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You said you were going to inquire about this one in Michigan I linked. Did you? http://sporthorsenation.eventingnation. ... -prospect/

I'm guessing there was some red flag.

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Xanthoria wrote:Agree on all points except if she’s with an eventing trainer, and she can jump, they’d show it for sure

She has an event record at Novice.
https://eventing.startboxscoring.com/ev ... rder=place

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Xanthoria wrote:This just in: horse for sale, going Prelim, 9yo. Advertised as having kissing spines. $20k price tag. LULZ.

Trying to figure out if you are kidding or interested?

Have you seen this one: http://sporthorsenation.eventingnation. ... -prospect/

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I would mention the colic surgery. That may stop some buyers cold but I'd also be more than pissed if I bought a horse and then found out they'd had colic surgery. I meant not to mention it in the ad, but certainly tell a prospective client if they call with interest. I do think that colic surgery ...

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Eight year-old Dutch Warmblood mare 16.3h. By Jive Magic (son of Jazz) out of a Wolkenstein II mare No soundness issues with recent comprehensive vetting Schooling PSG with 3 tempis Successful show record at 3rd level, scores as high as 74.231 Good feet, barefoot behind No rear, no bolt Well behaved...

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Aren't there horses that have a willing big jump, but still wouldn't be suitable for eventing? For example, do you think most 4 ft jumpers (or hunters) could easily transition over to eventing? I don't know how to judge whether a young horse would be suitable for eventing. Just jumping high and in g...

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IOW, instead of simply disagreeing, how about offering your take on the path that you feel most follow? I don't completely understand the question you ask. Most people, with respect to to what? Dressage? Horse riding in general? If I have to spend a large chunk of my assets to up my chances of bein...

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It’s a lot about connnection for me. I want to feel connected and in tune with Rocky. I want a softness and a harmony, and I want to be able to have her power as if it was my own. I’m going for the feel these days, and worry less and less about being correct. I think it has to be correct enough if ...

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Does this constant self evaluation rob us of joy? It does for some of us. I daily speak with a good friend my age that has now retired from riding. We frequently say that if we had it to do all over we would not have gotten into horses, especially dressage. There are surely many dressage riders tha...

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Lots of good thoughts and questions happening here. I am not Blob, but for me and my mare, the flexibility and overall even feeling in the SI and hips is a trouble spot for us (it's what I always have adjusted when the chiro visits..my mare tends to alternate which hip is high). I would say her SI ...

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MC. I believe in slow and balance, when appropriate, but I am not really " french" I know. Certainly it's not only the French that do what it is I want. Darn, it's hard to put feelings and thoughts into words that won't get misconstrued. I think I'm advocating for flexions, be they in han...

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One of the challenges for us is that is that often when I put leg on to get more from behind, i get more action in the hind leg without it actually come through and under more. There are days when I can turn up and down into under and through and days when I just can't. When it's just the up and do...

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MM is my mustang...With her the big challenge is often getting her to use her back fully. She has an active hind leg and an "on the bit" neck set, but getting her to truly come through her lower back is usually the piece that brings everything together. Thanks, Blob. Wow, that description...

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I didn't find it nasty. The author seems to have personally observed the things she's written about. I have seen these things, too. I'm talking about the shoddy care and way owners treat their horses. It's much more easy to 'know' your horse when you keep them at home and you're the one doing all th...

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I have a couple of people blocked on my DDBB, but i had to go to the acupuncture thread for some entertainment. I am not sure how long the moderator tends to ban people but I did wonder how long it would take people to identify the new moniker. I see it was revealed. She wasn't banned. She was give...

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I even went back to the loose ring bit (instead of the D ring) and there is little difference if I behave myself. Why did you move from the loose ring to the D? Was she too busy in the mouth in the loose or was there a connection issue? I have my mare in an eggbutt. I had various reasons for buying...

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a friend gave me a bag of winter breeches that are too small for her. they fit and i am so grateful, but... the full seats really are not very flexible or forgiving!!! I went to the doctor for my check up and i have lost 65 pounds, i hate to admit it, because that tells how really fat i was, but it...

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I have come to realize that spacial orientation is a rare gift. as is riding logic i try to make up for it by calling my line loudly. ON THE RAIL, left to left, im circling. I suppose that makes me also seem like an entitled bitch, but i encourage everyone to do it, so i dont stand out, lol The few...

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I was just reading Xan's post on the other board. It brought to mind a situation my friend just encountered that really sucked. Let me share it with you. Friend finds a horse she likes that is about 1.5 hours away. Seller is not really a 'dealer', but sort of. I won't bore you with those details. Se...

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I had my first cookie this year. Its shocking how dramatic the effect was on my blood glucose. Genuinely shocking. The good thing was it didn't taste that good so I am good for a while. Really? Do you test daily? My DH tests daily now because his type 2 diabetes had gotten really bad. Dr.'s nurse h...

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khall wrote:Here you go Rye! A golden boy:)

http://frozensemen.com.au/quasi-gold-md/

and by Quaterback!

That horse is gorgeous!

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Can this app work on my big Imac desktop?

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What I've noticed is that the winter coats start out modest, but then get thicker, so even though it seems like a horse may not have enough his coat will get thicker as the days get shorter. The shortest day of the year is almost upon us. Wouldn't you think then that this is the thickest the coat i...

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This is the first year I haven't clipped. It hasn't been that cold here yet. I also put on a rain sheet when necessary, but so far no clipping on the mare and she is in work. I had planned to clip her, but she isn't getting that hot working (not heavy work) and if I can hold off doing it I will. It'...

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Horray, I just got an email from first fitter, actually my favorite one. Claims she never got any of my previous emails.

Whatever, I am just glad she is going to come here at the end of the month.

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This is a difficult situation trying to fit both of you. For what it's worth - https://mysaddle.com/en/dressage/custom-santa-cruz-r (I actually test rode a pony in this saddle santa cruz and loved it - but you are much taller than me!) http://www.passier.com/en/saddles/dressage-saddles/compact/ Tha...

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I've got Kiwi in an Obrigado (sigh) and love it, but it seems that the Schleese experience really is regionally sensitive. That said, you may have better luck getting in touch with Schleese central vs. the local saddlefitter re: getting on a fitting schedule. In October I tried to get in for a Schl...

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This a vent and it has become a hopeless situation. My horse has a short back. When I say short, I mean SHORT. Her saddle area is probably that of a 13h pony. One might ask why I didn't notice that when I bought her. I don't know. I guess my focus was on all the other must-haves. I knew she was a co...

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I would think it takes a lot of time and effort to keep a horse prelim fit. It does indeed - I have spent a lot of time and effort maintaining a Training level horse (ex Intermediate) and for many years kept 2 horses fit for hunter pacing and eventing at once: it's a lot of work. I guess the same t...

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No specific reason. Just wondered why going Prelim was so important to you. I would think it takes a lot of time and effort to keep a horse prelim fit.

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Xan, have you competed Preliminary?

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But that would mean hauling Rocky every week...am I too protective to not want to haul her once a week? I worry about ulcers with that much hauling. And it’s not just the physical part of ulcers, but the emotional part. There was a time that I hauled a horse that far daily to a trainer who was ridi...

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KootKat, for me at this point, it's a guts issue... I used to do some dumb, dumb things - got close to 5' with horses that shouldn't have done it. But also got tossed enough times by some bad actors that I started to develop fear and defensive riding habits to fences. At this point, I haven't jumpe...

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Mountaineer, why don't you buy Previcoxx? It's such a little pill and easy to give.

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Xan, you probably look at Phyllis Dawson's horses, but this one just got listed with a reduced price. 15k I think. Looks like a nice willing guy. Pretty too. http://www.teamwindchase.com/Olimpus.htm

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How do people buy sight unseen. How? Can anyone tell me? They must own land. They just have to. Ahh! I bought sight unseen 4x. I do own land, but what does that have to do with it? I don't fly, as I have claustrophobia. I will drive a reasonable distance to see a horse, but I can't go away more tha...

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Those are gorgeous! Brrrrr.

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Everyone's mileage will vary on how successful colic surgery is but it isn't a confirmed end. MC, sorry for your loss. I know my 3 week roller coaster was among the 3 worst weeks in my life. I often wonder if I'd known how rough recovery would be if I should have asked her to go through it but I al...

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Neck set ended up being one of the most important things for me-- I think it's often what separates dressage horses from other sport horses. But I've found, that in many ways my horse's good neck/shoulder conformation makes her harder to ride correctly. It's easy for her to look right even when she...

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At this point I think it would take an act of god to get a real medium out of my horse LOL. Not to say we haven't made improvements in that area but I just don't think he has it in him nor do I have it in me. I'm not really heart broken over it. He's really good at collected work and a blast to rid...

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I've always had conflicting advice on what to do with his neck. Put it lower, do the high lifts etc.. all I know is that he compresses his lower neck and I can see the wrinkles and dip in front of his wither and then raises his poll. I guess this is where Pedro had his neck lower (but was able to k...

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Khall, in 1995 my 6-7 month pregnant mare had a colic and got surgery. She presented in really bad pain. Fortunately, they were able to save her and the unborn foal. It was a displacement, so no cutting was done. After that, the mare was never the same. She had several boughts of colic, enteritis, e...

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And more rain predicted this weekend Yes and we can't even rely on the forecast the same day. I put horses out without a rain sheet, and now it is lightly raining and they are wet. Grrr. It rains nearly every single day. We will get cold, non-rainy weather in Jan/Feb, and then in March the rain wil...

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If I could get a respectable farrier to work on mine every 5 weeks, I'd happily do so, it's just seems to be a thing here in Utah that they just won't do it. Talking to my barn manager earlier and it's a major annoyance of hers too. You'd think they'd be happy to take my money... My vet does come e...

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My guy is imo definitely not an ulcer candidate. I've owned him for 17 years, keep him at home, and know everything about him. He's had a very mild colic maybe 3-4x in those 17 years. Signs are always the same, the occasional pawing. He is on soaked TC senior and free choice hay and pasture. The onl...

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Goldhorse, did he not pass manure after the second tubing? Was it the IV fluids at the clinic that got the manure passing? Was he passing any manure at all before the first tubing? Was he not eating? Was he showing a lot of pain or just minor? I'm dealing with it now with my old guy. Like Khall, I'v...

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Chisamba wrote:The weather had been challenging this season. We are swamped with mud. Literally. I dont even know how to cope anymore.

Ditto. Clearly, the worst weather year I can recall. So very depressing every single day.

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OP asks for 'physical' qualities of the perfect dressage horse. I can't argue with what sport horse judges view as important. Here's Hilda's list: -High set neck -Thin throat latch -Big enough mouth -Intelligent, alert eye -High muscle topline -Good shoulder -Flat knee -Short cannon -Straight walls,...

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I like that you and a couple others have a thread dedicated to your horse. It's nice to be able to follow the progress. I wish they would do that on the training forum. I've suggested it, but nobody was interested. Junior's got a great shape. Any idea what she meant by this? I think I know, but I'm ...

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There is no evidence that acupuncture works AS ADVERTISED. There is plenty of evidence that acupuncture works VIA PLACEBO. Mayo says acupuncture works because there is evidence placebo works. Nobody can doubt placebo can work for some things. Placebo is real and evidence-based. Actually that is bas...

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