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- Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:26 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Video discussion thoughts on this work? Daniel Dockx on Stretching and Collection
- Replies: 26
- Views: 12975
Re: Video discussion thoughts on this work? Daniel Dockx on Stretching and Collection
I got to ride Andalusians in Spain under Raphael Soto and one of his former students that went through the program at the School. They believed that stretching did not come first but riding in position first. RS words were stretching comes after collection. We did not stretch until we worked the hor...
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 8:40 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Keep Calm and Canter On: May and June Goals and Progress
- Replies: 188
- Views: 76892
Re: Keep Calm and Canter On: May and June Goals and Progress
Typed out an update the other day and it went poof, did not bother again until now. Love the updates of all Chisamba I agree with srhorselady, give yourself some grace with all you deal with in your regular job and keeping up riding, training, lessons. I know I admire what you do. I do have to say I...
- Sat Jun 06, 2020 7:14 pm
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: 4 year old tense when lifting hind leg
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15066
Re: 4 year old tense when lifting hind leg
I think we all get it. Horses can absolutely break your heart. Not for the faint hearted.
Can I make a suggestion for when you can get back into work with him? Reach out to Jillian Kreinbring rehab is one of the things she does. Tell her Keri Hall sent you.
Can I make a suggestion for when you can get back into work with him? Reach out to Jillian Kreinbring rehab is one of the things she does. Tell her Keri Hall sent you.
- Wed Jun 03, 2020 4:03 pm
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: 4 year old tense when lifting hind leg
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15066
Re: 4 year old tense when lifting hind leg
Oh Lipsmaker that is heartbreaking! So young:( I'm so sorry. Hugs
- Fri May 29, 2020 8:49 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: suppleness, collection, mobilization, elasticity, impulsion,
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5755
Re: suppleness, collection, mobilization, elasticity, impulsion,
Thanks exvet for responding and writing even more clearly how you are going about FCs with Junior. Very helpful and something to work on as well. I understand your focus on the commitment Junior needs to progress, the focus and precision we need to focus on. That is a good reminder. Yes so agree abo...
- Fri May 29, 2020 4:41 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: suppleness, collection, mobilization, elasticity, impulsion,
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5755
suppleness, collection, mobilization, elasticity, impulsion,
I've been pondering the above terms because of what a couple of posters on the keep calm thread posted about. One was the videos that piedmont posted on lateral work. Also Kelo talking about the moving from one lateral movement to another and exvet talking about quickening the hind legs of Junior. T...
- Wed May 20, 2020 9:08 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Keep Calm and Canter On: May and June Goals and Progress
- Replies: 188
- Views: 76892
Re: Keep Calm and Canter On: May and June Goals and Progress
Some lovely pics everyone! Chisamba I am so impressed with what you do with your horses. You make good changes in them. And what a lovely Oldenburg mare for you to ride! Dresseur gosh M looks good! One question about his RB have you ever tried RB in SI, HI or renvere? That would help keep him clean ...
- Wed May 20, 2020 8:54 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Can your dressage horse do this?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 13750
Re: Can your dressage horse do this?
We were just going to start working more WE (have a few obstacles here, need to build some more) when COVID struck. I had dealt with my dad's illness and death Jan/Feb and was ready to go get the supplies to build bridge etc then the pandemic:( This is what my WB and I have also played with: https:/...
- Mon May 18, 2020 10:13 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Developing strength with a very muscle sensitive horse
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10100
Re: Developing strength with a very muscle sensitive horse
Have you tested him for PSSM? Either 1 or 2? No I've not had a horse get muscle sore that easy and non of mine are that sensitive. My last very sensitive horse was an OTTB g I had, he also had been through several owners/riders. It took me 2 yrs to be able to ride a straight line with that horse. Ex...
- Mon May 18, 2020 4:58 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Fire Danger
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7072
Re: Fire Danger
Forest fires are scary. When we visited Yosemite a few years ago there were lots of evidence of previous fires as we drove around CA and Yosemite.
- Mon May 18, 2020 4:55 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Please jingle for my boarder and long time friend
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9417
Re: Please jingle for my boarder and long time friend
My horse Rip is a big spook as well. His MO is to spin and then sometimes will leave. That spin can be difficult to stay on:/ At least this mare goes forward when she spooks usually. She likes to leave town, I can ride and stop that. Her owner cannot. The 2017 accident I saw the entire thing though ...
- Sun May 17, 2020 4:17 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Neck conformation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18224
Re: Neck conformation
Exactly Tanga and exvet (though I did not have to use anything on the base of the neck with Rip, just the reins indicating up and out was all he needed) Teaching Rip piaffe has been quite the long journey and I have addressed it many ways. Mark first started with him in hand with showing him up and ...
- Sun May 17, 2020 2:03 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Please jingle for my boarder and long time friend
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9417
Re: Please jingle for my boarder and long time friend
Ugh and now she shows pneumonia on her rads they have tested her for coronavirus. They don't think she is positive but are being cautious as they should be. Of course my 83 yr old mother my DH and DS were all exposed to her the day she had the accident. My mom found her and my DH and DS went down to...
- Sun May 17, 2020 1:59 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Neck conformation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18224
Re: Neck conformation
Boudicea I completely disagree with you after working with my Oldenburg who I started this thread about. I had been working piaffe half steps for awhile with Rip and he was really struggling. I finally one day decided to lift the rein asking him to come up and out even a bit above the bit and there ...
- Sat May 16, 2020 5:55 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Please jingle for my boarder and long time friend
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9417
Re: Please jingle for my boarder and long time friend
My friend ended up in surgery yesterday it was a pretty significant break and she has external fixator for the wrist. Yeah she does not bounce well at all. This is the second serious injury coming off this mare, last in 2017 she ended up with cracked pelvis and TBI. My suggestions is to move this ho...
- Sat May 16, 2020 5:51 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Keep Calm and Canter On: May and June Goals and Progress
- Replies: 188
- Views: 76892
Re: Keep Calm and Canter On: May and June Goals and Progress
Had a wonderful ride on Rip the other day, working on true canter to CC on the circle, had no issues with getting the transitions. Going to give renvere in CC a try to see if that will help him with changes. He just does not understand me asking for FC. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=304101...
- Sat May 16, 2020 5:47 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Neck conformation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18224
Re: Neck conformation
Kyra's mom/Susan that is interesting. Looks to me like Kyra has the typical crest from the Iberian side which gives the dip a bigger emphasis. This is Joplin who is Lusitano/Han/TB cross, she definitely has the Lusitano crest to her neck, it is even more pronounced than what this picture shows. http...
- Thu May 14, 2020 11:15 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Please jingle for my boarder and long time friend
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9417
Please jingle for my boarder and long time friend
Dang it, this is why you have to be so careful riding these days. She took a fall off her mare today after a spook and bolt breaking her left wrist/arm. More than likely will require surgery, definitely required an ambulance ride. My DH thinks she may have a cracked rib or two and was complaining ab...
- Tue May 12, 2020 6:24 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Neck conformation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18224
Re: Neck conformation
Ponichiwa Queso has a nice neck that comes nicely out of his shoulders! He is such a cutie!! https://www.facebook.com/keri.hall.35/videos/3035947903110565/ please no critiques of the rider the owner (not my horse but my boarder), this is Juliet a TB/Perch that I have been helping with for awhile. He...
- Fri May 08, 2020 6:56 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Neck conformation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18224
Re: Neck conformation
Well I could start another thread on dealing with challenging temperament! Rip is just now I feel starting to be able to take the pressure of the higher level work without too much objection. Last year when I went to Portugal and watched how they worked those horses, man they asked a lot of them. Th...
- Thu May 07, 2020 11:05 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Neck conformation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18224
Re: Neck conformation
Sue B yeah Rudy does have a difficult neck! I can see why you ride him deeper to get the neck and back engaged. Tio has a nice neck. He and my Gaila are similar, have that smooth transition from withers to neck. Gaila just feels so much more balanced in her going, Rip has always been a struggle. Gai...
- Wed May 06, 2020 12:42 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Neck conformation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18224
Re: Neck conformation
Blob Rip is pretty level in his top line. What I find interesting is that he has in the years since Mark's death changed tremendously in his withers. He went from wide mutton withers to actually has withers and much narrower to ride as he has lifted his sling. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid...
- Wed May 06, 2020 3:05 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Neck conformation
- Replies: 40
- Views: 18224
Neck conformation
Rip has low set neck conformation and it is a struggle to ride to be able to lift him out of the base of the neck. Ive had to use an upward lifting rein to show him how to lift up and out and he does better with a more open throat latch. But allowing stretch and he flattens again. It's difficult. Ri...
- Wed May 06, 2020 2:57 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Keep Calm and Canter On: May and June Goals and Progress
- Replies: 188
- Views: 76892
Re: Keep Calm and Canter On: May and June Goals and Progress
No clinics scheduled at this time. My 83 yr old mother lives here on the farm with us (in her own apartment) so we are extra careful here. I had one scheduled in March with Cedar and try to host her 3-4 times a year, have Jillian scheduled in December but at this point who the hell knows. I'm still ...
- Tue May 05, 2020 8:11 pm
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: 4 year old tense when lifting hind leg
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15066
Re: 4 year old tense when lifting hind leg
Sure post a video and we will take a look. My vet prefers to US the stifle rather than radiograph to see soft tissue better.
Does he have any shivers symptoms? Trouble backing up?
Does he have any shivers symptoms? Trouble backing up?
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:16 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: What a good boy Valegro
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4894
Re: What a good boy Valegro
That's amazing!
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:12 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Understanding the horse(s) you have, and their associated training challenges
- Replies: 21
- Views: 12985
Re: Understanding the horse(s) you have, and their associated training challenges
It's funny but I can take from several of the above posters and apply it to Rip especially. Flight addressing the too deep directly, yep wished I had done this more consistently earlier. That has made the biggest difference in Rip being able to understand how to come up out of the base of his neck a...
- Tue Apr 28, 2020 2:24 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Let the horse hair fly! March and April Goals and Progress
- Replies: 162
- Views: 79052
Re: Let the horse hair fly! March and April Goals and Progress
Some great updates on everyone. I love a good mustang. I've seen some nice ones over the years. Not sure how to update what we've been up to. Trying to get all 3 of mine worked in one way or another because I'm having weight issues already!! Joplin is on lip ox from platinum to help with her weight ...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:30 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Please jingle for my sister's friend
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3769
Please jingle for my sister's friend
Her son has been admitted into the COVID unit at one of our local hospitals. This is after two negative tests, a stay in the hospital and was discharged while having liver enzymes off the charts and was readmitted after seeing a new internist that requested a CT that showed his disease. This young m...
- Tue Apr 07, 2020 8:21 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Covid 19
- Replies: 155
- Views: 65160
Re: Covid 19
I'm afraid of a reemergence when things start to open back up again. Maybe the hot weather will help but really who knows. Having my 83 year old mother here on the farm with us, thankfully in her own apartment, means we have to be so careful about exposure. Testing here depends. One of my DH's law p...
- Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:20 pm
- Forum: Rider health and fitness
- Topic: Fitness 2020
- Replies: 35
- Views: 19536
Re: Fitness 2020
For those of you who run do you find it tightens the hips? I am not a runner and definitely not now after messing my knee up last month. What I have been doing since last August is Pilates. Really good for strengthening the core and building flexibility. We were doing reformer classes twice a week, ...
- Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:53 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: It's been a tough day up here on the mountain
- Replies: 22
- Views: 13534
Re: It's been a tough day up here on the mountain
I'm so sorry that you had to make that hard call, but it sounds like it was for the best for Lucky. Fly free good boy.
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Covid 19
- Replies: 155
- Views: 65160
Re: Covid 19
Shit, one of our local hospitals is struggling here in middle Georgia. The COVID team is out of n95 masks and they are using one vent per 2 patients and we are barely into this pandemic. I agree 100% Tarlo Farm!! Not my president, never has been never will be. The federal government is not doing eno...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 5:05 pm
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: PSA of the day/: When was your saddle last fitted?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8077
Re: PSA of the day/: When was your saddle last fitted?
piedmont have you ever tried the Heather Moffat Vogue? It is considered to be a soft tree since it does have stability in the cantle. What I like about mine though I don't use is on the horses I have now is that you can get a cork pad to use instead of the foam pads that come with it. Helps to dissi...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 1:06 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Covid 19
- Replies: 155
- Views: 65160
Re: Covid 19
Blob I always got the impression tanga was out west. May be wrong. I am in Georgia, south of you though. Just south of Macon. My DH goes or used to go to Albany every week to his firm's law office there. He is a SSI/disability and VA attorney and travels all over the SE for hearings or did until thi...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 12:37 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Let the horse hair fly! March and April Goals and Progress
- Replies: 162
- Views: 79052
Re: Let the horse hair fly! March and April Goals and Progress
So because of the virus and concern about not taking a trip to the ER I am being very cautious about riding. I probably won't get on Joplin since she has had time off while we were dealing with Dad's declining health and death. Rip I will be careful about and choose wisely when I get on. Gaila we wi...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:41 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Favorite exercises to encourage and maintain both longitudinal and lateral suppleness
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10257
Re: Favorite exercises to encourage and maintain both longitudinal and lateral suppleness
I use lateral work on bending lines a good bit with my short coupled moose of a horse. Rip is not only short coupled but wide load as well. He is not the the most supple of horses so I use steep bending line lateral work. This steep: https://youtu.be/fcXIhaA6sSw at 1:23 and 2:10 it really supples th...
- Sun Mar 22, 2020 8:21 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Covid 19
- Replies: 155
- Views: 65160
Re: Covid 19
This is scary stuff. Very apocalyptic scary. My horses are kept at home, I do have one boarder but she is very much isolated as well. We are practicing social distancing and I am wiping down equipment and door knobs every morning before any of us picks it up or begins work. If I run out of wipes I w...
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:19 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Jingles for my dad
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27391
Re: Jingles for my dad
Thank you all so much for your condolences and support. Very helpful and yes I learned I had to reach out to friends and family for help. I could not do it all and I am very thankful to have such good support as we had as we dealt with Dad's illness and passing. We buried my Dad last Thursday. It wa...
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:10 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Let the horse hair fly! March and April Goals and Progress
- Replies: 162
- Views: 79052
Re: Let the horse hair fly! March and April Goals and Progress
Chisamba love the pictures! Rosie and Flight wow! Great getting the changes!! I am jealous. As for me, hmm, we buried my Dad last Thursday. It was pouring rain for 2 days and just a disgusting mess at the cemetery but before hand we had a lovely luncheon where those who were friends and family could...
- Mon Mar 02, 2020 1:55 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Jingles for my dad
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27391
Re: Jingles for my dad
My Dad passed away yesterday here at home. After speaking with hospital hospice we determined it was best for dad and our family to bring him home and continue on home hospice. He came home Thursday by ambulance and had some strength Friday morning, kind of his last hurrah. He had popsicles and ice ...
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:26 am
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Jingles for my dad
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27391
Re: Jingles for my dad
I appreciate the thoughts and well wishes for my dad. Unfortunately they are not working for him to have a peaceful passing. Last week he started having swallowing issues off and on culminating Sunday in not being able to swallow anything at all. So we discharged him from home hospice and took him t...
- Fri Feb 21, 2020 5:11 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: New year, new goals! Jan/Feb 2020
- Replies: 158
- Views: 76304
Re: New year, new goals! Jan/Feb 2020
To me it is interesting to read these accounts of how to ride different horses and get correctness in their work. Those of you who ride the steam engines feel blessed! It is way easier to moderate that go than to try to develop that desire for movement. It was interesting to ready about exvet slowin...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:24 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: Jingles for my dad
- Replies: 50
- Views: 27391
Jingles for my dad
For a peaceful passing. My dad is 82 with a laundry list of health issues from heart to COPD to dementia to low BP and other exacerbating problems. He has had two hospital stays in the last month, we are not doing that anymore. We've called in hospice for help, have full time sitters here (they are ...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 6:18 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: New year, new goals! Jan/Feb 2020
- Replies: 158
- Views: 76304
Re: New year, new goals! Jan/Feb 2020
Looks like fun SueB Chisamba awesome job with Caliburn. You do a wonderful job of turning horses around. Quick pop in, still not riding right now. Weather has been so wet and we have put my dad in hospice now. It's been a roller coaster. Wanted to chime in on contact/head position that Chisamba was ...
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 6:22 pm
- Forum: The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics
- Topic: On Saying Goodbye...
- Replies: 31
- Views: 17649
Re: On Saying Goodbye...
Godspeed Fergus and gentle hugs to you fergusnc. A peaceful passing is the last gift we can give to our friends.
- Tue Jan 28, 2020 4:15 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: New year, new goals! Jan/Feb 2020
- Replies: 158
- Views: 76304
Re: New year, new goals! Jan/Feb 2020
Great photos and updates everyone, I've been MIA due to sick parents. Mom was diagnosed with H. pylori (much better after antibiotics) and my dad has been in the hospital since last Monday. Started with chest pain, heart cath and stent, evolved into cognitive and physical decline. We now know to nev...
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:07 am
- Forum: Tack, Apparel, Facilities and Transportation
- Topic: riding gloves
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5384
Re: riding gloves
Ariat are my favorite.
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:06 am
- Forum: Veterinary, Nutrition, Grooming & Farrier Questions
- Topic: Strange infection
- Replies: 27
- Views: 16397
Re: Strange infection
How bizarre. Found any ticks? I hope it's not pythiosis. If so, the vaccine works pretty well and my holistic vet cured a suspected swamp cancer infection with a concoction she made up. Bad infection/swamp cancer on the leg on a rescue horse was going to be euthanized because they could not clear it...
- Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:13 pm
- Forum: The Menagerie
- Topic: Elderly Dog Help: UPDATE- We said our goodbyes
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14056
Re: Golden Paste for Dogs: Elderly Dog Help
Be careful with Meloxicam. I could only use it with my big dog (95 lbs)it is too strong of meds for my smaller ones even my 60 lb guy. I like to keep on hand previcox which is a NSAID and have tramadol for the bad stuff but only on vet's advice. Thankfully I have vet friends I can call if I need the...