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Westi... 8-) I meant to ask you about that 1.5 million figure you gave for putting up a heated indoor arena. Is that because of the heating work? Where did you get that figure? I have no idea about heated barns/indoors; never saw one. I think maybe I saw a pic of one on udbb once and the ceiling was...

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I do not think this is about the Micklem. I say that because the 2015 Rulebook specifically says the Micklem is permitted. If they were changing that, that particular section of the rulebook would be showing a proposed change, and it does not. Oh I hope so. I'm not showing and likely never will aga...

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I do not think this is about the Micklem. I say that because the 2015 Rulebook specifically says the Micklem is permitted. If they were changing that, that particular section of the rulebook would be showing a proposed change, and it does not.

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He was a very challenging horse in his younger days. I think he had his share of tough training. In fact I know he did. It's amazing to me that he is so kind, loving and trustworthy after some of that crap. Altho I also think that he is and was the kind that would not allow himself to be really abu...

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I have to agree that running out of hay is unacceptable - especially for what you are paying. How critical is it to continue working with a trainer during this rehab period? Is it feasible to find a smaller barn at less cost for a stall, say a smaller indoor with safe turnout arrangement? Like even...

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I have my choice, who has no chance, but that is not pertinent to what I have to write. The press sickens me. Especially CNN cyber news. Is there a source out there that is not partial and/or blowing small stuff out of proportion to get headlines. They lure you into reading with a headline that is a...

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kande50 wrote:Just because they get older doesn't necessarily mean that they become kid's' ponies.

LOL. Read this:
http://draftcross.com/we-didnt-say-it/

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Full training 4x/week for $600 is a bargain here. Haven't checked lately, but last I knew you couldn't get anyone decent for under 1k a month. Board of 800+ is common here; again, I haven't checked recently. Quite honestly, I think that is a fair price for boarding IF they are doing it right. Most a...

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The hay situation in all boarding barns is terrible from what I've seen. Hay is a big ticket item and often hard to find. It is so very essential. I would also be frantic about a barn running out of hay. It's especially hard for someone like you that lives so far away. When I boarded, I was close en...

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Westi, let me make sure I have the detail correct. Rehab barn/Racehorse Barn: Not too far, but need to sign on with trainers that are inappropriate. Current Boarding Barn: Requires 2 lesson/wk. Has a Stall. Is a 45 minute drive on way. Potential Private Barn: Is close by, but can't go there until Ju...

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Chisamba wrote:i do not know if it just me, but the article posted does not open for me

http://www.usdf.org/EduDocs/Training/In ... 01_May.pdf

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Went out today with expectations to ride. Tacked up lunged at trot in the outdoor. Mildly off still. So lunged briefly both ways just to loosen him up as I think he's only walking in the field. No swelling at all and the wound is suddenly starting to bridge across the top where it's been most probl...

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Oh shucks, I thought the $85 was the price. I didn't see it was getting bid on. $85 would have been a good deal.

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Honestly, I have an enormous fear of being hurt. Like it is inevitable. *sigh*. I don't have any idea what he is capable of but I'm getting the feeling that some big explosion would be way too much work for Duke. I have a huge fear of getting hurt too. It has always taken me at least one year to ge...

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Dressage Connections is on line, so anyone wanting to read what it said can. I can't copy from it though. The 'bias' in this study is misleading when it comes to judging. First, the study was done in the UK over a period of 7 years. They surveyed 4000 equestrians and asked what their color preferenc...

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Janet, I rarely go to ebay, so not much help on the best way to use it. Using the right key words in google always helps me find what I'm looking for. Here is a used Miklem horse size on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micklem-Multibridle-Full-Size-Brown-/121790677956?hash=item1c5b4a43c4:g:Q1cAAOSwA4d...

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OMG, take a look at the flap length on that GG! GG's all have longer than average flap lengths. Ganas, what about a Passier Relevant? It has the shallow seat, but I don't know about the panel length. You could get a trial Relevant from Dover Saddlery. Of course, you'd have to pay shipping back and f...

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Westi, what happened today when you went to visit Gali? Did you ride him? Was he sound?

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Ok, this is a sad one. And there are lots more sad stories to be told. I don't know why I'm so chatty this month. Just put me on ignore if it gets to be too much. In October of 2001, I showed my grey mare Kali at the NJHP for the first time. I had not even owned her one year, as I purchased her arou...

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I'd love to see the video too, as it looks like he's a really good mover. I'll see what I can do. My problem is getting the SO to take the video. When he does, I know he is not wanting to be out there for long, so I put pressure on myself to have the ride look good. That always fails. I have video ...

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Here's the championship pic of my 68 year old friend that just won the PSG championship. I'm so proud of her. This horse is not a big horse, but suits her very well.

http://picsofyou.com/store/index.php?do ... ge=1187700

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Oh my, I'm tearing up. Forgive me if this sounds selfish, but every time I read a post like this it becomes personal. I know that I will probably outlive my guy, and I fret constantly about the when and the what if. I could handle him dying peacefully of old age, but I can't handle suffering at all....

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Then went out today, my coach got on him first, she said he was offish, we saw a lump on shoulder under teddy bear coat and felt a line across it that is likely a hoof mark.. first war wound out in field. darn. Buted him cold hosed, popped into stall for the night.. I'll go out early tomorrow with ...

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As the Steisand song goes "What's too painful to remember, we choose to forget". That's pretty much true, because believe me, I've had a lot of heartbreak with animals. I live in denial about it, because it still cuts like a knife when I think about it. I'm way too sensitive a person when ...

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My friend and nextdoor neighbor is 68 or about to turn 68. She just WON the Area 1 PSG that was held over the weekend at Lexington, Va. She was 3rd in the very large 2nd Level Class with a 70% and change. Her horses are extremely nice and she does train regularly with a top trainer. Still, her stami...

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Thanks again for the reports, and MC, that thumbnail by your name looks good but I can't really see it very well. Is that you and your horse doing some fancy dressage? I'd love to know more about him. Westi and I gave info on our horses before the udbb shut down. I guess you didn't get to read them...

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I keep looking for some Senior riding posts, but find NONE....are we sleeping on the job like Chancellor's co-workers!? :lol: My riding reports are all the same. I do the same thing basically every ride. Just suppling and doing a movement here and there to confirm he can still do them. I try to see...

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They are a no go for me. I absolutely don't want the tree points "pulled" into my horse. A reason why I would rule out a saddle if it had them or have them changed. You can still have a billet in front (for said forward girth groove) and not have it attached to the points of the tree. If ...

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galopp wrote: The point billet is for use on young horses who have not yet developed muscling behind the scapula, so it is rarely used unless the horse is not yet muscled.

False statement. A horse with a large barrel and a very forward girth groove needs a point billet.

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The saddle came with them and I wanted them. They are, imo, a necessarily evil for some horses. I do realize the torque they can put on the wither area. However, when you have a horse with a certain conformation, they help.

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I have a feeling that to keep with the title of the board, the training forum needs to be developed and become the most active of all the other forums (fora?!). I don't think we need to all be advanced riders (thank goodness) to contribute, we just need to be serious and show reasonable progress. S...

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As you probably know, there are several different models of this bridle. I have heard that the original one has a stiff leather and not so high quality. I don't know this; it's only what I've read. I have the Diamante Model and this is different from the regular Competition Model. It did not come wi...

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Last year about this time, full teddy bear. [url][URL=http://s972.photobucket.com/user/kdescossa/media/Galihay_zps1b49f301.jpg.html] http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/ae201/kdescossa/Galihay_zps1b49f301.jpg [/url][/url] He is so my type. Isn't it funny though how pics are deceiving. He does not lo...

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Sounds me me Westi that you've done a lot. Skiing and golf are sports requiring skill. When I was young, I dated a golf pro. I could not even hit the ball off the T. I did a little bit of bowling in my 20's and I did like it, but I wasn't any good at it. I was decent at roller skating. Before we bou...

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I lost my dog a few years ago too, and I can't stand to think about it or look at his photo. I loved that dog more than words can say. But on to the exercise thing....I don't. I was never an athletic type; more of a girly girl. Since living on this farm for 26 years, I'm fairly active. I've slowed d...

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I spent most of my day today in traffic court <sigh>. I got a ticket a couple months ago for talking on the cell while driving. It's a mandatory court appearance for that, and a minium fine of $200 for first offense. The judge threw the book at me to the tune of $438. He says he considers driving wi...

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Chisamba wrote:when you said experienced riders i thought you were talking about skills, not age,:)

We are old AND experienced, Chisamba

We can even sit the trot!

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Five more years for me and my guy to qualify. There's a good chance we will make it. I'm fairly sure I will still be able to ride in five years (albeit maybe usdf w/t :D ) Not sure how my horse will hold up. However, it is not a goal and I would not do it. It's actually a joke amonst the younger bet...

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No, we can not. I have never consented to that content leaving a place where i had control over it, and the ability to delete it if I chose. A compendium of those posts is no longer a BB where the users can control their information. I am not willing to have my posts, under my name on Facebook for ...

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"The organism can exist in a quiescent form within the epidermis until infection is exacerbated by climatic conditions."

http://www.merckvetmanual.com/mvm/integ ... losis.html

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I bought one! I am not a person that goes for gimmicks. I am not a person that switches bits, saddles, etc. looking for some fix. I don't really have a good explanation about why I bought it. I was curious I guess and the concept made sense to me. It fits my horse beautifully. He is not a horse that...

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Regarding rain sheets - I gave serious thought to them as we were having all the rain that triggered this outbreak, but even though I have "breathable" sheets I was afraid that it would make things worse with the heat and humidity. It was a tropical system that went through and the temps ...

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She did. It was that pretty-faced bay filly. Part arab, I think. I'll keep looking, as I like to be able to put horse faces with screen names. Was she a bay? Kris, the photo was posted on udbb. Long gone now. She put up two pics. One when the filly was 2 and then a more recent one (8 year?) with th...

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kande50 wrote:I found a pic you posted of Demi, but have you posted one of Rocky? I looked, but haven't been able to find anything more about her.

She did. It was that pretty-faced bay filly. Part arab, I think.

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I would put Panalog on the sore spots. Yes, no sharing of brushes and disinfect anything that touches them each time. Why don't use use a lightweight waterproof sheet to protect them?

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Westi, that all sounds promising. Why did you miss two days? Just not up for it? What is your weather like at this time? We're having some beautiful weather. It is warm in the daytime, but drops a good bit overnight. One night it went down to 39. My horse will not go to pasture if there is any chanc...

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I know from your posts about Billy, that you have extreme love for your animals, as do I. Believe me, I know the pain. I've only had one dog and I lost him to lymphoma in 2011. I cannot even bear to look at his pics and even writing this I tear up. I'm sorry for your loss.

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Thanks.

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Not sure I qualify. I mean, _I_ do, certainly! But I don't own a horse anymore. I ride different horses at the lesson barn I go to, and am most comfortable on a 17 year old cob mare. I don't think it's her age that I feel good about, but her size. She's about 14.2. The other horses there are bigger...

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My good friend is looking for a big horse for her husband (a husband horse). He is really tall; like 6'4", but slim. Their budget is larger than yours though, and they don't mind importing. I was helping her look at ads here in the USA. I thought this horse would be perfect for him, but she nix...

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