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Very pretty, Backyard!

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Nice report, DJR! I have been thinking about what you said about holding Jet together in canter and inadvertently letting him "charge forward" rather than respecting your HH by sitting more. I am having a similar (but lower level) situation with Rocky. I am working her in walk trot only ri...

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It's not, by any means, that I am disregarding or don't appreciate the info posted on this thread, BUT I didn't do it. I went out to feed earlier, wormer in hand, and at the last minute, changed my mind. Emma coliced shortly before I bought her. I know this because the trainer she was with uses the ...

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It's always possible that she has neck threadworms along with Culicoides (and possibly other) sensitivities, so double deworming may have some effect without completely curing it. Good thought, thanks for the input. I am worrying about doing the double dosing against the vets advice, but still, in ...

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Ok. I have two doses of Zimectrin Gold. She'll get it tomorrow and then two doses of Iverectin on Oct 12. Then a single dose of Quest on Oct. 26. Yes, that IS a lot of wormer.
What are NTs?

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Thanks for the encouraging advise, Tuddy. I have definitely stalled....but will think about it and come up with a new plan. I am planning on starting with a new dressage trainer which adds more to what I have to balance. Just thinking about a new trainer, then going to meet her, and then getting Roc...

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Ok. Ok. Based on your Ph.D in biochemistry, Goldhorse, I will double dose her! But I just single dosed her with Zimectrin Gold, 1.55% ivermectin and 7.75% praziquantel. I did that on Sept. 11. So now what? Two more doses tomorrow, which would be 17 days apart? I put Bag Balm on her mane, tail and mi...

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Thanks Kande, Silverado, and Josette. I just ordered the Equiderma lotion and zinc oxide creme from SmartPak. They are on backorder till mid Oct. They also carry the ByeBye Itch supplement and Ecovet fly spray which I also ordered. I give her canola oil and her coat is in great condition (other than...

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Will this ever go away? This winter maybe? Is this just a particularly buggy year? We've had very unusual amounts of rain for this area this time of year. When I first got Emma, November of 2015, she had no apparent itching problems. Her coat was dull and dry but it improved dramatically in just a c...

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If you keep this up Srhorselady, we will need pictures!! Thanks for the updates. It sounds like this is a good thing for Cowboy. I use double longeing on occasion. I take the horse down the long side and only do circles here and there. I don't know how to do lateral work, though, and wish I did beca...

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I don't think I can cut calories, do aerobic training, and do resistance training all at the same time.. Probably not, or at least I wouldn't be able to, because when I'm trying to change habits I need to be able to focus all my attention on developing the new habit. So if I wanted to change the wa...

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I rode 5 days last week. Rocky has been so good lately. Today was cool and overcast and I rode early in the morning so she had lots of energy. I could have done the long line/double longeing thing to canter her, but I needed the saddle time. I only let her walk and trot, and she stayed focused the w...

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....Always something going on with horses, it is a wonder we all don't drink to excess! I know I feel like it sometimes:) Seriously!! At least we have some great stuff going on here,too. CB06, congrats on the bronze. I love to look at your horse! He looks very engaged. And Flight! Great vid of thre...

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How are we doing? I hope everyone else is doing better than me. I got off track when Harvey struck and DH was working 12 hour shifts with an hour commute each way. We were getting up a 4:30 am and I wasn't getting to bed till after midnight. For two weeks I didn't get enough sleep to have the energy...

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Just want to say this is a very good thread. I am getting a lot out of it.

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I've gotten 4 rides this week on Rocky so far. Three rides in the arena and one double lounge. Tomorrow I should take her on a trail ride. I am tempted to ride in the arena again because she has been so cooperative but that might be asking too much from her. So we'll do trails. I found a local train...

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I should add that I have great respect for Hilda. She is amazing. I have noticed a couple of recent photos of her and found them motivating and enjoyable to look at....

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Tsavo, there are lots of questions will ask, but I didn't have enough time yesterday. I spent 3 hours there, and got as much out of it as I could. I truly understand that not all pretty riders, even with good GP scores, are not all good teachers. I will try to relate a personal experience and hope t...

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I think I found someone today!! I watched her teach lessons on two completely opposite horses, with two different types of riders. She had a very different approach to each horse. She gave good, detailed, easy to understand instructions to the riders, and the riders were able to carry out the instru...

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[quote="Abby Kogler"

I also have friends in TX who ride...where are you?[/quote]

I'm in Central Texas.

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I couldn't imagine working with someone who yells. Do you mean yells in anger or frustration? Not sure where you are in TX, Demi, but PM me if you are up near Dallas, since I rode there for several years. Might have a suggestion or two for you for trainers. I have worked with a couple of trainers w...

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Second day this week with Rocky and I'm hoping to get 5 days this week. At least for now, I think the consisitancey is important for both of us. Yesterday we did a lot of pony trot/working trot/pony trot. I was concentrating on half halts to make it all work. HH from working trot to pony trot, and t...

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Wow! DJR! That is so cool. It's an interesting thing to think about. I love that you stuck with him. It goes to show that the dressage progression is not always linear!! I also am encouraged that he is making these great advances even though you have had your share of down time with injuries, weathe...

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:D :D congratulations, Dresseur! And thanks for the details, I love it. Having followed your progress, I could really imagine you telling her "no, you have to stay balanced on your hind legs today, Missy"! And can imagine how beautiful she was afterwards. And the pics prove it. The last pi...

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Backyarder3 wrote:I tried a little Morgan mare on Tuesday and she seems to be in my barn now!

I so get this!

I'm excited for you.

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So sorry......so sorry

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I only got three rides in last week but I think I am in a good place with Rocky. I am going to try for 4-5 tHis week. I'm going to talk to a trainer Thursday. I'm looking forward to it but at the same time am a little nervous. I would so like to have someone to work with...but a lot of conditions ne...

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https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21728145_10155812940199175_8278870274781659674_n.jpg?oh=e619b93987297653e84d5fc531dc9676&oe=5A5D534B [/quote] Looks good to me! She looks like she's stepping her hind legs right into your hand. Her left hind leg is right under you. I'm guessing it m...

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I've been missing the adventures of Gwen and Callie and am glad you updated. Your plan sounds just right. You are both young and a winter of letting her down is just a blink in time. When she realizes that you really are her best friend, she will turn herself inside out for you. Mares are like that....

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sweet....

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Is this the article? https://dressagetoday.com/learn-by-levels/importance-riding-stretching-position-54628 I don't think this is the article that Rosie mentioned, as it doesn't say anything about almost never asking for 100% from the horse, instead ask for 75, or 80% at most... I did really like th...

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Now that Rocky is getting back into work I have started thinking about working with a trainer. We all know how hard it can be to find a trainer under the best of circumstances, but being senior citizen makes me even more skeptical of finding one. I have an appointment next Thursday with a young woma...

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When I'm trying to see subtle differences I often find free lunging helpful. Lunging should be like riding, not liberty work. I stand straight with shoulders back and down and hold the line like a rein. He has to move correctly as if under saddle. None of that would be possible with liberty work. I...

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To me a pony trot requires a horse to be more off the leg than a working trot. A pony trot should be slow enough that the horse would find walk easier. But you tell it it may not break, it should be harder work, not less work than a working trot. So it keeps the horse tuned to both the leg and the ...

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Demi I read a great article recently from dressage today. I think it was by Ute Graf but I could be wrong. She said that you almost never ask for 100%. Instead you ask for 75, or 80% at most during your training. Knowing where that line is though is the hard part. The way I look at it is "how ...

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Kande, thanks for your input. I also like to work my horses in their comfort zone but too often I get greedy. I think it is good and even necessary to push them a little out of the comfort zone, but that can be tricky. Just how much does one push? I think that is often where amateurs make mistakes b...

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To me a pony trot requires a horse to be more off the leg than a working trot. A pony trot should be slow enough that the horse would find walk easier. But you tell it it may not break, it should be harder work, not less work than a working trot. So it keeps the horse tuned to both the leg and the ...

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I did a lot of thinking about pony trot last night. Pony trot has been working well for two weeks. I am using it to solidify a good connection with Rocky. It has been the whole work part of our ride after a 10-15 minute walk warmup. For two weeks the schedule has been 3 days in the arena followed by...

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Nice job! and congratulations. He looks like a fancy dressage horse in that cooler pic!

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Thanks Chancellor! I'm not exactly sure what embedding is anyway! But no matter because I know how to post from youtube now.

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Rosie I think that experience qualifies as jumping the rails. Did you try to explain you were using pony trot in the same way Hubertus Schmidt recommends? At the same time I don't fault the instructor for not knowing you were using pony trot. I have been in a few clinic situations where I felt it j...

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They have to learn the muscle memory to be forward, Perfect. It is only when I got the light bulb moment that forward can be viewed as a behavior that I was able to have a strategy about it. Just as I don't allow my horse to bite me, equally I don't allow my horse to suck back when I ride him. Hors...

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Flight, thanks for the pics but you just destroyed the image that I hold of you being a perfect super trainer/ rider

Just kidding. Glad you are riding again!

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Rosie, I just saw your post on the pony trot thread and will respond here. First: your position is lovely and I think you are doing GREAT. I had wondered if you used the pony trot warm up before the lesson,but given the circumstances of your warmup maybe you did, and it still didnt help. I watched y...

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Thanks Literiding. I will try it now.

https://youtu.be/GV2sohFSQZ0

Yay. It seems to have worked. Now I need to learn how to edit the vids....

Flight, I'm glad you liked the vid! It WAS a nice day. We've been having great weather all week.

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http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLZQFQiH9KMYVu9yDkEC7Rw/videos?view_as=subscriber I am trying to figure out how to post videsos. From Rocky's trail ride today. It's hard to hold the phone and ride at the same time! She moves right along on the trails! The preview doesn't look like this is working bu...

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Today was trail day for Rocky and she enjoyed it. I wanted to work in the arena but restrained myself and went for a trail ride instead. Tomorrow we'll try Training Level test 3, after our steady, shortened trot warm up. That will be 5 rides for her this week. I don't know how I'll manage two horses...

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Yes! Kate and William are you home yet?

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A momentous occasion! One year already! Wow. Time is zooming by. I am enjoying your posts about Ariel very much and look forward to more about this lovely friendship. I am a little partial to mares and couldn't be happier that Ariel found such a dear person to love her. Not to mention that she is a ...

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Recently the weather or something has had me feeling wonky and it's affecting my riding. I am just frustrated with everything and usually riding is my relief from that but I started getting frustrated with that too. I've experimenting to find something that works to effectively motivate Pal and I k...

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