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Agree with others, but he does have a nice canter as many TB's do. The conformation shot interests me because of his back. What kind of saddle fits him and are you able to get it short enough to not go past the 18th rib? I had a saddle person here today and was told that my mare has the shortest bac...

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. <respectfully snipped> Because I am not emotionally able to muzzle..... Nor am I. I've paid a high price for not doing it. When I am horse shopping and read the term "easy keeper", I move on. Unfortunately I end up getting them anyway. I think that if we buy a horse that isn't getting s...

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High ratings on this pad. However - looks like AP measurements and not long for dressage. https://www.smartpakequine.com/pt/ogilvy-baby-pad-11703?utm_source=cpc&utm_medium=google&utm_content=shopping&utm_campaign=kt_shopping_tes&utm_term=21703&gclid=Cj0KCQjwr4beBRDNARIsAGZaZ5cjc...

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Has anyone tried the Ogilvy Dressage baby pad? I'm looking into those. SF, I've tried a PRI pad once and sent it back. It was very stiff. I didn't realize they came in different weights. I'm trying to understand why people like the thick pads (especially the ones lined in sheepskin). Doesn't it chan...

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I'm really bummed. I've always bought my pads from them. Nobody makes anything similar. I called today to order my new yearly quantity. She said they have moved and after 35 years in business, they've downsized. They are booked with orders through the end of the year and they no longer make the kind...

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Note to virtual shoppers: Preliminary Capable!

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Xan, this is a TB, which I know you don't want. I'm putting it up anyway just in case. Looks like he has the scope and bravery for you and in your price range. I hope I'm wrong, but I doubt you are going to find any warmblood crosses to meet your requirements in age/price/ability unless you go reall...

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I don't like the horse MC posted at all. Too scrambly in the canter IMO. He looked so awkward going around. I don't like him for ME for Dressage. He is for eventing and jumping the big fences at speed. And he's only 5. I am assuming that Xan wants jumping ability over dressage ability. Besides, tha...

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Chisamba wrote:a few posts back some one said something about a noseband they loved, might not even have been this thread

Could it have been the PS Sweden Nirak that StraightForward uses on Kira? I don't know if it's legal or not.

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I don't agree scruffy that Totilas 2 yr old showed up on my FB feed, great price with tons of talent. Smaller sellers don't have the connections to get the word out. Totilas gelding had first been advertised in July I believe. There are lots of horses for sale out there and unless you are a bigger ...

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I would not take a Friesian for free! ##Me too## I mean that seriously. They are just such ugly creatures and I like pretty horses. Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and many many people think they are beautiful. The ground shakes when they move. Most of them have no shoulder freedom.

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Xan, this one would be good for you. 5 year old imported Irish gelding. Placing 2nd at first Training Level event. Good basics with Doug Payne as the rider. Only problem is $$$. My belief is (as I've written before) that in the long run it is cheaper to just put up the big bucks for what you want ra...

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Tsavo wrote:Maybe the trigger they mention is some tick illness. Someone should look at the demographics wrt Lyme areas.

If that were true, then lots of young horses would have leaky value and that isn't the case. It's an old horse disease. You are on your way to beating a dead horse with this Lyme subject.

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Tsavo, re the heart, it's called Leaky Valve. Here's one article. Very common just as heart disease is common in old people.
http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/degene ... der-horses

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Tsavo wrote:I think there are enough "mystery" lamenesses out there without a diagnosable cause to suggest they may be mostly tick-borne sequelae.

I disagree, but we'll probably never know. Most mystery lameness I think are soft tissue somewhere that can't be seen or neurological.

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Tsavo wrote:I was referring to the heart issue. i just wonder because how rare is that?

It's not rare at all; it's common. Research it. Have you had your horse's heart checked recently? Mine went downhill in 6 months. It was actually a shock when I found the problem.

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Also Tsavo, lots of horses will test positive on Lyme titer just if they were 'exposed'. Isn't a problem if they a asymptomatic. Gosh, there are so so many things to worry about with buying a horse, that Lyme would be at the very bottom of my list.

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Fair enough. Do you think there could be any relation between the reason you retired your horse and Lyme sequealae? My guy retired very serviceably sound. He could still have competed 3rd level. I retired him for a very bad heart and felt it was dangerous for me to continue to ride him. Does Lyme c...

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You and I differ on the 'discounting'. If I dislike something about a horse, I don't dislike it less if they drop the price. I wouldn't even get to the PPE stage if all my boxes weren't ticked.

I think where am I is a Lyme area and I never even think about getting my horse tested.

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Tsavo wrote:I bet there is no laterality in your mare's canter, though. Maybe that figures into it.

I watched what I thought was most of that video clip and didn't see any canter work. Was there another video of this horse. LOL, I paid 5x that for my mare and don't regret it.

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He's very cute but I don't see I1 do you? His head swings back and forth too, which is troubling to me. I don't see 40K worth of horse. What more would he need to show you for him to be an I1 horse? His head swings?? :? 40k is a big bargain for an I1 horse. I believe the reason he is only 40k is be...

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Xan it said Canadian sport horse and draft, I don't see draft in there at all. Who the heck knows. I have a buckskin that is Lusitano cross with NO QH. No it doesn't look drafty at all right now. It looks like a nice horse! Honestly, I'm baffled at that low price. My mare is buckskin too and she is...

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Oh jeez - she needs a dressage horse while likes to hack out and is husband safe? How about she takes my 17.1 Negro gelding who got firsts at his two first dressage shows but will never go prelim eventing? Downside: shivers. Upside: very cute, black and handsome. 8-) :lol: She would probably consid...

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musical comedy that horse is on the large side! :shock: :lol: Yeah Xan. Here's the thing. My friend is a good, brave rider, but lower level dressage with no showing aspirations. She loves to hack out. She has a husband that rides, and the husband is like 6'6" tall. He's skinny, but still, that...

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I would say the danger range for eventers is $15-25k, with the WBs falling at the top of that range. It’s obscene. (It’s not necessarily obscene that horses cost that much or more, but rather that horses with serious problems are priced that way). Bip, check out this nice horse in the UK. You could...

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The deep seat, big knee roll saddles are helpful for typical riding and especially sitting big gaits. However, I do not think any saddle is helpful when a horse spooks sideways and swings around. Centrifugal force will get you off in any saddle.

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Am I the only one here that body clips when the horse starts to grow a winter coat?

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Scruffy, a couple of questions please. In the Azteca video, was the horse in the twisted wire? Is that the owner or agent riding? Also, just wondering who you chose for your ppe vet. It's none of my business, so I understand if you don't want to say. Just curious if you picked my vet who is in Pa an...

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It doesn't matter if it's a steal or not. What this horse is "worth" (and he's easily worth 10K in midwest, no offense to all the TB lovers) and/or/in relation to what he is being sold for, is of zero importance because this is not Scruffy's horse. I agree. My comment (and I assume Rye's)...

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I hose after every workout if they are sweaty. If a horse (or person) is truly working, they are going to sweat and get hot. If it is already hot and/or humid outside, how are you going to cool them down if not with cool/cold water? Walking in hot/humid weather won't cool them down. Besides, it take...

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My views on horse prices have nothing to do with the Northeast. I've bought horses from all over, including Europe. I feel very confident in knowing what you can get for various prices.

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Oh gee Scruffy. That is really a shame. You do deserve some good luck. A lot of us do. I hope the one you tried today works out. Hopefully it is close enough for you to try twice.

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scruffy he is cute but dang he is so out of balance no wonder he is worried! No way no how is he worth $10,000 or IMO anything close to that. Sigh I love the color I love the cross, he could be very nice. He needs someone who understands training not just getting the horse "round". He is ...

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if you run a google search on riding in position, you will find nothing. How do i know, i asked my riding kids to research riding in position, and come back the next week and let me know what they found. i thought they had to be wrong so i did a search myself lol. Not true. I quickly found somethin...

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I"ve been taught it and use it, although I didn't know it was called this. Everyone here is not on the same page as to what this is. It means different things and is open to interpretation. I don't think any of us are using what the P. Karl group is doing. I certainly don't see what they do is...

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Welp. I'm seeing something that's way outside my normal box tomorrow and then something more within my box on Monday. The Monday horse ticks a lot of my boxes but I worry that he's overpriced. They said when they told me about him that the price was negotiable. I don't even know what that means and...

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Looking good Kathy! My goodness, either she is a big girl or you are a small one. That's a lot of horsepower for you. Yeah, all those tiny issues with new horses. There is always something to work through. Regarding the indoor, I have a small issue there too. No spooking, but tense in a couple place...

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In reality, if Carl has truly had some reservations about the nosebands, it may have been a situation to take privately to the participants I doubt he has any issues with flash straps because there are photos of Charlotte riding with them, including the young Valegro. The fact is that the vast majo...

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I'm seriously contemplating the show MC recommended. Here's the prize list Chisamba. Good judges. If you go, I'll drive up to meet you. http://www.buckscountyhorsepark.org/docs/2018/1020-323031DressageattheParkV.pdf?v=08302018091313 Who are you using for dental work? I'm really stuck needing a dent...

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Moutaineer wrote:I've just been back through the article and I'm not seeing anything particularly egregious about the nosebands? Yes, they all have flashes on...

For some, just the presence of a flash is a negative. No point in trying to support its' use.

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I'm in crazy pain and bored to tears when I'm not doing surgery or some other fun stuff, and so...I bought a new helmet. This time I went for a little bling. I really wanted the blue and silver one but it is no longer available, so I got this one instead. https://www.smartpakequine.com/pt/ovation-z...

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I don't understand the fléchi droit at all. Maybe that's because it means different things to different people. :D I am assuming Khall is picking up these topics from COTH? That's where I heard of it for the first time. They have a legerete rider posting there and a couple French posters that are i...

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She looks so nice! Good for you. Did you ever get that saddle problem resolved?

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My mare is a very different ride than any of my previous horses (mainly geldings) have been, but she is now a very fun ride. She took a long time to believe I was worth listening to. If I recall correctly, she didn't have the best starts?? No matter the sex, how they were raised and started makes a...

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I was thinking about this after Scruffy's post. It could be (at least I think it is for me) that some of us already form an opinion about the horse based on its' gender. I cannot tell you why I like mares and don't like geldings. I have given a few geldings a chance, but I couldn't bond with any of ...

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Thanks, Josette. I tried a couple of mares and as I suspected, it's not a good fit. I'm interested. You can tell that the bad fit is because it is a mare, and not just the wrong horse? If you were to try several horses and not know their gender, would you be able to tell which one is a mare? I'm a ...

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Tsavo, I have the large size Micklem that I used on my retired gelding. I loved it for him. I have the higher quality one, the Diamente. https://www.doversaddlery.com/mcklm-dmnte-competition-bridle/p/X1-12890/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9NL51va_3QIVi5-zCh2Oqg1QEAQYAyABEgJSpPD_BwE I've been planning on puttin...

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Thanks guys. :) I was really pleased with my first test today (Second test 1) so I scratched from my second because I knew it wouldn’t be better than that. And I was happy when I got the score, too. 66.97%. :) Still lots to improve upon of course. But it was a respectable test today. That is so awe...

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I did want to debut second level with Kimba in a rated show, since we did okay in a schooling show, but you are there, way ahead of everyone who did not show up!! like me. Chisamba, maybe consider the rated dressage show at Buck's County Horse Park on October 20. I always liked that show because th...

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I use the HP to SI if I am not losing the haunches. The HP to HI is a curative for the horse that wants to leave his haunches in the next county. But IMO both of those are better in terms of fixing issues than the LY... although, maybe I am not seeing or understanding something. I think it's an eas...

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