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Why don't you try calling the number on their website. It appears they can still be ordered. I know one person (FEI rider) that had one and found it extremely helpful. She actually mailed it to me on loan to try. I was afraid to try it. Even though it has a release system and all, I was just worried...

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I posted this in Veterinary, too. Lad's blood test came back positive for EPM, so we will begin treatment. In the meantime, I guess I'll see if I can find someone with lesson horses until we see what the outcome is. I do think he'll be okay. I'm truly sorry to hear this news, but glad that you at l...

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Copying from the Micklem except this is just a noseband. The bit attaches to the cheek pieces.

http://totacomfortsystem.com/tota-comfo ... ridle-fit/

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I don't know you well, but was still surprised that you don't want to ride your big boy anymore... Also curious about this, as I experience it at times too, but it comes and goes. So I'll go through stages when I don't want to ride, but they pass. But I'm younger than MC, and one thing I've noticed...

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Some clarification. From the good sources I've read, the attack was not at the disabled people that use the facilities of the Inland Regional Center. The conference room on the 2nd floor of the center is for staff and is rented out and was used for a Christmas Party for San Bernadino Department of P...

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I'm a huge fan, but seldom do my favs win. This year, I'm for Jeffrey with Madi second. Both these singers have the potential to be big stars. Jordan and the country singers not my cup of tea. I was pretty shocked that Jeffrey only got one chair in the addition. His singing of "Lay Me Down"...

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There are just so many weird things that can be wrong with a horse unrelated to how they present. A long time ago, I had a young friend that did hunters. She had a horse she had raised from a foal. All of a sudden, he would take this bucking episodes. She sent him to a trainer and the trainer ended ...

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You can rule out the saddle or girth by having someone get on him bareback.

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I finally bought a "dressage" horse just a couple of weeks ago. All "things" we're right for me to get another horse at this time but if it hadn't worked out I'm not sure how I would have gone forward....I hopefully would have kept riding even if just on trails. I hope you share...

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When you feel your horse needs to be retired, will you buy another? Or, is this your last hurrah? I don't want to ride my horse anymore. Sound as he is, how long will that be true if I keep on riding him? I feel bad for him each time I tack up. I feel he has earned his retirement, and I do not feel ...

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I think there is a serious problem. When a horse refuses to want to walk under saddle (when it is a new behavior) there is a pain issue and the liklihood is that it is in his back. i would get X-rays and suspect kissing spin or something like that. I would get a vet that specializes in sport horse l...

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This topic has come up many times on forums, and I am always shocked at the views some people have. Excerpt: "It is not recommended that horses be let down completely—except during recuperation from injury—because large oscillations in fitness are detrimental to long-term soundness." Sourc...

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We ordered one when they were 50% off. DH said it was $499. I hope it works because the earlier ones didn't work in a metal indoor.

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WheresMyWhite wrote:If anyone wants to discuss DG's questions, let me know otherwise I am not going to waste the energy responding

I hope to comment on them later. I need to organize my thoughts and it's going to take a while to put it all together.

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I'm really happy to see the back and forth positive discussion. You're happy because the back and forth discussion is all in agreement. Whack jobs, train wrecks, nut, etc. etc. None of those terms apply to any of the candidates, Republican or Democrat. Those are shallow comments. As I think I've wr...

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Back in the old days, there was no double at third but there were no flying changes. Then they put the flying changes in. Then they put the double back in. I think the level of collection needed to facilitate the changes is something to consider. There was a period circa 2003-2004 when the double w...

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KathyK wrote:I'm not surprised, because I don't think there's much you can say in response.

I won't respond to you because you are one of a couple posters I don't care to discuss things with. Therefore, if you respond to my posts, you won't get a reply.

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Do you have any compassion, truly, in your heart? You have a few passing words about how sad life is for people in need, and give a dollar or two to the food bank; meanwhile you go about your business, riding your lovely horse, living a good life, happy, happy, happy. I'm flabbergasted by the lack ...

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I managed to squeeze in a ride yesterday at lunch time. (It' s good to work from home.) Pony had gotten use to the noise and activity at the end of the driveway - actually woke him up a bit. I'm sure the slightly cooler temperature helped too as he has gotten very hairy. Did our trail walk to stret...

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Assuming they have all been vetted safe, i still am against them coming in. Where are they going to live, who is going to finance all of this? Just more people to support. We don't need more people that need hand outs. Is their situation sad? Of course. During the publicized Ebola scare we had in th...

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Saddlebum wrote:The rest of the circus tribe are not even close to Presidential material, IMO.

This irritates the hell out of me. I'm betting you aren't that knowledgeable about any of them.

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Clanter, I don't understand your post. Why the reference to Buddy? And why the presidents and generals and I-don't-know-who-Samuel-Chase-was in reference to her family values? Buddy was a dog. I 'think' Clanter is saying they used to the dog to show their were more like an average, typical family? ...

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Weigh and write down everything you eat every day for a week. Then go back and add up the calories, just to give you some idea of whether it's a metabolism problem, or an excess calories problem. Eating healthy is one thing, but cutting enough calories to lose weight is another entirely. I don't ha...

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This is from Hilary's website. Bolding by me. Defeating ISIS. ISIS and the foreign terrorist fighters it recruits pose a serious threat to America and our allies. We will confront and defeat them in a way that builds greater stability across the region, without miring our troops in another misguided...

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I wanted to ask you, Chancellor, if there were any Republicans that you could take seriously, but I was afraid of starting a shit storm. I don't know how Chancellor feels about any of the Republican candidates but with a lead-in about taking any of them seriously, * I* wouldn't attempt a discussion...

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Chancellor, while I don't directly feel as MC does about the candidates, I'm with her completely on the "discussion" side of things. Yes, many more liberals than conservatives and the liberals often make it hard to "discuss". (Although I suspect there are a few who are thinking ...

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I wanted to ask you, Chancellor, if there were any Republicans that you could take seriously, but I was afraid of starting a shit storm. Not Chancellor, but there are several Republicans I take seriously. I'm not going to argue who and why with all the liberals though. If you spend time following t...

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That's so sad, but also so wonderful. I'm confident my farrier would do something like that. I also have a friend who had (just put down) her horse with DSLD. Her farrier went to all lengths for her.

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Billy...

Hey, there's go to be more to the Billy story than that. Spill.

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I agree that long necks are more problematic. Of course, the way they are set-on makes a difference too. While it could be coincidental, I've noticed that the modern warmbloods have a head-to-neck connection (for lack of a more appropriate term) that encourages a break at the 3rd vertebrae. I think ...

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vaccines, particularly these two are not 100% as Code 3 points out. Personally the unrelenting big business of east coast showing is more responsible for these outbreaks than a lack of vaccinations. I know what kind of aches and side effects my horse got from routine vaccines ( I am a minimalist) I...

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First off, I'm not in the club. Maybe I was years ago, but I've since learned how to say "No" (not just about horses/training). I won't do anything that feels wrong to me. Probably the reason I haven't advanced more. Now this is sort of sad. I've only had two dressage trainers in 14 years....

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Josette wrote:https://goo.gl/photos/1ezctPNnU7YZ1asF8

So cute, Josette!!

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Do you want Leather because it looks nice or because it is breakable?

I love these halters. They are so comfortable and the leather break-a-way strap is replaceable.

http://www.sstack.com/Stable_Halters_Ny ... ay-Halter/

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I think it's probably self carriage, but just not the kind of self carriage we're looking for in dressage? What I like about it is that it doesn't look like the hindquarters are trailing so the horse looks balanced, his poll is up, and he's ifv. So a nice outline, but just perhaps without much impu...

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What "contact issues" do these theoretically help with? My new horse has a tendency to open his mouth in response to contact. It's not my hands, he's an equal opportunity mouth-opener. If you put a flash on him he braces against it. Without a flash, he just opens his mouth. Just a bit, bu...

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I found two very cool pictures of Western ridden horses with Western contact with self-carriage! I love that picture of Buck Branaman. I am going to stare at it a while before I go out and ride today because it is a visual I need to carry over into my riding. That is not self carriage imo. It's a h...

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But then, if one is driven to progress, failing to progress can be frustrating, and there goes the fun. FWIW, and I continue on this as I feel it's at least somewhat appropriate in a goals thread- progressing and achieving can also suck the fun out of something for a while. Runners tend to call it ...

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I don't know what I mean either. I"m overthinking as usual. Off the Leg: That means to me that the horse responds to the leg to go. That does not necessarily say that the horse is "in front of the leg" and especially "in front of the seat". It's like hot ottb's are very off...

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Lasagne today, but made a little different than most make it. I use hot sausage rather than beef. I fry up loose sausage and then put it in a grinder. I lay the pre-cooked noodles out flat on wax paper (all over my counter top). Next I spread the whole milk ricotta on each noodle. Next I start with ...

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westisbest wrote:Mine isn't that difficult to get off the leg, it's more consistency from me. keeping the aid ON till he responds especially at canter. .

I don't understand what you mean.

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Shorten rein, more leg. That's pretty much the summary of all my work :). Rode today, cold and windy outside but Mr. Big is so relaxed and happy there were no shenanigans like several weeks ago. A friend is coaching me while my coach is gone, "shorten your reins, get him round". yea yea. ...

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Really nice photos Demi. Demi looks like a big boned girl like my guy? You gave that chestnut away? He's lovely and so is the pic. There was a long thread on udbb about short reins. I can probably still find the link since we can still access udbb. It's one of those topics that yields controversy. M...

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It took me a long time to figure out how to shorten the reins and I am still working on it. I always had in mind that my elbows should be bent and that my forearms should make a direct line with the reins to the bit, but I couldn't do that and shorten the reins at the same time without making my ho...

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There are many regular posters that are not showing up here. A few occasionally post on COTH, but not much and only a few. UDBB FB isn't all that active either. Am I to believe previoulsy active UDBB posters just cold turkey quit posting on forums? Or...is there some underground forum somewhere they...

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http://www.barnmice.com/profiles/blogs/how-to-love-horses-forever That is beyond awesome. Makes me tear up. I do wish I could help out a needy horse or a needy person. I could take in several 'rescues' or retirees. It may sound/be selfish, but I just can not emotionally handle the stuff that goes w...

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The only reason I'm still trail riding ( and probably riding at all) is because I know that if I ever stop I'll likely never get started again. So I trail ride every Sunday, year round, and only skip if I want to go to a show or have something else I want to do at that time. Some days I feel like g...

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I miss trail riding the most. I previously mentioned the local parks here are over run by bikers - even on the hard top walking a dog you have to take care not to get hit by a speeding road biker. They give you no warning racing up behind you to pass and the park rangers do nothing although several...

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The walk home was sheer delight. There's just nothing quite like finally being able to get out trail riding when you haven't been able to do it for awhile. I sometimes like to take a couple weeks off from it just because it feels so good to get back out again when I haven't been out for awhile. Goo...

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