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I'm glad others think it's a good idea too. Remember if you want to link your Facebook photos you can do it so they show up in the thread (without opening the link) open your pic in FB, right click on pic and 'copy image address' open 'full editor and preview' here click on Img and paste the link be...

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Would it be a good idea to make a thread with each person's forum name and the horse/s they are riding? I am HOPELESS at remembering people's names, so a thread with just name and horse pic might be helpful? Especially for keeping track of who's who in the goals thread. No long descriptions, just a ...

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Everytime I read this thread, I"m sitting on the couch with my blankie eating chips.
Um, yeah I could probably do more

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My grandparents (both have died) were refugees from the war, and scratched up a living here in Australia from having nothing. Their own background was growing a lot of their own food etc. They had a bit of land and would grow their own animals and eat them too! I'm not like that :D I dislike cooking...

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Nice score!!! Dressage can be a bit funny, sometimes how I think the ride goes isn't what it looks like. Does this happen to professionals too? Also, judges can be that little bit different in what they like to see. Sounds like he's going great :) Funny how a big place can really be a small world at...

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I don't really have any goals for the next couple of months. Continue on with what I'm learning at my working student place. Keep Dingaling going forward (his tuning session has helped a lot) and trying to improve my riding. My young horse - well we are doing a first level test at a training day thi...

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LOL!! Pretty cute!

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That is awesome!

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Apparently we are in for a whole weekend (and I think we have a long one too - I never know due to being a shift worker and now a working student) of rain. I don't think I've seen 3 days on full rain on our forecast! We've had it so dry for so long. So, I'm in for a boring weekend, BUT I rode both m...

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How cool that you knew him as a baby! I love the photos

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It is tough doing it by yourself, having to find $$ to cover leave etc.
I've been in the same job forever, so have accumulated leave, but I do miss a double income!
Hope it all sorts out for you asap and isn't too stressful while it does.

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Oh that's cool!!!

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Well technically it's the 1st of June, but as an end of month session, I had a 'go forward' tuning session with my guy. I took him to my instructors and was frustrated with his lack of willing to go. He's not grumpy or sour, he is just happy to cruise along and look around at the scenery and just no...

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Sounds really cool!
I jump a bit (very small stuff!), although we don't have the whole hunter thing happening down here. I've only learned about it through American forums.

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I've got another 2 months, I have to be back at work sometime near the end of July. Boo hoo!

No pics yet, I've been too shy to ask him to take some when I'm riding his horses, but I definitely will have to before I leave there!

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Awwwwwww!! That's adorable!

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Glad your pain is getting better!

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Lovely property!!
I'm so not bothered with houses, I'm lucky the one I've got is ok. I'd live in that one

The creek is gorgeous

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Thanks Demi! Everything you've said is spot on

Sounds like you are getting some quality work too

It's so much nicer when they are comfortable and happy in the work.

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I don't think I'll try and do the next level on my horse at the training day. I was starting to harass him and he gets resentful if I start pushing too much. So today I kept in mind to expect little and reward lots and had a much happier ride. He doesn't always feel like he is trying, but I think he...

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I couldn't survive without internet at home!!!! TV not too fussed as I tend to be on the internet watching stuff. I ended my netflix subscription but really only because the Australian one doesn't have GoT or walking dead.
Good luck!!!

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So, I've been there 2 months now. Settled into a good routine, and getting the hang of the riding style. The highlight is getting to ride the Andalusion stallion! He is very responsive and tries really hard to get what I'm trying to tell him, so he's the best teacher in that regard. I'm realising I'...

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I think you said it very politely! I would have said F#$ck off!! But I may have a slightly different workplace culture too

Hopefully now they'll pull their heads in and keep their mouths shut!

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I bought some sticky seats too I don't find them too bad, however they are a bit high waisted for me so they slide down and the crotch goes a bit low!

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Sounds like a great garden idea Straightforward. I should try and put more thought into mine, basically I put stuff in, if it dies I try something else. My aim was to put in stuff that would grow a bit wild so there's no gaps for weeds to grow. Consequently it does the shabby or overgrown look. I do...

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Take it easy on your own and look after that leg

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Sue B I love it when you have great rides :D :D I'm now able to ride my guy a little rounder and starting to up the ante with him. He's no longer trying to push down on the contact and he's freer in his shoulders. I can feel cadence coming into his trot work as well and I get all excited and then wa...

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Also, screen names are hard for me to remember for some reason, unless I have a horse to associate it with. So I get people mixed up a lot. Me too!! I'm trying to remember everyone on this forum as it's smaller than the others. Quelah, yes go up to Quick Links in the top left corner to show new pos...

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Glad you are through the surgery! Fingers crossed for a good recovery and make sure you do what your surgeon says post surgery. Be careful and don't over do it and wreck her work!!!

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How long has he been lame for? If it's only a short time, I would rest for a week or two and then reassess. Maybe give him bute in that time if the vet suggests it's an inflammation somewhere? But I personally wouldn't ride.
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Supposedly shipping mid summer. I read that the setup time will go from 8 minutes for the Soloshot 2 to 30 seconds with the 3. Wait. Can that be right? just 30 seconds?! I hope so!!!!! That is the WHOLE reason I ordered a 3. While I've got my system down pat with the 2, I know I will be in love wit...

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I'm liking how our training threads are going, and I stopped posting stuff on UBDD because it was too intimidating. I LOVE getting critique and help but sometimes you're made to feel like you're not even trying! But I know we all try very hard to get this right. As for politics, I don't even follow ...

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What's an xeriscape garden?
I love gardens, but dislike gardening so mine tend to be shabby or overgrown depending on if we've had any rain.
Your pics are lovely!

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Kande, I haven't seen tapes in video cameras for years! I know my parent's used to have one that I would borrow!

Rosie - yes looking great! My guys all have their winter woollies on now, and I'm digging out my thermal jods

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Beautiful!!!

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What a run of crappy luck :( Sorry to hear that those awful things have happened, and now the saddle feels like it will finish you off. Hopefully your friend didn't realise it had a broken tree? I had a bit of a spaz last year, a saddle fitter told me to get a certain saddle for my horse. I couldn't...

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Forums are generally on the decline anyway. People don't seem to use them as much as say 5+ years ago.

I find the age demographic interesting here, we're mostly 40+ years??
What do the younger people do thesedays? Anyone got kids that can find out

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Where I live, there's a fair range of farriers I can use, so I would probably change to someone else. It was the line where you said you noticed something funny, but he dismissed it, and you ended up taking your horse to the vet. That would make me change farriers. I'd want one to have a bit of noti...

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I'm onto my second kindle, my first one (keyboard one) died, and the second one is the touch screen one. I LOVE reading normal books, and do sometimes go back and re read some of my old ones, but any new ones I get on kindle. They are just so convenient I doubt I'd buy another book for just reading....

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Question for those of you who post videos, what camera do you use? I tried to get some in hand work with my big guy but the iPhone did not have enough storage. Would love to see about getting some sort of a camera that is easy to use. I am pretty technologically inept. I just use a sony handicam ca...

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Thanks Chisamba! I think I understand what you mean. I think I've been 'throwing him away' in the transitions - giving too much when he's not 100% honest and then he just walks out the open door (by stiffening/raising the neck slightly). I know I've been guilty of pulling, but I'm also guilty of gi...

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Yes, have noticed your absence especially miss your advice in the training section.
Sorry to hear about the loss of your mother

I vote for staying in hospital the extra days, take the time to get over the surgery! Hopefully you can get people to help you with your move.

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I think it looks pretty cool !!

The drawing gorgeous, but it's hard to get it to transcribe to skin, and I think they've done a pretty good job.
Maybe later add a bit more flair to it, if you find a good artist, but otherwise I wouldn't be unhappy with that.

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Wowsers!!!! Yes, you did a great job in that situation!!!

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Gorgeous!!! I would call that a big dam, not a pond LOL.
I imagine a pond as small.

Beautiful spot.

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A brief rehash of story? I'm hopeless with names. Hopeless! I forget to look at who's post it is.
But welcome back.

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Rosie B - fabulous!! And he has another couple of gears there to come I reckon!! Really nice, yay!! :D Straightforward - what breed is the horse in your pic? He's lovely :) I hope my guy fills out a bit more to look like yours, mine is still quite dorky looking and yours is really nice. Mountaineer ...

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boots-aregard wrote:It will never look that clean again!

Hahaha, so true!!! Already its dirty... noooooooo!!

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Capstone, that would be great to watch in real life. This thread is good reading everyone's riding. I had a good weekend with my young horse. He is 4 (rising 5). I want to do low level eventing with him, so he had his first day at Jump Club on saturday. Just doing cross rails. It's mostly about the ...

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Most programs are really easy once you get the hang of it. Just need that bit of time to do it at first.

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