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Well if two months was supposed to be enough time to fix Pauletta s canter transition, it wasn't. It wasn't even enough time to get an honest trot connection. She wants to sit behind the contact, curled and too soft. As for Saiph, turns out longing her once a week in the long lines is a pretty big h...

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I train other people's horses. I have some riders whose only goal is to ride safely and enjoy their horse. They keep the horse in training because they are weekend riders and want safe happy horses. Their horses are the easiest to train. They learn so few evasions. Their riders rarely even ask for a...

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Troy looks like a chunk. Interesting exercise on Kimba this clinic if anyone is interested. 20m circle in Counter canter ( because she needs to find her balance and carry behind ) to simple change to something between piaffe and school trot, to counter canter . The idea being that the trot is as .mu...

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Moutaineer, who knew there was a boot addicts Facebook. Lol. I risked buying a pair of Parlanti boots in brown also a bit tall for my length of calf. Ans lace up. I didn't know i would s hate lace ups. Expensive lesson.

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I don't know many that go into a test situation and ho-hum just crack it out like at home, certainly not me. Hence the schooling show to get my head back into it. I struggle with the boundaries of it, I ride a good movement at home and tend to reward and walk whereas in a test you are stuck finishi...

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Aleuronx, does she accelerate during the changes? That's Kimba's mo. Saiph shuts down. It's a bit funny how a test situation seems to stress us into riding differently and suddenly stuff that we can do becomes a bit more complicated, or is that just me? I rent the barn and stables and am moving this...

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Hello everyone, Exvet, i have had a few shows where i KNEW i was better but the score didn't show it. Don't be disheartened. I'm giving a bit of boring video of Pauletta in a lesson, so https://youtu.be/a0k4l0Rf9zQ?si=8TjABf03vn4rD5Pt Comments welcome so long as they are not too harsh lol. Those dea...

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One of the horses in training will pull the reins out of your hands to try attack the barn cats. But the same horse will nuzzle them on his fence post. Exvet, sounds positive on the same, I hope it continues so. Good luck with the show. Mari we have a sink hole in the highway near us. While they wer...

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A couple of photos to demo my problem, when I ride Saiph more collected she trails behind. When moderately collected she sits better.

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So much rain here. There is a joke going around that 70% of the earth is covered in water, 69% of it is covering Gauteng currently. Our arenas are all uncovered, and if it's too wet we don't get to use them. And of course I have a show in a few weeks :lol: I took advantage of a few minutes of dry-i...

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jingles for horses and humans that are not 100% yet. Chisamba, how are things going with Siaph cantering up and up and up? I had my first lesson this year and she decided that staying consistently into the contact in relative collection was not that difficult after all. So I think its working. Lett...

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Wow, Feb is over and spring has sprung. Well not for Americans who use astrological spring, but for those of us who live metereologically. I accomplished both more, and less, in the first two months of the year than expected. Zero clinics, many weeks of deep freeze led to greater accomplishments in ...

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Well goldhorse, that sounds most counter productive!! I hope you heal soon. Moutaineer and Straightforward, I'm a great proponent of safety first longing. Especially when it's been icy and little opportunity for the horses to blow off steam in their fields. I feel like I'm on a good track with the b...

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Goodness Exvet you are in saddle finding hell aren't you. Blob, if she is anxious spooky or sees something distant she can and does the giraffe imitation. If she and Kimba are galloping around playing at liberty she tends to be level where as kimba tends to be head high. I agree with your thoughts, ...

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Blob, Saiph does jump, she enjoys poles, she is not careful over jumps and hangs her knees which is why her early career as a hunter was scrapped for rapid rushed dressage training to sell. She is hunter bred , Redwine is absolutely a hunter presuming stallion. She was shown hunter in hand as a youn...

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Go get your silver Moutaineer!! sorry I missed or forgot your bronze. So I have been attempting to identify one thing that whomever I am riding is seeking to avoid, that is detracting from the connection and response to the aids. And then fixing, as in supporting the horse to do that one thing and b...

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I have had to cancel both of my clinics because of cold and ice. I hope march brings happier riding weather. And I just mean warm enough to get to the barn safely. Letta is going to be training level ready I think. I'll spend money on a couple of training shows to see how tense she becomes but I'd l...

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Training thoughts. Excellence is in the accomplishment of its purpose. In art for example anyone can put paint in a brush and smear it in a canvas, but not every stroke accomplished the purpose of making a beautiful painting. So each aid is like a stroke of a paint brush. Does it accomplish its purp...

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Kimba and Letta came back to work like they never left. Saiph is totally back to being blocked, k
Locked up, , not forward and grumpy. Time off does not suit her

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I do a sort of physiotherapy combine simple yoga routine daily or a minimum of three times a week. It's the one exercise schedule I am quite committed to. Yesterday I managed to ride six horses without feeling exhausted so in happy about that. The baby is 27.2 and I admit I mostly did groundwork, th...

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I'm finally at a weight I like, so my challenge is increased fitness and after the nasty bout I had with Covid in January, this is proving difficult.

Right now I can barely ride ask the horses in a day that I was at the end of last year.

For this who recovered from covid, suggestions welcome

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Fabulous Aleuronx!!

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My energy is not back to where it should be yet. Wow that covid slammed me. I have been expending most of my skill and energy on client horses so on my own I have been doing slow walk work sort of French style. Stretch the topline, loosen the poll and have a nice feel in both reins. The advantage be...

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I was happily able to ride my girls this afternoon, it warmed up to 20F . Mostly slow work but it was really nice. Both were a bit sluggish of the leg laterally but worked nicely into the outside rein and stretch over the topline.

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Well today it hasn't got above single digit temps, so I don't ride. Riding is recreation not an essential so I don't ride in single digits.

I did sled down the hill which prompted most of the horses to self exercise. Lol.apparenrly humans laughing and sliding ar speed are reasons to run.

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It seems to have you more centered. Is it longer/ on his shoulder more? Ultimately listen to the horse tho I do feel much more centered and not fighting the saddle to maintain proper alignment. It's actually shorter and though off the horse it looks like it might be on his shoulders more, when I pa...

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It seems to have you more centered. Is it longer/ on his shoulder more? Ultimately listen to the horse tho

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Exvet i agree it seems to put you on the cantle. I also hate saddle shopping. It can be so frustrating. Pic of the Antares?

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We are currently having a super cold week or two. January is always the most challenging month due to the cold.

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I'm recovering thank you, although my lung inflammation hasn't completely cleared. I'm using the nebulizer but the cold air really sets off my asthma.

As for the horses, bringing them back into work as the weather and my strength allows.

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Hello everyone, I came back from Ireland, slammed with Covid, which knocked me for a loop. I am over the virus but with my Reactive Airway condition and the diabetes I'm struggling to breathe. I have clients calling to resume lessons and training and my horses looking obese, and I'm just lying, brea...

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It's below riding weather today and tomorrow. I sometimes hop on over the blanket and just do walk poles and side passes etc, but I'm struggling with a kidney infection so that hurts, might b be time for in hand reindeer game

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I have two lessons a week with Stephane Cheret, and obviously Saiph is my primary focus, but I alternate between horses for the second ride, either based on what eye I need, or what horse is going to help me improve myself. So I switch between Fly, Pauletta and Kimba. Of course he says i have too ma...

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Chisamba, I not only feel your pain, I had a very similar experience. Merlin who was a 3/4 brother of my late stallion Resolute arrived at my ranch as a yearling. He was foaled in Tennessee and wasn't known to be anything but a healthy playful colt. He was intact. My hope was for he to my herd sire...

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mari wrote:Wonderful photos Moutaineer!
Well done Flight, what a lovely jumping pic.

I left the house early this morning, drove 40 mins to my lesson, and upon arrival realised I'd forgotten my saddle.

It is " no stirrup November: "

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I could not, even though I tried, read through this whole thread I wantef to to know if had missed things I think i have told everyone that i ultimately had to euthanize Neb as she vecame increasingly anxious, aggressive and unhappy. Bur it was only when she walked diwn a slope in her field that i r...

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Flight, we at the barn had a horse with a. Horrific deep abscess and she was treated surgically. There was quite an intensive aftercare but she has come back fully sound in that foot. If that makes you feel any more reassured about considering surgery. I know hind sight is 20 20 but the whole tourni...

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Too cold to bathe here

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Makes me think things like "how the hell does one not see a trailer ffs!! Sorry for your scare ! I came here to relate a funny story and I'm going to anyway. It might cheer you up. So by my second ride today I decided my underwear, which was crawling up so much it felt like it was masquerading ...

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Stop Curling links - video examples on 2 different horses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbCmpjMmZ6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id5qHt5QsGA Thank you, but looking for personal experiences not promotion vids. My personal preference is to ask the horse to stretch into the outside rein off the ...

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Moutaineer, i tend to hit a lot of schooling shows until I feel that I can reliably produce something resembling a good test. Then I go to the bigger venues. It's often disappointing because I never get the horse she is at home or at the smaller shows. An ex pupil of mine who went pro and is just do...

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So, inspired by Flight i have our up a few easy to invent WE obstacles, a gate, a bridge and a pole to side pass over, a two spools to pick up and put down a pole in the centers, and a cloverleaf. And a low one stride jump gymnastic. I've been having all my students work on the obstacles as part of ...

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Chisamba wrote:Tell me about upcoming microchip/ USEF protocols. I had not heard.

Never mind, I looked it up. What smro you think about it?

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Tell me about upcoming microchip/ USEF protocols. I had not heard.

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Welcome Easternlanddressage, look forward to your perspective from centered riding! I had a lovely visit from my brother, we rode together, took a stunning train trip to Montreal, it was so nice. I'm feeling blue today. Idk why. Beautiful weather, horses all well, brand new hatch of goslings, no goo...

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Sorry to put this here, but this is where everyone is. Does anyone know how to contact Chancellor? Larvaontheroad is trying to join the board (from NJ) and has been waiting a week and sent three emails and nothing. I messaged her and nothing. I don't think she gets on very often, but I think she's ...

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I think an important think for me to learn was that tempo before and after the change wherever successful or not , has to be the same. So not allow yourself or the horse to think it's okay to go flinging itself forward in a hurry be cause it was asked to change. The other mistake I made was with ben...

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I'll drop her a Facebook message

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Tanga, I'd be happy to help, although Jersey is chock a block full of fancy trainers and the more down to earth variety. But having said that there is a huge divide , everyone south of hwy 80 seem to have stupid money. And everyone north of 80 sometimes has to choose between eating Ramen for a week ...

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Hi everyone, catching up on all of your progress. Agree with moutaineer, don't let history get in the way of progress. Set the horse up for success and expect it. Flight sorry to hear that Ding is on IR. Hope Norsey gets comfortable with the single hand rising. He looks very good. Khall, nice flying...

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