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I read way more often than I post. Part of that is being fairly new to the forum, part is because I have always been shy and tend to make friends very slowly (as my eldest son joked when he was two years out of high school --at which he was on the soccer team all 4years--and my younger son was in hi...

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None of this is my real problem. I suffer a lot from ataxia and spasticity. I'm forever in a wheelchair. My speech is crappy. How about a retired therapy horse? I know that the local therapeutic riding program has "retired" some of their horses for one reason or another, so it might be wo...

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"I have never met a more punctual vet."

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"Your method of training/riding/horse management is sooooo much better than mine."

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Chisamba, I remember Dressage and CT. I subscribed many moons ago, after I discovered the magazine and before marriage and having two babies in fifteen months :o :shock: ate up all my time and money. I did keep all the issues of my subscription, though (because it was such an awesome educational mag...

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Susan: My honest answer is that I have an upright freezer in the basement that is pretty full and well organized by shelf. My bottom-mount drawer freezer is less for storage than for basics (ice, frozen fruit, etc.), so it is not so space/organizationally challenged! While I do't have a bottom moun...

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I don't see overbent at all. If anything, there are times of being above the bit.

I agree about the quick tempo at the trot that capstone mentioned. This will resolve itself in time, as you become more confident, secure, and continue to work with your trainer. Don't give up!

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A barn I used to work at tried them many years ago (probably 7 or 8 years) on a few horses that were pastured 24/7 in the summer. If I remember right, they stink to high heaven and gave me headaches (but then again, I'm sensitive that way and can't be around/wear citronella either because I get head...

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YAY! What a looker! Congrats on your new baby.

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I love reading how everyone else's month is going. I'm doing well with my goal of 4 rides per week so far this month. Been playing with not just transitions between gaits, but also within gaits the last few rides. Pleasantly surprised that my guy is keeping the tempo within the gait when I ask him t...

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Well, we're pretty sure daddy is a TB, since I don't think there was anything else at the farm. All I know right now is that she can start and stop labor at will. And I am tired, bordering on incoherent :) So, just as soon as she has you past the point of exhaustion and truly passed out, that's whe...

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Never owned anything with CVT, but my DH is an auto engineer who has done alot with engine calibrations, shift patterns, fuel economy, etc and he doesn't care for the CVTs. Not that there is anything horrible about them that he has experienced, he's just said that he doesn't plan to ever own one, he...

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Oh my goodness, she looks so huge! Great pictures, but I'm amazed at the top one. Awesome photography.

Any idea what the daddy might be? Looking at how round she is I'm hoping the foal isn't half-draft!

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Sorry about the loss of your dear Merlin.

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He is so adorable. I am seriously in love with your oopsy foal. Good thing I have barely enough money to pay expenses on my own two horses or I would be scheming up ways to buy him.

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Yep,shar pei or mostly shar pei with something else.

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I'm joining in a little late. I've been riding 3x a week pretty steady for the past month--and actually my number of rides so far in 2016 have now surpassed the total amount of rides I got all year in 2015!!--so now I'm wanting to step it up to 4x a week in April and hopefully go the full 5 rides a ...

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When I put one on the catch ride drag me around school horse I'm occationally on, she got a lot softer and allowed me to use much lighter contact. my hands aren't different, so I'm thinking it keeps her from plowing through my hands. As soon as I added it, within 2 rides she began to soften and lif...

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I had three until December, when I had to put down the 26yo due to neurological problems in her hind end. I had my last ride on her (albeit a trail ride) about 8 months before that. She loved to be worked, as long as it wasn't too taxing on her joints, and if she hadn't gotten so unsteady in her hin...

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Wait, he looks that nice on a ride so soon after moving in? Sounds like you are both going to be happy there. And yes, what a shame about the view.

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I haven't tried the sticky ones either; guess I'm 'suspicious' of them, or something. Leather full seats suit me just fine. (Astral, I LOLed over your comment. Somehow, I got a mental image of a rider with her legs stuck together at the thigh, unable to move, and her fully-tacked horse looking on, a...

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A 12 yr old AQHA gelding with a temperament rating of 1. He's 16.2 and in Petrolia. Not really dressage-y though. Oops, just did the currency conversion and he would be $11,000 CAN. Oh gawd, oops again. I watched the video. Yikes. I'll keep looking. http://www.dreamhorse.com/ad/1982151.html LOL, I ...

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Mountaineer I am sorry for your loss.

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I'm another 'plain' person.

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He looks like the most perfect oops you could ever hope for.

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Sorry to those of you who have been sick. But then again, it's kind of nice to read that others haven't been riding as much as they'd like. For the past almost three weeks my schedule has been off, just when things were going good. At first, I thought maybe my guy was slightly lame at trot. He was a...

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I cut my own (I'm very low-maintenance in the hair department: long, no bangs, natural color), but I was always taught that you should tip 20% to your hairdresser. Hmm, now that I think about it, I've been doing hubby's hair for over 20 years; what he 'owes' in tips ought to cover the cost of the ne...

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Is your checking account interest bearing? If so, could that be the amount of interest you've accumulated in the past year? (And as a person formerly in banking, my bank is the last place I trust, lol. I've seen too many 'mechanical' glitches as technology got more and more involved. I don't even us...

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Thank you for sharing these. I've been to Yellowstone three times: summer 1999, winter 2002, and summer 2008. I really enjoyed looking at your photos, especially the ones where I could say "oh, that's such and such part of the park, I recognize that!"

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A really, really big Thank You! to everyone for replying. It's been great reading your responses and getting different perspectives. Also, you've given me some ideas to run with. I really like the idea of the smaller, and nature-oriented cruises. DH would go for those; he loves hunting, fishing, cam...

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For a number of years, my dh has tossed around the idea of us going on a cruise. Neither of us has ever been on one, but several of his friends have and they all tell him how great and fun a cruise is. Me, I'm not so sure. My main concerns are that I personally won't think it's all that fun. I'm an ...

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I was approached about possibly leaving my job at the barn I currently work at and following the trainer and about six-seven boarding horses to a different barn she will be leasing on her own. Very flattering to the ego :lol: and has given me a lot to think about. It will be about six weeks or so be...

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I asked some experienced spinners once, years ago when my kids' pony got Cushings and his winter coat grew about 6" long, if horse hair is spinnable, and I got a resounding "NO" from all of them. Something to do with the crimp of the hair, or horse hair not having crimp. Anyway, my pa...

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Sounds like the new barn is wonderful. That the trainer offered for you to come watch her teach, well that's a big plus in her favor! I would definitely take advantage of that offer. Maybe something there will crop up to make you go "hmm, maybe not", (because maybe a new barn mate will be ...

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Yes, my fear is that half the box will be kale and kale chips are the only thing I know to do with it. Maybe we need a kale thread in the cooking section. I'm trying to learn to eat kale (and other 'leafy green's) because I've become chronically low on iron. So far, baby kale is good in salad, and ...

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That's great! I've gardened for a long time, so never joined a CSA (although I'm tempted, lol, because it would be so much easier than growing my own :lol: ). You are going to be amazed at how awesome fresh veggies are. There are so many more things I eat since I started gardening than I ever did wh...

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Another 'bare legged' rider here. For young horses still growing, I will wrap (support plus protection in case of mis-steps for the horse still learning to balance with a rider). But for the older ones, unless they have interference issues, I don't put anything on their legs.

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demi, on the subject of journaling rides. . . I keep a notebook and pen in my tack trunk and write notes after every ride. I think, because it is right there on top (where I have to move it to get to my gear), I am more apt to write things down than if I had the notebook at home, etc. And because I ...

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I wash my horse laundry in my regular washing machine. But, then again, having raised four kids, I have a super capacity washer and dryer :lol: I figure if I can fit king sized bedding (including a king sized jeans quilt) in there, I can fit a heavy weight horse blanket. And if it was okay to wash h...

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Flight- Loved reading your story. Sorry it was such a frustrating experience, but it did make a good story. ;) And your boy looks awesome. My goals for the rest of Feb: to ride more! I was hoping to be at 3 rides/week and occasionally 4 at this point, but it's been twice a week all year. Going to tr...

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January riding goals were a bust for me. I ended up being sick with a nasty cough/respiratory thing most of the month. I don't think I ever did get three rides in one week for January. February has been better. Health is great, a cold snap was my schedule mess-up issue this month. I've gotten two ri...

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I have had the same thing since Christmas time. I like warm water & lemon juice, with a spoonful of honey stirred in. I ended up going to the dr twice in less than a week earlier this month. Was coughing so badly I could not sleep. First visit, they gave me prescription cough med with codeine to...

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That right there is why I am hopelessly addicted to dressage

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This week was a total bust for me. Very cold Monday and Tuesday, single digits so I didn't ride. Then there was a big shake-up Tuesday afternoon at the barn I work at, and Wednesday was such an incredibly long and challenging work day (fixing the crap the guy who got fired hadn't been doing, which i...

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I am so glad to find out I'm not the only one who doesn't 'get' Adele.

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Update: got my two rides in this week, finding time was easier than I thought. Or maybe it was because I 'x'ed out a block on my calendar for two afternoons this week and made myself forget all the other things that 'needed' (not really, but it seemed like it) to be done when it was time to go ride.

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I've been wanting to get my butt back in the saddle more regularly (life has a way of getting crazy here, what with grandkids living with me), so count me in! For the first half of January, I'll be happy if I can get 2 rides in per week. For the last half of the month, and all of Feb, I'd like to ri...

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Riding-wise, my big goal is to start taking lessons again. It's been 8 years, long story, but mostly because I keep my horses at my former trainer's barn and she had to stop teaching due to her health but won't allow any other trainers to come in (and I don't have a trailer, since I have no show asp...

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Pork Green Chile. Not quite why I thought it was a good idea to buy a pork roast that could feed 8 given there's only one of me. So, roast pork, pork green chile, stir fried pork and peppers, and I'm losing motivation here..... Shoulder roast cooked in the crock pot makes awesome shredded pork and ...

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Like riding in a freshly groomed arena

Thanks for sharing, I'm jealous. We've been so warm and wet that the outdoor is a muddy mess, and now it's freezing all lumpy and we have just dusting of snow to cover it.

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