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Sorry to hear about Annabelle SF, hope the additional stall rest will do its thing and help her heal up so you can get back to work with her. Lovely fuzzy pics Mountaineer, Laddie is looking really good. I don't have anything helpful to add Flight but thanks for sharing your videos. I think you and ...

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Hoping to be able to join in on this one but Pal is having some trouble adjusting to the dryness and dust here so we've been taking it easy. I'm also unfortunately wondering if I need to do some saddle shopping. I feel like I'm jabbing my seat bones into the saddle all the time no matter what I do t...

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I was concerned about the same thing Kelo because I'm not sure if I'll compete next year or not so I went to see if there was any info. This is from the USEF website: "A 30 day grace period to complete the SafeSport training will be provided to all members who renew or join on or after December...

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Oh man Rosie, 4 in the morning, you are dedicated. I was thinking that may be in my future come summer for weather avoidance purposes but I'm not sure how likely it is to actually happen. Congrats Chisamba, nice scores and what a lovely picture too! Too bad about the spooks Flight but still, PSG! Ho...

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Ugh how frustrating, I guess it goes to show that "you get what you pay for" isn't always true.

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Haha he's still super handsome even with his mud accents

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Well, now that I have my horse back and I've gained 10 lbs during and after the move (eep!) I guess I better get my act in gear. Somewhere in there I stopped doing the physiotherapy exercises that had helped me so much so I'm feeling really stiff and I've been eating terribly as evidenced by my weig...

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(And on the hot and cold thing, whrn my husband installed our new kitchen tap, which has a lever, he installed it "backwards" because he thought it would be easier for my left handed self to not end up with wet sleeves every time I turned it on. Of course it means the hot and cold are now...

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When I came back to riding after a six year break with a short summer riding stint in the middle I started with part boarding a horse. Long story short the horse I started with dumped me pretty hard over some back to back spooks at nothing and completely wrecked my confidence. She was not a bad hors...

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Thanks everyone she made it here about 4:30 this afternoon, a little worried but in good condition. She was happily munching hay when I left the barn, but now I'm suspect I'm going to wake up as soon as the sun starts to come up in the morning and want to go to the barn and then again after I finish...

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She's not here yet

No issues along the way just a long way. She's supposed to be here today so I'll post an update later.

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It was not a big deal to bring my gelding across the border but i wonder if bringing a mare will involve a much longer quarantine period. My gelding left western Canada and was in NC 22 hours later. If there was a quarantine period, it was measured in minutes to hours. Do you know? I just sent for ...

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Great to see him, such a handsome boy!

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Well so far just a set of 4 new boots, a girth, and some supplements but there's certainly a possibility for more!

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My spotty girl is finally on her way from Ontario to Nevada.. eep! Needless to say I'm going to be an anxious mess for the next several days but also so so happy she's finally on her way to be with me. I'm already buying her things to ease my anxiety, hopefully I'll still be able to afford her by th...

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Congrats, lovely pics and lovely pair. Thanks for sharing!

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My horse always stares at oddly colored horses which is funny because I'm sure most of you have seen her. It was great when they put up mirrors on the long side of the indoor

I don't think she's actually scared I think she's curious/nosy.

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I can get along with either but then I think I've only met one horse in the history of ever that I truly didn't like and he was a stallion. One of my favorite horses of the past was a stallion, so my dislike of the other horse wasn't specifically gender related though I think he would have probably ...

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Lovely pic Chisamba, looking really good! As for me, I won't really be joining in for this thread because I uh.. moved.. to Las Vegas. Like some sort of crazy person. :lol: Pal is with my coach until the weather gets more reasonable for her to adjust to down here and then she'll come too so perhaps ...

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Good luck Rosie, you and Bliss and been showing some good work lately so I'm sure you're excited to be able to go to a show and really show it off. Ponichiwa I just love Queso, he's handsome and so far sounds like a really fun smart guy too. As for me, I won't really be joining in for this thread be...

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I thought the article was very good/interesting. I find the tail thing super interesting. Was there implication about the thickness of the dock or just the amount of hair? or are those two things interrelated and I've just never put that together before? I thought it was regarding the thickness of ...

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Well in typical horse/life fashion now that we've moved to my coach's barn there's something not quite right with the lovely miss Pal. No obvious lameness but she's having the "stepped in a hole" sort of stifle slip. Vets out tomorrow for teeth, so maybe will be back quickly for a lameness...

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Sorry for your loss CB. Puppy is super cute, and I just love your horse. Pal is all moved to the new barn, it's a gorgeous facility but I'm totally over the long drive already! She's settled in nicely which is a relief although she whinnies and trots to the gate when she sees me so I think she's sti...

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Glad to hear Ariel is okay, the heat and humidity was really awful here for about a week too. I had to move Pal during that crap and I was really worried about it but she's adjusted quite well. Yesterday was such a relief, the temps and humidity were both low/comfortable.

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My next couple of months are going to be a bit crazy I think, lots of things going on, I'll share more once the plans are solidified. Moving barns this afternoon so getting to the barn will be twice the drive as it has been and the reason why I didn't choose to go to my coach's barn in the first pla...

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I'm lucky that P mostly finds spooks to require too much effort. She can sometimes be looky but typically no gigantic shenanigans. We had an entire sheet of ice and snow fall off the indoor right next to us (with windows so it could be seen too) one winter lesson and she just cantered extra fast dow...

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It's so wonderful to find a horse that you can get along with and trust and it certainly sounds like she's happier having you as her person, happy anniversary!

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Absolutely I think everything will become more clear when I'm riding with my coach regularly. I'm realizing that while I can stagnate at training/1st level okay myself with sporadic lessons that I'm going to need to be more serious about getting help if I ever want to go further. I'm sure the perspe...

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Interesting that your total work time got shorter, at least the first two times. I guess after lunging you're able to go straight to work, get the quality of work you're looking for, and so are happy to finish up? When I was doing the lunging I still had to get my hips and back with the program afte...

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Hot4Spots I think it's a great that you're seeking another opinion and as mentioned medical professionals should be okay with that because their concern should be for your horse's welfare. Since it is the suggestion of your new farrier who wants to make changes I think StraightForward has a good app...

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She still seems happy to see me when I show up and I think that's important too. It may however, mean little as far as how she feels about her work, as I know a lot of horses whose owners work them very hard and over the years have damaged them severely, but their horses still seem happy to see the...

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She seems happier with this arrangement than she did when I previously tapped frequently. So your vote is for infrequent whacks rather than more frequent tap, tap, taps? Yes. I don't think a *frequent* tap tap tap is beneficial for my horse or me in any situation. Now your original question assumed...

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This whole experience with my physiotherapy has gotten me thinking about a lot of different things related to my riding and one in particular is how I plan my rides which at the moment I think is not particularly well. With my program for my hips it started out very basic, mostly I think it was just...

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I think there is good possibility that after the PT and exercise program, I’ll feel much more solid in the saddle than I have for several years. Firstly I hope you continue to feel better and better, it's no fun being in pain. I just wanted to comment on this bit because holy cow I am experiencing ...

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If I was my horse then I'd probably rather just hang out in my paddock with my buddies eating hay all the time. Maybe some grooming once in a while and treats. However my horse has to work 4 - 5 days a week for maybe an hour, often less, and is usually at least 20 minutes of walking and maybe 20 min...

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Mountaineer how frightening, I hope the people responsible are punished to the point that they make better decisions in the future. I like the format of this thread but I read it with the expectation of it being what it is. Individual threads might get overlooked because there would be so many and t...

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I certainly have much the same struggle as Rosie with my girl. Sometimes I feel like I give her the excuse of being a heavier built horse but then I see these drafty types who are even heavier than she is cruising along just fine and that excuse goes out the window. This is a horse that's always try...

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It's gorgeous, you should be very proud of it!

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I keep seeing palominos everywhere now! haha Most of them are either not suitable for what you're looking for and/or in Ontario which I suspect is probably a bit far for you. I did see this girl, not sure if she's quite what you're looking for and she's at the top of the price range but she's pretty...

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Really nice pic of Kimba! Sue B glad that Tio (and you I'm sure) is enjoying the new saddle. I remember when I first got my dressage saddle for Pal which I had a saddle fitter come out and adjust for her how nice it was for both of us. Couple of funny things happened recently. The barn I'm at has a ...

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She is so lovely, congrats!

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I think some of my issues with Pal stem from starting out trying to be cozy pal which encouraged her energy efficient tendencies. Now I've moved on to coworker who delivers a lot of treats and she's like but can't we go back to being pals? She's a mare, half Appy and lazy so I think she tries to man...

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Much of my focus is still on my leg being meaningful as P is perfectly happy to just pretend she didn't notice my leg. I'm getting better at making sure that if my leg goes on then something happens and even if it's not the answer I was looking for something does have to happen. Since I've started a...

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Sounds like you had a productive lesson Dresseur, though I'm nowhere near the rider you are I can certainly relate to finding something that feels fantastic and then wondering just exactly what it was I did and how I get there again. Hope Yonka starts feeling better Tuddy! My lesson yesterday was mo...

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So I have found one weakness to the app (other than forgetting to turn it off), I think that when you are on an uneven surface it doesn't always pick up the direction that you are traveling correctly. When I ride out in the grass ring, which has a slight slant to it, it seems to think I'm going lef...

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Hot4Spots she's only actually around 1/4 Appy on her dam's side with the "famous" one there being Bright Eyes Brother who doesn't look like much of a dressage horse to me :lol: I think her dam might have crossed better with a lighter built horse if they were going for sporty which I would ...

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Imperini - Nice pic. I was going to ask - is she bay or dun? Looks like bay roan with a blanket that has roaned out a bit, like my old event horse, Thunderblazer, or is she a true leopard? She's registered dun but I suspect she's actually buckskin, can't actually tell if she has a dorsal stripe or ...

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Aw I'm a little sad I don't get to see Kiwi first every time I open the last page of the thread. Everyone is looking fantastic! Sorry to hear about the latest news for your boy Hot4Spots, that's so tough but sounds to me like he's really lucky to have you as his person. Pal is funny about new things...

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I found the navigation through the app a little weird at first but I think I'm getting the hang of it now.. of course I'm probably missing whole screens or some other interesting thing :lol: If you go to an individual training there should be a Details button that will get you to the section that gi...

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Interesting, I have one of these but didn't know horses might too although I suppose it makes sense that they could.

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