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Not much help to you but I did score a very lightly used Jerry's snaffle bridle 1-2 years ago on ebay. They occasionally show up. I think there's a way to set up an alert on ebay. Olson tack carries Otto Schumacher bridles that they say can be customized. I've always liked their quality. https://sho...

goldhorse

I use the Mustad Delta hoof boots https://www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=558bad7f-d11e-4059-ab49-c851bedb0667 My morgan gelding has very round feet. Also one foot is a club foot with some dishing from previous laminitis. I used to use Renegades but they didn't fit well on the club foot so I...

goldhorse

I've done all 3 parts and am just finishing a repeat of part 3. I am 63 yo, short, squat, borderline obese, with a knee replacement. I found the program to be easy to do except at the end of DRT2 when she has you kneeling on an exercise ball and DRT3 which had some running wind sprints and some jump...

goldhorse

2nd shot of Moderna yesterday. Only symptom has been a very very very sore arm. After a fitful night's sleep, I took tylenol and the pain is now reasonable. DH also got his second shot and had fevers, chills, and delirium during the night. Next day he was fine.

goldhorse

Jingles for the pooch!

goldhorse

Northern California area. Berkeley to be specific. Things are starting to ramp up here. A couple of mega-sites have opened up and are doing brisk business. The key is being able to navigate the internet sites to get an appointment. I tried to help my brother in San Diego but their system was super f...

goldhorse

Lipsmacker, I put my on the judge's stand or a post of the arena. So I'm guessing about 4-4.5 feet from the ground. My horse is 15 h. The key is to not be super close to it or it will lose you.
I haven't used mine in a while but it's charging right now for tomorrow.

goldhorse

I started a thread on this exact subject a year or two ago. It's in the Fitness forum. Someone there asked me why I was working so hard as a lower level rider on a small horse. BINGO! I had fallen down a trap thinking that I could ride better if I could just get strong enough and muscle my way throu...

goldhorse

Your parental spidey sense is going off. For a reason. I think it's time to find a new situation.

goldhorse

I'm seeing more people move to Facebook pages to advertise horses. Are you aware of this group?
https://www.facebook.com/groups/903506719785134
(Dressage Horses-West Coast Only)

goldhorse

I picked up a pair of Petrie's in my weird size from this place in the Netherlands. With shipping, it was still cheaper than any place in the US. You may find that your odd size is on sale.
https://www.ooteman.nl/ladies/riding-bo ... ding-boots

goldhorse

I had a pair of Tredstep Donatellos. The first iteration. The leather was super soft-more like a hunter boot than a dressage boot. The zippers gave out after about 2 years and I'm not a hard rider. I would take them off after riding and put on paddock boots for barn chores. Currently, I'm in a pair ...

goldhorse

Electric mattress pad. So so much better than an electric blanket. And when I'm warm, I sleep better.
And yes, I have flannel sheets, and a down comforter and a silk comforter. But something about having heat radiate up is oh so luxurious.

goldhorse

This is a new breed called the Mudamino

Seriously, this is my 20 yo retiree who has used up maybe 7 of his 9 lives. He's the one who recovered from a wicked colitis 2 Xmas's ago. Now he just suffers from obesity.

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Interesting. I sent the ad to a friend who's looking. I would describe most Morgans that I have known as "hot" but not in a dangerous way. They're smart, they want a job and they want to go. After 30 minutes of trot work, my 17 yo hits a new gear and becomes a little locomotive. It's never...

goldhorse

I don't know if this ad will link but there's a nice looking young buckskin Morgan for sale in Oklahoma
https://www.facebook.com/brianna.willia ... 4099670114

goldhorse

Mask up people

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Family has just ordered me to mask up at all times. I have been lax at the barn because everything is outside and we try to distance. Even so, we've all been flirting with disaster. But now the evidence is in that mask wearing gives some protection to the wearer. DD#1 and BF are coming over for Than...

goldhorse

Thank you for the update. It's nice to hear good news. What is the pred for? Initially, it was to reduce the inflammation in his colon which was a holy mess. Both times thatI tried to wean him off of it, his symptoms came roaring back. So I gave it and am keeping him on 1/4 the maximum dose. I susp...

goldhorse

Wow! Congrats blob! Pictures of the big event are required.

goldhorse

I came across this old thread and an update on the old horse is due.
2 years later and he's a fat, shiny, healthy looking brick sh!thouse horse. He remains on a low daily dose of prednisilone. My 2 tries to completely wean him off of it failed so he's going to stay on it.

goldhorse

Thinking about getting an outdoor heater and then we can eat on the patio. It will be DH, me, DD#1 and her BF. She's in public health and super anal about Covid precautions and she's the one who suggested that we get together. I think all the dishes will be prepared by DH and I wearing gloves and ma...

goldhorse

Welcome! (Fellow palomino Morgan owner here)

goldhorse

I am proud of you too Paula. Quitting is hard.

goldhorse

Hi piaffe and welcome back. I don't think you'll remember me from a hole in the wall since I am a lurker. But I live in Berkeley so I'm familiar with the Covid situation in California. And we don't know what we're going to do for the holidays. One daughter and boyfriend live in SF so I suppose they ...

goldhorse

Been there. Got the ribbon to prove it. Sometime ask me about the pile of maggots under the cardboard box needed to return a trial saddle (came from deceased rat)

goldhorse

Please send any rain you can spare to the west. We pre-evacuated on Sunday due to high winds and bone dry weather. Nothing happened, thankfully. I get the feeling that the authorities are trying to train us for future wildfire events. Not that that is a bad thing. Anyway, my retiree hates the rain. ...

goldhorse

I'm still a kid at heart. Anyone else humiliate their horse this time of year? His nickname is Piglet.

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goldhorse

Good luck Tanga! Living vicariously through you

goldhorse

But I've been fighting a sore throat. I was blaming the smoke from the fires that basically surround us, but I'm now thinking I'm sick. Coughing and so congested. I think it's a cold but with a pandemic going on, thought I should be safe and reschedule. Plus I don't know if I can ride super well wi...

goldhorse

. But I always feel a pit in my stomach beforehand that I might ride like an idiot. Tell yourself that you're better at something than everyone else around you. It may be cooking, knitting, science, teaching, child-rearing, glass-blowing, painting... It is something that you do as well or better th...

goldhorse

I am the Queen of timid riders. Years and years ago, I developed a fear of the canter depart. It is still eating away at me. Last year, I moved my Morgan to a new place where he suddenly regained soundness so I put him in full training. His canter departs now are lovely. No more of the running and r...

goldhorse

I have a palomino Morgan too! It's working well outdoors on dark grey, light grey, and tan footings. I can't speak to indoors since we don't have one. My saddle pads are dark purple, orange, or beige and that hasn't made a difference.I need to try it now that he's body clipped and looks like a Creme...

goldhorse

Well, to return to the topic of "wayward hands", I feel I should admit that a few weeks of riding in a bitless bridle has my horse really telling on me! Taking the bit out makes my hands extra quiet according to my mare, and she is much more willing to stretch into either rein and to foll...

goldhorse

Great topic and lots of good tips. As I've been doing on-line study with JJ Tate, a great reminder she shares with students is to "sit on your AR (anal ring)". She was told this many years ago when being taught by Kyra Kyrkland. There is a funny story about this on her public Team Tate FB...

goldhorse

I do piano hands only with the left hand. I've gone back to holding a pair of drumsticks. From my peripheral vision, I can see when the tip of the left drumstick crosses the mane. This is only to be done on a solid horse who doesn't care about sticks in his peripheral vision. A drumstick can still f...

goldhorse

My 2 cents to add to the conversation: 1) DH and I went to Hong Kong on an invitation to celebrate New Year's 2020. I still remember the dinner on 12/30/2019 where our local hosts were discussing a new SARS like virus outbreak in Wuhan. So a) it was already local news in HK with preparations beginni...

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Tanga and I live in the same general area. I am a native Californian. 62 yo and I've never experienced anything like this. We're sheltered inside with our air purifier running non-stop. I'm starting to search for a second one since my eyes are burning inside but they are difficult to find. Riding se...

goldhorse

Tanga, I drive inland to ride to MarVal in Lodi. It's not a bad drive and I'm retired so I have all the time in the world. It's actually easier on me this way because I get to spend more time with the retiree who is my heart horse and quite high maintenance. And I am so relieved that the riding hors...

goldhorse

Ash raining from the sky from the fires coupled with a bad bad heatwave in N. California. Already hearing reports of friends of friends who have lost their houses. It's bad. Has anyone heard from Quelah? She's in one of the fire areas.

goldhorse

The ultimate lurker here. So my update. I had a big fall out with my previous trainer last year. In retrospect, I think I had fallen into an abusive relationship. Coupled with the intense stress of living through N. Cali's fire season, I decided to move my riding horse to join my retired horse in th...

goldhorse

I bit the bullet and ordered one. Maybe seeing how much I pull back and hang on my horse's face will get me to stop that. I hate looking at myself in the mirror or watching videos of myself but it's time to suck it up for my poor horse's sake.

goldhorse

So no riding today, too busy picking up my new guy. It's also way too hot to ride (97 by the time it was 10 am). I hope to get more pictures once I can turn this guy out and let him move around, away from me. https://s122.photobucket.com/user/ldarling_photos/media/HTBF%20Colonel%20Brandon%20at%20ho...

goldhorse

Owner of a sweet itch horse here with a multitude of skin and other issues. He's palomino and I say I got a lemon. Now granted, I'm in N. California so I'm not dealing with east coast humidity but here's a few things that I've learned over the years. For ticks, get some Frontline Spray. Do a skin te...

goldhorse

I have a retired gelding in pasture who suffers from sweet itch. I have found these boots to be the best on the market for longevity, lack of rubs, and for not falling down around the fetlocks. Unfortunately, they sell out by this time of year. In the winter, when there's a sale, I stock up for the ...

goldhorse

I'm glad you're OK. I am paranoid that I may have it, too, because allergy season is past, but I still have the sneezing, itchy eyes, and a little bit of want to be sore throat. It doesn't change, though. I live in the city that had one of the first free drive through testing stations in the countr...

goldhorse

Abby, I want to thank you for pointing me in the direction of Feldenkrais and especially Somatics. WOW! I got instant relief from longstanding piriformis pain and it's been the best for opening up my hip flexors.

goldhorse

I agree with Quelah. I haven't seen my horses since March 10. They are at a wonderful facility receiving top notch care but it is over 70 miles away which is 3 counties that I would have to traverse. So risking a car accident or a riding accident or transmitting the virus from a high risk area to a ...

goldhorse

Hey, I know that chickie with the drawn on eyebrows. I thought she lived in Berkeley.

goldhorse

DH talked today with a colleague who's a surgeon at one of the big San Francisco hospitals. They only have 15, YES 15, Covid-19 patients right now. So it looks like the drastic stay at home measures in California are working.

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