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Here are the two JEVS links

https://www.j-evs.com/article/S0737-0806(14)00378-5/abstract
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/a ... 0614003785

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Did they only study horses who had problems under saddle? Also, was there a correlation between problems under saddle and rider expertise separate and apart from the anatomical fndings? I will look for these papers and see if I can understand how she came to her conclusions. Thanks. Without wishing...

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Bit late but after attending a recent seminar id also xray c6 c7. Still contraversal but a sharon may davis autopsys horse and studys anatomy etc. Shes finding 30-40% of the horses autopsied have deformities here which lead to issues under saddle. She has numerous papers published and others are st...

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Post mortem, we could see it was her joints. They were f*cked, well and truly. OC, OCD, DJD, the lot. Every single joint in every limb was affected in some way, and far worse than her very light riding history would indicate. Silk, that's so sad... he's rising 6 so I really hope that all his joints...

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Xan, have you ever tried to run - yourself - on the arena you ride in versus the grass you were on this weekend? This could have nothing at all to do with feet but instead just the inertia it takes to ride in your normal arena. If it is deep, it takes a ton more work from the body overall versus th...

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You can use pads in boots. You can use boots over shoes - voids the warranty, and they won't last all that long, but can be done. Depending on when you had boots, technology may have improved since. Although I know he's young so perhaps that wasn't all that long ago. IMHO if you find the right boots...

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I can do anything I want - it's my apartment! :D I just need a handyman to achieve much more than hanging a picture hook haha. My SIL confirmed today that she's nearly ready to start with painting my furniture so I will have more than the dining table and 3 armchairs in the main space. I'll also be ...

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Wicky and Where's My White - that's what I am like. I just don't know what I want/will feel a connection to. I need to browse and gather my ideas together. When I see it, whatever "it" is, I'll know. Today I saw some wonderful driftwood sculptures. $900. Gulp. And some gorgeous brass birds...

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Not sure on dinner but dessert is chocolate brownie with caramel - mostly sugar free, except for the 170grams of 72% bittersweet dark chocolate.

Probably served with cream, but I have no whisk or beater so it won't be whipped

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Totally NH, other than I have them :lol: I bought an apartment at the start of this year. 3 bedrooms plus an open plan living/kitchen. It had a really bad paint job (presumably the brief was "make it look clean and bright for sale") in a sort of chalky white colour. Bearable... I can't aff...

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My mare had extra ribs. I do not know which vertebrae they attached to, but from memory, they were articulated, and made of cartilage. She had them on both sides. We could feel the same in her foal. The breathing muscles attached to the cartilage rib, rather than extending further backwards, and wou...

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I'm sorry. Meezers leave big holes. I still miss my guy who has been gone longer than he was with me - but he made such an impact that I still think of him. I imagine pit bull impacts are larger still, my friend has a wonderful one I always look forward to seeing.

Huge hugs, Chance.

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Aww sorry about your bike getting run over by a truck! Lovely scenery for a ride :) As long as your date could keep up - all good :D Similar bike but much more experience than me so the only time we were 'separated' was a really twisty bit that he went quite a lot faster through ;) I've decided a r...

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Suzi met an early demise... She was run over by a truck carrying concrete slabs while parked outside my work with a mere 11,000kms on the clock (about 6800 miles). I kicked up a stink with insurers as they were going to repair - I insisted they prove she was straight first. They paid me out. Presuma...

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Yep, I swung my CV at anything it might be relevant for, the job search prior to the last one. I had two "filler" jobs in a row and was finding it hard to get upwards on the ladder, only sideways or downwards, but I needed to move. Last time, I was only testing the market to play "I a...

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Not in the same field, but when I last applied for jobs, I was applying for upwards of 10 every day, and I would hear back from 1 in 10 at the most. They don't usually bother to get back to you if they don't want to interview you, only if they do. One piece of advice I got is that looking for a job ...

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Smitten Kitchen recipes are usually pretty darn good... https://smittenkitchen.com/2009/04/cinnamon-swirl-buns-so-much-news/ And this sauce recipe: https://smittenkitchen.com/2009/04/cinnamon-swirl-buns-so-much-news/ If you want to do them together I'd put the caramel in the bottom of the dish befor...

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Cinnamon rolls with salted caramel sauce... mmmmm.

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I can echo your sentiment. I spent 5 years trying to fix my big WB mare. I had a lot of people tell me she was just green, just needed more mileage, just needed more riding, I just needed to employ so-and-so to get her over it - ie I couldn't ride well enough to do it - etc etc etc. Send her there, ...

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Not really sure but I would introduce TOF and TOH to start getting those hind legs "up and under" him.

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I don't do fantasy/science fiction so would never watch Game of Thrones I am the same - really don't like sci fi or fantasy - but LOVED the GOT books. Could not get into the series because it just wasn't the way I pictured the characters in the books. That reminds me... I need to reread those books...

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I have the same dilemma. But... I don't really like most 'memorial' items. Horsehair bracelet? Nothankyou. So, I'll probably hang onto it until we move and I need to make a decision about whether I want to keep hanging onto it. Realistically anyone who can plait tail hair should be able to plait 6-1...

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As a gift, the canvas, however, if you have the negatives, the box of smaller ones, then when she's ready she could purchase a canvas with HER favourite image. I think that would be a little easier than her having to think about asking you whether you have any other images she could look at.

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I made chicken legs, with sliced onions, mustard seeds, and a spice mix (think a smoky paprika sort of thing)... Fry off onions and spices, set aside, fry off chicken legs, add onion mix back, added salt and pepper, a cup of red wine and another of water, a tin of chickpeas, and cooked on very low f...

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Could you poke the wire in after you've felted the parts?

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I had crispy roasted duck fat potatoes, with duck, cooked for me. With green beans and zucchini, fresh from the garden. Divine. (This boy is trying to impress me, clearly has realised food is the way to my heart

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Moutaineer wrote:Good news, Silk! Pictures of your new abode?

Here it is!

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22497879?s=51

Don't know settlement date yet but poached all the photos from the sale ad

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silk that was me that started the topic on Jillian's FB page. I had just ridden with her in November and we were working on some different things prepping for piaffe with Rip. I shared with her the exercises that Mark showed me with Rip that made such a difference. Rip had to be shown how to elevat...

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Not an answer, but, I think I saw this being discussed on Jilly's fb page? Isn't she the best?!

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Good news, Silk! Pictures of your new abode? No photos, yet. I'm still waiting to hear about approval of the loan. Everything else appears to be in order - building report and drug test done today, so I should have that report back tomorrow or Friday. Officially, we have 4 working days - ie the 8th...

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My third (and final!) offer was accepted. It is conditional on a very short timeframe for arranging finance, so I'm pushing the broker as hard as I can.
Fingers are still very firmly crossed.

Loving the art!

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Huge hugs, Xan. I looked through the FB photos and couldn't think of anything to say. I'm so sorry. I hope the hole in your heart becomes less gaping over time. You gave him a great life. I can echo your vet's sentiment, though, about KNOWING... I farewelled my broken WB earlier this year, and after...

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So, amid all my busy-ness, I found an apartment to put an offer in on. Currently waiting a response to that (submitted late yesterday). Cross your collective fingers, please! :D The vendors have countered my offer, and I am yet to submit a counter-counter. Awaiting a little more information which h...

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So, amid all my busy-ness, I found an apartment to put an offer in on. Currently waiting a response to that (submitted late yesterday).

Cross your collective fingers, please!

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My stuff this year is far, far more trivial, less significant, but each and every hurdle, even though it has not felt good at the time, has led to something better. Every time I've thought my world was crashing down, just around the corner was something better and bigger and brighter. Some of the be...

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I'm excited about job news, but echo Kyra's comment "I hardly see my horse anymore, let alone ride. I just can't seem to catch a break." I have been working full time, commuting about 1.5-2 hours each way on weekends (ie home Thurs night and back to flat/work location Sunday). I also was s...

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I plan on not shopping for anything but food this year, haha! My news is all decidedly non horsey, so I don't post a lot. New renters in my rental house, enjoying the motorbike (300+ miles every week). Ponies are fat and happy (somewhat feral), the baby pony turns 2 on Sunday. We managed to get hayl...

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Do not pick off bot eggs in any place where horses eat - you do not want the horses to ingest the eggs (where they will complete their life cycle).

If I find them, I squish them between my fingernails after pulling them off. They make a satisfying pop for such a tiny thing.

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A riff on Rockabilly's corn chowder - with coconut cream instead of (dairy) cream, some frozen spinach, no bacon but chicken breast strips, and a handful of macaroni pasta thrown in to cook near the end. Served with deliciously fresh baguette that was on sale at the supermarket this afternoon for 99c.

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Annoying, but there are bigger fish to fry, try not to let it get to you.

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Steak with caramelised onions and spinach, and pasta thrown around in the pan after the steak was done, with a dash of cream. Yum!

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Love love love having Suzi to get to work. 20-25 mins. I am still reluctant to filter/lane split (drive between lanes of traffic) unless it is fairly well stationary. Yesterday I spent an obscene amount of money on new (goretex) riding gear that will be truly waterproof. Today I dropped a smaller am...

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I have seen visible ringbone actually diminish after going barefoot. . I've done this. Unfortunately did not trim that horse more than about 3 times due to location and owner finances (they were quite some distance from me) but the changes from just the few trims I did were incredible. Im not a BOA...

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Next licence - tick! Got my Restricted on the 15th. That was ~5.5 hours riding.... half hour there, three hours "lesson", coffee break, just over an hour for the test, debrief, half hour home. Looooong day, very much worth it though. I don't think I get any extra perks or abilities on this...

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It's almost asparagus season again - yummmmmmmmm. My friend's dad grows it and sells excess at the gate.

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Uh, way stupid and simple but W O R K I N G (at a well paid job) and I N V E S T I N G (in a patient way, say 10-30 year horizons) and S A V I N G (and living below your income).Voila. Pretty low stress. No evictions. My property is part of my longer term investment plan/strategy. Call it retiremen...

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My experience is that you'll have critters regardless, so think about how you're going to get to them to eradicate them (traps, poison, etc).
Mice can fit through 7mm gaps (an inch is 25mm so that's a smidge more than 1/4").

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1. Possibly. Most retailers will sell single boots so this shouldn't be a problem. Just get the measurements right. 2. It should, if correctly sized and proportioned wrt the hoof. 3. You can, but it is better to have them on for a maximum of 12 hours. The boots (and the hooves) need time to air and ...

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Also ditto on wanting to know if the easier ways to make money? :mrgreen: Uh, way stupid and simple but W O R K I N G (at a well paid job) and I N V E S T I N G (in a patient way, say 10-30 year horizons) and S A V I N G (and living below your income).Voila. Pretty low stress. No evictions. My prop...

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Oh and, I have lost a fair amount of weight by excluding fructose. I hover about 5kg (11lb) lighter than I was (and I was by no means overweight so it's a fair drop... nearly 150, down to ~135). I can eat as much fruit and fat as I like (butter, cream, etc). I do not avoid fructose if it comes in it...

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