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Well for my goals we did continue chipping away at the canter as best we could, did work on just going forward and straight. We ended focusing a lot more on pole work because of the pole clinic series at the barn but I figure that will only help us! As far as my riding position goals - I sure tried ...

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Tanga- thinking of you and your mom right now. Sorry the show was a bit of a cluster with the music but looks like you rode well and made the best of it! Definitely frustrating though. Exvet- enjoy the cruise! Good luck for anyone showing this weekend:) Lynx was a little "foot stompy" afte...

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SF- one of the things I find so valuable about reading everyone's journey is the value of sticking through things. I am one that honestly panics about if things don't go (partly because I worry about his comfort and partly because I just assume I am screwing up.) but sometimes you really just have t...

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Man, it is HOT. Because of a busy weekend I wasn't able to get the barn until the middle of the day, ugh. It was a ghost town. I opted to just do some in hand work on this little wooded "trail" lane by one of the outdoor arenas. Even the indoor arena is a little too hot because of lack of ...

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Alueronx-you guys are looking SO good together! She's looking so mature and strong. Thank you for sharing. Mountaineer and SF- someone should tell Lynx it's blazing hot out- instead of being a plug he's full of energy and zesty lately lol while I'm pouring sweat myself! SF- looking forward to hearin...

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Heddylamar- isn't it nice when someone from the outside can see all the work we've been doing and progress? :) Blob- sounds like a good place to be with RP right now! Fingers crossed that MM fares okay this summer. Lynx was a hottie tamale for my lesson today. He had yesterday off We kept things mor...

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Heddylamar- thankfully Lynx doesn't get explosive (although he sometimes can get an opinion!) but we really don't do enough turn on the forehand! So this is still a great idea to try. Other we used to do a lot of square corners And he did get to the point where any type of corner he would start to s...

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Ponichiwa we certainly need to add in more serpentines! I'll give that a try.

I usually try to just change the movement (so if he's taking over and anticipating a leg yield or a haunches in, instead of trying to get the quality back, I'll go straight and do something else)

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Blob- yep that's very much like Lynx. It's hard because in an ideal ride I would rather do that to keep things even on both sides (easier) but we do similar to you. Switch things up constantly between where and when we do things. Sometimes Lynx isn't anxious about it- he loves lateral work overall b...

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Tanga, yep! It makes for a much more mental ride (for me anyway.) It's less physically tasking at least. Lol I'm definitely never kicking or begging for anything! He's like that about the canter transition too. The other day I just sat the trot (yes in preparation to canter) and immediately he cante...

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Like for example today we walked on a loose rein, walked over poles, trotted around on a loose rein. Then did some some shoulder in at the walk on a serpentine figure. Then more trotting with some leg yields mixed in. Then trotted up to trot poles but he was too keen so we would walk right before po...

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Khall-, yes its nice not to have to beg! But he needs to learn to pause before assuming he knows all the answers! Ha! We definitely change up things constantly. Sometimes I wonder if that part of the problem. He's so sure that there is always "something" coming up. I actually might try a d...

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I should add that I had an OTTB that was a pretty forward going guy, maybe even more so but he didn't anticipate nearly as much. Honestly I have to watch the anticipation on the ground too. It's a bit just his personality. So it's not the forwardness that I'm struggling with, it's him wanting to jus...

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Lynx was once a slug under saddle. Like you could beat him and he'd barely budge (We never beat him of course lol I'm just saying that's what it felt like, nothing could get him hot.) I think was going for two or three reasons. Definitely some type of discomfort (feet? back? Stifles? Not sure but he...

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Congratulations to everyone who showed this weekend! You are guys are out there doing it and it's pretty dang fun to have read along on your journeys. I feel privileged to have done so and it makes me almost think about getting out into the show ring again. Busy busy weekend but managed to pop out a...

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Exvet, really hard to imagine you guys as an embarrassment - I admire you going out there are giving it a shot. I know you have accomplished much already with your go-getter attitude. So that motivation sure hasn't failed you yet. Sorry the saddle fit thing is so frustrating! Good luck tomorrow! Mou...

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Sending chill and brave vibes to Potters!!

I'm busy today, so my trainer is lunging Lynx today with side reins. Busy weekend and he needs to slowly ease back into work anyways but hope to do a little ride on Sunday

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Exvet, so sorry about your neighbor's horse. So sad. But you and Troy just look great! What a nice neck he has! Alueronx- keep up the awesome work! Khall- glad everyone is well, hopefully the dry lot makes life easier for you and keeps everyone in good shape! Lynx had a light week with weather and t...

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Tanga- congratulations on the good show! Heddy- poor Maia! Hope she feels better now. Ants can be nasty! Well Lynx was acting like a weirdo yesterday morning when the saddle fitter came. It's something to do with the rain (or that's what it appears to me so far ) He was stomping and kicking so badly...

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Mountaineer- tell Potters he's too handsome to be scraping himself up that way! SF- wow what a productive and positive show plus clinic you guys had! That's so exciting!! Lynx was funky yesterday. I almost think it's a weird representation of being cold backed. We are having a weird mix of warmer da...

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SF, beautiful photos and wonderful scores! How exciting how it's really coming together with T. Heddy, so hard with an aging parent. I'm glad you were finally able to get some ride time in as we all need that self care during times like that. Exvet- from my perspective, Junior is continuing to impro...

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How exciting for everyone moving on up through the levels! Very cool to see the journey. Lynx was fine yesterday. Not stomping or itching so the mystery continues. He did a quick warm up in the equibands and then just light pole work. I have a lesson on Thursday but he will get today off. I have to ...

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Alueronx- sounds like you really pulled it together even with that but of tension! Wonderful photo!! What an exciting path you guys are on :) Blob- sorry the show was a mixed bag. I wish horses could talk sometimes and tell us what's up with them. It'll be interesting to see what the clinician think...

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Well today I just did a lunge with Lynx as he was acting a little irritable again. Basically he was stomping his feet. But no flies today as it has been raining and was too early. Seems like maybe his legs are itchy?? It's so vague and random. Only the second time he's done this. We did play with si...

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Exvet - I suppose it happens! I had a gelding that would actually mount mares if given the chance (one time he got through an electric fence.) My trainer at the time nicknamed him "Woody" lol!! I also had another gelding that would get erect during ground work but he was never disrespectfu...

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We survived the working Eq clinic today! It was 80 degrees yesterday and overcast and slight misty today but thank goodness we have an indoor! My daughter did awesome on her golden oldie lease horse. And my SIL did really good with her horse (he's 18 this year.) Lynx definitely was better with the o...

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Well my lesson today was a bit meh. First lynx had a cut on his lip. I hadn't seen it at first but I did notice he wasn't as eager for the bit during bridling. It was a bit lower down though so nothing to stop from riding. Then a wasp decided to tag along when we were warming up. Lynx and me both ha...

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Good luck in the clinic SF!

Khall- glad the storms weren't worse! Tornados were not too far from here the other day...

The quality of the photo will be totally lost posting here but hopefully everyone can still see Lynx and his muscle development!

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Today I decided to still have my lesson, just to see what Lynx was like after his field trip yesterday. Thankfully he looked (according to my trainer) and felt very sound today, so good sign there. He did feel a little tired. Probably more mentally than physically though. He did throw his version of...

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Alueronx- congratulations on such a wonderful show! Wow you must be beaming with pride!!

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Exvet- sounds like some real breakthroughs with Junior! Woohoo!! Khall- fingers crossed that Joplin and Rip stay steady insulin wise. What a battle especially in a state like Georgia. Dry lot will hopefully make life easier for you. SF- how fun!! And can't wait to hear about the upcoming dressage cl...

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Chisamba, I think we all have had a hard time getting on this board some days, I think Chancellor has said that the board has been dealing with lots of attacks and spam (honestly I'm not a technology person so maybe I'm wrong .) I've tried to be very patient because I'm just so grateful that the boa...

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SF- T makes the jumps look like she thinks that is easy work! Well today Lynx was very odd when grooming him. He was stomping his feet but there were no flies. He also was kind of biting at himself.. like his legs and honestly just anywhere. Very weird. My trainer and I were standing there like, &qu...

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Alueronx- thank you! I definitely enjoy my little yellow guy. Good luck at the show this weekend, it sounds like you guys are well prepared and should do wonderfully!! It's amazing how far Kora has come the last two years. Inspiring! Mountaineer - I wish we had mirrors. Since our facility is multi u...

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Today was already really hot and humid here. I really hope summer isn't miserable. Lol. My dumb phone suddenly decided it can't connect to any Bluetooth devices so I had planned on doing a lesson with my ride IQ app but that didn't happen. Still, Lynx was very good. I was on the jump saddle again to...

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Flight, sorry to hear about your young guy. Obviously I'm not vet but sometimes they really can surprise and keep going with maintenance and thoughtful riding. Hoping the best for him! To share a little bit of inspiration and hope, there is a horse up the barn I board that has had SO much going on w...

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It is too funny because I knew that my stirrups were going to be too long with those boots vs my thicker ones but I was in such a mega rush that I forgot. Then I saw the video and I was like oh my gosh... Not sure how I even rode that way (although it was really so super quick that's probably why. L...

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Okay sharing a snippet of video from today. Nothing exciting (if anything slightly embarrassing.) But I'll share for the sake of discussion, I suppose lol. This was what I would consider our "warm up" frame. I was short on time so honestly I walked him around for 15 minutes on a long rein,...

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Mountaineer, good reminder that yes I guess I'll maybe take the slight new love affair to the gate rather than spooking but you know depends on the day with what I'll get ha ha. Sorry to hear about your friends husband. It's hard to see people decline like that... I really hope that the back surgery...

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Glad to be back on the site and read what everyone has going on. The vet came out last Friday and was pretty happy with how Lynx was looking overall so just keep strengthening. I have the saddle fitter out in June. Trying to stay on top of everything. Monday I had the first ride I have ever had wher...

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Thank you for everything you do. So appreciated.

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I didn't see one started yet so figured I would kick it off. My goals with Lynx: keep working on our canter transitions, work on a bigger and loftier trot and continue working on straightness. We are hopefully going to school off property in a few weeks. Goals for myself: continue getting stronger a...

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Tanga- lovely rides but hope Quinn is feeling better.. That definitely was an odd reaction!

As far as my goals for this period It looks like it was mostly just about being consistent with the equiband which I have been.

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Glad the board is back up! Alueronx-sounds like a great test! Riding in the rain like that is something that doesn't happen here in CO, mostly because shows just outright cancel if there's projected rain. The desert like ground can't soak it up quick enough and obviously it's more dry here. Good on ...

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Chisamba- what a fascinating discussion. I think you are right. I know I concede because sometimes I get a little too empathetic... But it's a little with a child, sometimes they have to do things they don't love or is a little more difficult. I really need to stick to riding "a line." We ...

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I'll raise my hand that this relationship between horse and rider is complicated! They truly are smart and I do think they learn us just as well. And as much as we train them, they are also trying to train us!!! Lynx is also one that's really safe but he reads any hesitation of mine SO well. He's re...

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SF- lots of fun plans for the summer for you! I had a good ride today. I actually wrote out a whole long post and technology ate it. But basically we worked on transitions through the leg yield since Lynx can get a bit rushing in them. Then he was feeling good so we threw in a random canter transiti...

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Joplin looks great as usual Khall! Exvet, love Troy, what a hunk he is already. I had a great lesson on Monday, we are working on getting the canter, pretty basic there but good. The transitions aren't easy for him but he's got a quality canter in there, bless him. I think I need a new girth, I don'...

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SF, lovely videos! It seems like haunches in really did help T loosen up in the canter. You rode very well and you both look wonderful. Tanga, glad you are well. I hope the show goes great! It's nice that you know your horse's SO well. Your comments about Quilla and her left hind are very relatable ...

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