob, sorry RP is continuing to have issues. I really hope you're able to find a resolution. Moutaineer, I hope the clinic continues to go well. I really enjoyed auditing Mette and hope I get to ride with her someday. Exvet, I can read the happy coming through in your post. It sounds like your perse...

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Cute! A few years back, a neighbor's hen was being bullied by the rooster, so she flew over the fence and took up residence at the boarding stable. Specifically, she moved in to Obie's pen and made herself at home. 17H Obie was so careful and gentle with "his" chicken until she decided to ...

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Moutaineer wrote:Don't expect the weather to be decent here, SF.

I know! I'm teaching a field class in Tooele, and it looks like I might have a cranky, soggy crew.

Flight, absolutely love that cow chasing photo. Would not have known if was your first time at it. It looks like such a blast!

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Well hey, we've exceeded one goal so far! I took Tesla to the pony club schooling show this afternoon - she didn't get turnout this morning and came out of her stall breathing fire. After a few leaps and squeals and plenty of tail-flagging on the lunge line, I wasn't sure if I should even take her. ...

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That is quite a story, Chisamba! Flei sure hit a stroke of luck landing with you!

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I'm thinking about signing up for DRT. I'm keeping up with my exercises, but I think it might be a useful add on. Those of you who have done it, have you found it useful? Yes, I've found it very useful! I'm working through DRT3 now. I think it hits at core strength and stability in a way that a mor...

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At least I can hope for spring. We seem to have bypassed it and gone straight from winter to summer. :) Annabelle Continue on her jumping progress Get her back up to snuff on the 2nd level work Get serious about finding her new person Tesla Getting in front of the leg quicker - no more 45 minute war...

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I didn't have any clear goals this period, but I think some good progress has been made! After only about seven schooling rides together today was Annabelle's first schooling jump show and I think she did fabulous. She was a little looky in her first 2'3" round, so we were able to add another r...

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Wow, lots going on here! Chisamba, jingles for your aunt and Kimba. Moutaineer, sounds like the double bridle will do great things for you. With just the few jumping sessions I have had put on Annabelle, I was telling my husband that I'm starting to understand why people pay someone else to ride the...

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Blob, sounds like the workup for RP was well worth it. Although not ideal, it is good that the diagnostics seem to point to something and there are viable treatment options. You might already be aware, but PAAG might be another option. I just read this article a few days ago and it sounds interestin...

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Congratulations on the great scores and persevering in a difficult situation. Love the browband!

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Good luck ExVet, can't wait to hear how it goes! Moutaineer, hurrah for riding outside. I can't imagine the cabin fever you all must have by now! Annabelle continues to be a good little nugget. Starting to think we'll pivot towards marketing her as HJ instead of a dressage pony. This morning she gam...

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Well I am not far enough up the ladder to worry about these things just yet. I did get advised against showing A under the judge they have scheduled for the May show if I wanted to get scores to help market her (and that probably means I'd have a good chance of not getting my other 1st and 2nd level...

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