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I ended up with a Passier PSL VD. It’s considered an all purpose. Forward flaps but a dressage seat if that makes sense. I loved it as soon as I sat in it. Perfectly balanced. I rode 2 other dressage saddles the fitter brought but I had to fight to stay centered. And she sold me the demo, so I got $...

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It’s Safety Awareness Week. I have a Dover locally. Ordered a Tipperary vest and got 20% off. Helmets are also on sale.

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The most I ever spent on a helmet was $300 about 8 years ago. I believe it was a OneK. I wear an International that I picked up at State Line for $70. I’m an Ariat fan. Are there other brands of paddock boots? LOL. How about Blunstones? Roomy toes. I wear riding tights, not breeches, so can’t help y...

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The Passier rep had to reschedule due to illness. She will be out the 13th followed by the Custom rep on the 15th

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The Custom rep is coming Monday the 15th.

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The Passier rep is coming Saturday.. I’m so excited! We had a long talk about my wants, my body size, Miss A’s body. The lady is a certified fitter, a Masterson practitioner, and and did the FN apprenticeship in Germany.

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For assorted reasons I’ve decided to buy a new saddle. My heart leans towards Passier or Custom. There is a Passier fitter about an hour away, and a Custom rep slightly closer. I put out a note to each. I know next to nothing about saddle fitting. Any bullet points? I don’t like bucket seats with hi...

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I came in to post an update. Yesterday I got back in the saddle. Not on Miss A. though. On rock steady school horse Astro. I was more nervous about mounting than dismounting but I got on and off 3 times. My instructor Ana and friend Michelle were there for moral and physical support. I was able to g...

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Happy anniversary! Doesn’t he live in Arizona? And has Lippizans?

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I’ve had 2 sessions of PT and it’s kicking my butt. Gonna be a while before I get back in a saddle.

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I have no advice, just want to say good luck keeping the critters away.

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I watched that a few nights ago. It is fun to see a novice realize that the horse doesn’t do all the work.

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Heddy, I have an order for PT which I will schedule once I can drive. It is literally behind my townhouse and I’ve been there twice so they know me! I will also text my former trainer and book a few sessions.

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The irony of my latest is that I was practicing my dismount. I can’t get my right leg over the cantle. Either I need a new saddle or need a strengthening program. Or both.

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The latest in my orthopedic adventures. This happened around 3pm Saturday. Fell off the mounting block, ambulance ride to the ED. The mounting block is a wooden platform with 3 stairs, used to get on and off a horse. I won’t go into details except to say Michelle blocked my fall with her body. Other...

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I have a fist sized bruise on my inner right thigh. It’s the color of grape jelly. The soreness is dissipating. I think my right leg got hung up on the cantle when dismounting. I goosed her and she spooked. Saturday I will have my trainer watch me dismount and see what I’m doing wrong. I fractured t...

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Well, it happened. I fell off Ariel today. We finished our ride and I was dismounting. As in, we weren’t moving. I swung my right leg over, and either she spooked (which she never does) or I goosed her. Anyway, she did something quickly and I went off. Landed on my butt/hip. I was alone in the arena...

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I bought eclipse glasses yesterday. We are in the path of 85-90% totality. I think I’ll watch it at the barn to see if the horses notice.

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I refuse to watch the videos. I skimmed the thread on ToB but over 500 posts is too much. I’m glad these abusers are getting busted. But how many more are there?

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I forgot about the clean medium blanket I found in the back seat under the dirty heavy. The trunk holds her dirty sheet which she may be wearing later this week. I have a feeling her second clean sheet is buried in the trunk.

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P.S. There is a crutch in the front seat. I fractured the head of the fibula in October and have been too lazy to remove the crutch.

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Ariel’s heavy blanket is drying in the back seat. Her supplements are under the blanket. A bag of shavings is in the trunk on top of her rolled up dirty and torn sheet which needs to go to the cleaning and repair shop. My barn hat and gloves are in the front passenger seat. The floor mats are filled...

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Totally cute! Love brother’s curls.

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Totally cute! Love brother’s curls.

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She likes to check out garbage cans. She stuck her head in an empty feed bag. Didn’t freak out at all. Proceeded to lick the inside of the bag…..

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Change is scary but often it brings good. Kudos to you for checking out “senior” communities. My mom moved into one when she was 85 and was so happy. I haven’t planned that far in advance (I’m ONLY 66 haha). Miss A is 22 and when she transitions I won’t get another horse. I’ll shareboard or take les...

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Ariel has always been ridden in a standard noseband. The Lumiere is not a flash, but I had no idea how she would react. She didn’t care!

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Interesting. I’ve never heard about this, being from the Midwest. If she willingly disappeared, at some point in her life you’d think she would have contacted siblings. My guess, from watching many hours of Law & Order, is that the boyfriend murdered her.

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I’m going with this one. https://www.qcsupply.com/10465-durafan- ... black.html It weighs 12 pounds which will be easier to hang on the front of her stall.

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I’m ditching the box fan and plan on getting an enclosed motor fan for the front of Miss A’s stall. Any brand recommendations? I don’t want to spend more than $100.

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Junior has a perfect retirement gig!

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Amazing that a 6 ounce bird isn’t afraid of a 1,000 pound horse. Although birds have the ultimate survival skill of flight.

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Ariel had her teeth done a few weeks ago. I put the bridle on her. It took a village to figure it out, but once it was on, she was fine with it.

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Color me jealous! In addition to the SRS, you have many pastry eating opportunities!

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The important thing is to have fun! You won’t need to bring anything than the normal stuff you use at home.

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Enjoy!

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Chi, sending it out today via media mail.

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Cleaning out my bookcase. These books are free. I will ship media mail. Slow, but cheap! Grooming to Win. The classic by Susan Harris. Ex library copy. You want to know how to make a hay wisp? Read about it here! Right from the Start by Michael Schaffer. TAKEN How Good Riders Get Good by Denny Emers...

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The Lumiere bridle has been tried multiple times and the red head has firmly rejected it. We think her objection is to the nose band which is essentially a flash. I will put the blingy brow band on her regular bridle and sell the rubber reins that came with the Lumiere.

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There are YouTube videos on improving your handwriting. Not calligraphy, just good penmanship.

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Update. Yesterday was the first day I’ve ridden since our training session with E. Miss A stood at the mounting block but walked off before my butt was in the saddle. We did a bit of backing and turning, then I dismounted and went back to the mounting block. Bingo. She was good as gold. She knows, s...

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Summary of lesson. E. is the instructor who helped. She walked away the first time I mounted. E. then got on her. She rooted and got a pop from the bit. She started walking away and E. made her back up and stand. Then I mounted and dismounted 6 times and she was almost perfect. She got a treat once ...

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Today I worked with an instructor at the barn. We worked on Ariel’s issues and by the sixth time of me mounting from the mounting block, she was very good and still. I’m sure it will be a work in progress but I’m happy with how far we came. I needed somebody to teach us.

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Some red head has decided to forget her training. She will stand at the mounting block no problem until I start mounting. She walks away while my right leg isn’t in the stirrup. She’s very calm about. Sometimes I can stop before it progresses but sometimes I have to do the flying hunter mount. Last ...

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Yesterday I pushed the buy button on the Lumiere Amber bridle. https://www.lumiereequestrian.com/en-us/products/amber-anatomic-micklem-style-bridle-brown?_pos=4&_fid=adaa7e509&_ss=c I didn’t spring for the rein upgrade. I’ll use the ones on her current bridle even though the new bridle is br...

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No such thing as too many babeh sheep pictures. Feel free to spam us!

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I think I’m going with the Lumiere. Miss A has a petite head and many of the anatomical bridles have wide nose bands which would look ridiculous on her. Now I need to save the $$$$$$

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blob wrote:SD also sells cutback crownpieces:

https://thecollectedpony.com/collection ... -neckstrap

I would buy that in a heartbeat but they are sold out. ::sad::

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Today was a much less interesting day. I brought someone with me while getting Ariel and we went through the side gate. The side gate has very little mud and Ariel comes when I call her so I didn’t even have to go into the pasture except to snap on her lead rope. The ground froze last night so the m...

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Yesterday was, shall I say, interesting. The ground here is very soft and very clay like mud at the gate of the horses pasture. I put Ariel back in her pasture after riding and as I turned to leave my boots got stuck and I fell in front of her. As I am lying in the mud like a stuck turtle, her best ...

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