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WE have been experiencing DOS attacks

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Stirrups/knees

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by Hot4Spots » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:23 pm

Just wanted to give a thumbs up for the Sprenger Bow Balance Stirrups. For the years since my horse's injury where I've been relegated to only...

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Removing knee rolls??

Last post by Sue B « Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:56 pm
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by ElaPe » Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:47 pm

So recently I started riding with this old trainer that is really "old school" and have trained with legendary trainers in Europe incl....

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Spin off--cool down.

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by Moutaineer » Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:49 pm

So Linden has a post about warming up. I'm pretty disciplined about this, but I feel my end-of-ride procedure is a bit lacking. I tend to try to...

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Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:24 pm
Stirrup Positioning

Last post by Linden « Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:10 pm
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Attachment(s) by PhoenixRising » Fri Aug 09, 2019 2:53 pm

Last night during my lesson I asked my trainer about posting, because I felt like I was posting too much from my feet. Starting to break it down, we...

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Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:10 pm
Pushing through your comfort zone - yes or no?

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by Linden » Sun Sep 29, 2019 3:11 am

I think a huge difference between a trainer and a rider is the willingness and the confidence to deliberately push the limits of you and your horse's...

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Preparing your horse for the warm-up ring (and other adventures)

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by piedmontfields » Fri Oct 25, 2019 12:15 am

So, I got my horse after she had way too many years living alone and without preparation for living and working with other horses. We still struggle...

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Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:26 am
Spin-off: What are your greatest strengths?

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by blob » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:51 pm

I was reading through the thread about riding challenges. And was thinking how different people have very different things that come naturally to...

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Intermediare A and B

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by Tanga » Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:55 pm

I am apparently the queen of finding rules I have violated that no one knows about. One of them was you are not allowed to show I1 and I2 at the same...

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2 hardest things to learn - Riding skill & dressage element? Then?

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by Linden » Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:49 am

Been thinking of this for a while. It could be very interesting to hear peoples worst challenges and how they managed to overcome them - who knows...

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Thu Oct 17, 2019 3:14 am
Piaffe and Passage aids

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Attachment(s) by khall » Mon Sep 16, 2019 6:16 pm

One thing that came up in our trip to Portugal was the difference in aids for piaffe and passage as to how the Valenca's train and how I (and our...

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Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:52 pm
Canter - Suppling or Strenthening or ???

Last post by Chancellor « Mon Oct 07, 2019 12:30 pm
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by musical comedy » Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:51 am

My trainer does not include canterining in the warmup. When asked why not, I was told because the trot is the suppling gait. I tell him that my...

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"Behavior "

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by Chisamba » Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:46 pm

. In my other career I work with humans with disabilities, and often poor communication skills. So these individuals often have "...

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Fri Oct 04, 2019 2:17 am
Use of the whip

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by piedmontfields » Tue Sep 24, 2019 7:06 pm

There are so many ways we use the whip in training.

This was an interesting example I saw recently. The trainer used the whip at time while the...

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Dressage at Devon Live Streaming

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by musical comedy » Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:58 pm

On USEF Network.

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My Portugal trip to the Valenca's

Last post by piedmontfields « Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:36 pm
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by khall » Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:42 pm

Two friends and I traveled from Georgia to Portugal first of September arriving the 2nd after an overnight flight. We were met at the airport by one...

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Thu Sep 26, 2019 3:36 pm
Iron woman Hilda Gurney

Last post by Kyra's Mom « Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:59 am
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by Tanga » Mon Sep 23, 2019 5:56 am

If you are not aware of HIlda Gurney, everyone can just bow down. The woman is 76 years old and this was the last of 28 rides over four days at the...

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Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:59 am
Fabulous video on what's wrong with dressage

Last post by Kelo « Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:47 pm
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by Tanga » Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:07 pm

I love this video. I having been saying this over and over. I get reemed on COTH for saying the judges are really hurting dressage by placing IW as...
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Wed Sep 18, 2019 6:47 pm
Things I wonder about wrt modern dressage

Last post by Tanga « Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:05 pm
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by Chisamba » Fri Sep 13, 2019 4:31 pm

Tanga made me think, which I suppose is a good thing. I think technology has contributed to some if the changes in dressage.

Old school: the...

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Sun Sep 15, 2019 9:05 pm
Your favorite patterns/exercises and what they do

Last post by StraightForward « Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:04 am
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by StraightForward » Sun Aug 11, 2019 2:48 pm

I posted over in the goals and progress about an exercise we used in our last lesson.

This morning I was relieved to be scheduled at 8 am, and we...

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Sun Sep 15, 2019 4:04 am
One bell boot

Last post by Tsavo « Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:34 am
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by Chisamba » Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:43 am

Hilary clayton used a chain, but dont worry, so long as it is significant enough for the horse to be aware its there, a bell boot will work.

Is your...

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Fri Sep 06, 2019 1:34 am
Susanne von Dietz Educational Event in Landrum SC

Last post by StraightForward « Sat Aug 31, 2019 4:28 pm
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by piedmontfields » Sun Jun 17, 2018 11:34 am

FYI, Susanne von Dietz is teaching at JJ Tate's farm in Landrum SC this coming Tuesday-Wednesday. Most rides will be JJ, but auditors get to watch...
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Sat Aug 31, 2019 4:28 pm
Seat Aids for Transitions - clinic notes and thoughts

Last post by Tsavo « Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:48 pm
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by piedmontfields » Wed Jul 10, 2019 2:55 pm

I'm slow sharing some of my learning from the Susanne von Dietz clinic in June. One point she made with a number of riders was to understand the...

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Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:48 pm
Scores - 6 year old test

Last post by zevida « Sat Aug 31, 2019 3:11 am
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by musical comedy » Sun Aug 25, 2019 2:56 pm

These scores blow my mind. Imagine coming in dead last in a class of 15 with a 76%. What are they going to do when the scores reach 100? I suppose...

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Let's sweat some! July/August goals and progress thread

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Attachment(s) by khall » Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:01 pm

Yesterday was the start of July and man is it hot and humid here! We are high 90's and supposed to hit 100 tomorrow and the humidity is always...
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Fri Aug 30, 2019 6:15 pm
Metronome trots... nature or nurture?

Last post by Tsavo « Thu Aug 29, 2019 5:09 pm
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by Tsavo » Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:58 am

The horse I exercise has a metronome trot. He is an OTTB.

Was this trained or was he born that way?

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