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Great photos!

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Is he the one in the indoor arena?

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Flight was actually my first horse when I was a teenager

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Dresseur, that sounds full on (your work). I wouldn't even understand how it all works. I'm just a flight paramedic but have taken a spot facilitating the training and currencies for our paras, and we have to do it in a training facility 3hrs from home. So gearing up for the next round of training w...

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Dresseur wrote:Work is sucking my soul right now. That is all.

Same here.
thanks for people's inputs, i'll have to have another read and reply better soon once i have some soul back in the next day or so before it starts again.

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MC, that last pic is in the warmup. A stretch to counteract the 'teapot' pose he can get. Why wouldn't you care if they were on the forehand for the stretch? I know I find it difficult to get the weight back off if I let it happen?

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It's hard to say from one still photo but it could be that his neck is too high, pushing the shoulder down. I'm one who believes the horses shoulder should lift the neck, I think this is exactly it. Thankyou! See what i mean about me watching my vids/pics and knowing something is wrong but not how ...

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Rosie, hope those ABs get rid of your pneumonia asap. Not fun being that sick I'm sure. I'm not sure why I got iron deficient. The breathlessness when doing anything is annoying, but at least I know why now. I did lose a lot of weight last year/start of this year but I was eating the best I ever had...

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Moutaineer wrote: It's actually hilarious and is starting to make an ideal setting for the most improbable murder mystery novel one could possibly dream up...

Thanks Mountaineer. It does sound similar to our country shows

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That's a good update! So glad you've found it in the early stages. Fingers crossed he stays ok

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I like the chunky horses too, and she looks nice!

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Is the fair like a show? Like do you have horse ridden classes etc?

Love the costume!!

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Sounds like a very busy few days! Thanks for your report, lots of stuff to remind myself about too.

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Ha, it's taken forever for my big guy to stop cantering like a wheelbarrow!! Keep chipping away at it

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Great updates, I'm working my way backwards through them. Rosie, good that Bliss got through his tooth problem and you are back riding. Are you doing much work now to get him to sit more? Like in the canter now, some quarters in on the circle etc? He looks ready for it if you haven't started? Really...

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She looks really nice, great that you have found something for Pickle too.

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Lovely!!

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Awesome notes Dresseur! Yes, it's all about the balance and keeping it off the shoulders. Exactly what i'm going through! That lighter, self carriage feeling when they carry themselves right is amazing

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Dresseur, I just get the impression that he doesn't have the strength yet in canter to carry his weight more on his hind end, like he does in his trot. He's very active and has nice bend in his hocks etc, but the weight still looks a touch forward? But there's nothing 'wrong' as such, and it will ke...

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If you've got a decent arena wall, turn him into it. Dont increase the pressure, just ask for halt and if he doesn't then tip his head into the wall. He'll stop. Also, my guys walk halts are at better at the end of the session, not the start. He's a bit not interested (or balanced probably) at the s...

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Have you tried not pulling at all? Bear with me here .. I have a big strong horse and went through that. During the transition, he would do the same and I was getting frustrated and realised so was he. So, his trot/walk were good, because they are off my seat. So did the same for walk. No hand, just...

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Was pretty cool to see

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She is doing well

Love the arena too.

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Cute!! Sorry, nothing more to add

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wowsers that was a big one!

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Yes, sounds like you've nailed TL! Looking good

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No I don't tend to ride in the rain. Well, it doesn't rain for very long so I just wait until it stops or ride the next day. How much rain are you getting to need to ride in it?
If it's a comp and it's raining I just get wet.

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Thats good she was better at this show SF, it's unnerving when they are tense, and it's nice to have an improvement. Chisamba, he does look more relaxed in the recent pics with that posture, I'd keep doing what you're doing! Looks to be working. Still working on the canter piris. Well, more working ...

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She's very pretty and yes, going well for only a handful of rides after time off

Nice!

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I don't, but would love to think so! But weird coincidences like that are fascinating. As an owner of small dogs (an unfortunately had one killed by a german shepard) I can feel your relief that they were safe.

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I did a lot of 'horsemanship' training with my big horse because he was so reactive and I thought he would eventually kill or injure me. The one rein stop thing is worth looking into, but it's not just about pulling them around to the stop, it's about them learning to bend and relax. So when they sp...

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Thats a nice haul SF (and everyone else). The new place I am in has veggie gardens, this motivates me to 'do something' with them.

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Well stuck! Yes, young horse spooks.. always entertaining. :shock: :D Our BO rides a TB/Friesian cross and says that sometimes the TB side gets excited but then the friesian side decides it's too much work to maintain that level of energy expenditure. https://youtu.be/V0xSfkFgZtk Yep, that's pretty ...

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Flight, I wonder if the exercise should be started on side line with wall for support then move to CL. To help steady the horse in the transitions. Yes it was tsavo that wrote about this exercise. I've done it on the circle with a horse that needed engagement in the canter, SI trot to canter. I've ...

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Piedmontfields, she looks pretty content there and that is a lovely paddock. Was it Tsavo who mentioned the canter-trot-canter trans in SF? I couldn't find the comment again, but I thought I'd give it a go with my big horse who I've had a bit of a struggle with to keep straight. Thought I'd video it...

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It is hard to get the right info on a forum, but I don't mind all the different answers as some things might help out.
I'm trying to get canter-halts and yes, it is difficult!! Not sure I'd be game to try an extended canter

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It's hard to know what to suggest because it is very horse dependant. If it helps, my little horse can brace and pop his neck up and I love pulling back on the reins. For transitions, I do them on a circle and have a good bend, even a bit of extra flexion before asking and allow them to happen over ...

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I did get yesterday's test back - 38.696% and no, that is not an eventing score. :lol: Judge's comments: "Tactful rider making intelligent choices due to tension and resistance in horse today to avoid huge arguments and possible danger. However, unable to perform test" Bloody well done fo...

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cute!!

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All the shoulder fore in canter is paying off! d Interesting to me, because I recently had a lesson and it was doing shoulder fore in canter and counter canter (shoulders over the leading leg) and it was quite hard! I hadn't realised how much my horses had their quarters that little bit in all the ...

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Hey, she's the same as my horse - friesian/TB cross

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Sorry for your loss cb06 :( What a cute pic of your new pup though! A new friend is a good distraction in a sad time. I was hoping to get to PSG by the end of the year, so i'd love to read your updates too. I don't think I'll get there, but no rush. Mountaineer, I hate those huge gaps between classe...

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I don't think they know the cause of it. Keeping fingers crossed for Albert and hoping he'll be ok, it's so stressful when something is wrong with them.

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Glad she's ok! Hate colic. We tend to get them in the cold when we don't have a lot of feed, so horses eat a lot of dry hay and not enough water.

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Might be worth asking about EOTRH? The shape of the teeth look similar to pics I've seen? Might need an xray?

Why do you say it's not Chisamba? I haven't personally seen EOTRH. The vet suggesting the horse needs teeth removed says she is suspicious of it.

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She is nice! And you're matchy matchy, even in non riding attire

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Chisamba and musical comedy, please stop fighting because both of you have valuable things to add here and I enjoy reading both your points of view and experiences. My big horse had some iffy xrays done and reading this thread makes me more inclined to go to the specialist vet and get some better im...

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Yes, I do but may vary the bend as I go or do a counter SI and back etc. 60m.

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Chisamba, he looks quite nice! Look forward to seeing how he looks in a few months time with you. Dresseur, interesting read too and I wonder if I should be doing similar with Ding. Mountaineer, hope your pony is ok! My friend had to have one of her horses euthanased due to colic the other week. Was...

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