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Texsuze thanks for the input! I’m definitely keeping the truck even when I get a newer one. We grow our own hay and need a truck big enough to haul 20’ GN flatbed with 140 bales of hay on it. In a hilly field at that. Right now it’s my daily driver. I did have use of a suv for a few years of my mom’...

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Mari yes I’ve thought about it but that would be even more expensive because of the width I would need to cover my existing arena. 85’ of free span. The one I priced out would be 60x110. Same size I’ve ridden in before at my trainer Mark Russell before his untimely death in 2016. He built same style...

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I like the round toe (RT) Ariat paddock boot. https://www.tackroomonline.com/ariat-ladies-heritage-rt-zip-round-toe-paddock-boot-10000803.html?size=58&color=25 I got a MIPS helmet this last time. It’s not quite as comfortable as my previous helmet that was not mips. Uvex is the mips I got. I ord...

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Blob which manufacturer of European trailers did you go with? I’ve seen several in person and have hauled a Brenderup. I just like the look of the equi trek. The one I’m looking at can haul 3 horses though I’ve not done that in years. 2 is the most I haul now. Exvet I hear you. And that is why I’m w...

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Joplin has a green change on her. She finds them pretty easy to do. Transitions. Lots of them. All over the arena. I think trot canter trot are just as good as simple changes. Lateral work in canter. SF HI renvere HP and even LY in canter to help get them upright in their shoulders. When doing my tr...

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I’ve got some equine related decisions in the near future. Wouldn’t mind some input. I’ve put them off for a bit because of dealing with my parents but now I can move forward with them. DH doesn’t really have much input New horse trailer. I’ve had my Exiss 2H GN for over 20 years and it’s served me ...

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Just wanted to thank all for your condolences and understanding of losing mom and the difficulties we faced during that time. Horse people get it. Anyway I’m still trying to catch up with riding. I did get on Joplin one day this week and have worked her in hand some too. Definitely not ready for cli...

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Oh no mountaineer! What a PIA:(. My in laws just went through this due to busted hot water heater and we did here at my mom’s place after bad storm. Ugh takes forever these days for repair work Exvet sounds like an interesting diversion with Junior but understand not going down that road again. Glad...

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Tanga jingles you get your health sorted soon. Aleuronx so happy for you! Mountaineer awesome on your clinic! It is fun to have a good egg to have as a partner Chisamba how’s your new girl? Such a pretty mare. Blob have a great vacation! Mari congratulations! Love the pics:) Me I’ve not ridden or ev...

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Exvet wow. Good for Brandon keeping his cool. Selling horses is a PIA! Cross my fingers this next interested party works out and ppe is good. Lsp glad L seems to be ok! Horses can definitely be a puzzle. Blob jingles for mm! Have a good vacation too!! As for me we are doubtful that mom will last to ...

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Some lovely reports and fun video flight! Norsey is huge!! Big guy handled the course though. Jingles blob for MM My report is Rip is still lame. Another vet trip to dig into this more but if things aren’t going to be able to turn around I will euthanize him. Living in a stall is not fair and he’s t...

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Texsuze Rip had a metabolic panel done making sure he was not ppid or insulin resistant. One vet says he’s insulin resistant the other says he’s wnl. Sigh. I do think they ran chem and probably cbc but not 100%. If so all was fine. I’m like can cellulitis be transmitted? I didn’t think so but this i...

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I listen to many podcasts of political nature. One was hot for Mayor Pete because he’s such a beast with articulating facts and fearless in going on Fox etc. I would love Pete but Shapiro from PA looks good and Mark Kelly he and his wife true American heroes. I too am so much more hopeful with Kamal...

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Awesome show results Exvet blob and aleuronx!! WTG! SF i don’t not really like how T goes in the saddle. I’ve seen her canter better. I know saddle shopping is a PIA. Expensive too. I’m not getting much done here. Trying to figure out all the issues between horses and mom. Henry is good after his ve...

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Tanga I can’t believe how fricking gullible Trumpers are. T a Christian?! Honest?!! A good business man geez how can they even believe anything they do about T

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Tanga I have no idea how anyone with two brain cells could support T

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And now I just hope the Dems can get their shit together

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Cool! My dad was at the Cape in the space race running up to the moon trips. He was running radar tracking the rockets as they were launched. My DS was able to go to the Cape with my dad for a tour. Wished I had been able to go. Did get to go to aviation museum in DC and listen to him speak of the b...

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Well sitting at the ER vet with Henry. Extreme nausea but no vomiting so was worried about flipping stomach. Better safe than not with this deep chested dog. Jingles appreciated Rip is still lame LF only. Started on the RF. Was shod Friday with pads and magic cushion so trip to my lameness vet this ...

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Interesting turn of events yesterday. Geeze what a mess our political landscape is.

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Thanks all! Got to love vets and multiple opinions. The vet who diagnosed Rip with laminitis and sinking is not my preferred lameness vet. Her specialty is breeding work. But because of the holiday my lameness vet was out of town. My farrier and my holistic vet (who’s married to my farrier) both got...

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Please jingle for Rip. Hes been lame for a week. Originally thought it was an abscesss but it’s not resolved. Hauling to the vet today for radiographs. I can count on just a few fingers how many times Rip has been lame. Airway issues yes but never leg issues Update it’s laminitis and possibly sinkin...

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Major anxiety in our household. Between the SC horrendous decisions and the presidential race crazy we are a bit beside ourselves.

Between politics and mom having more bad days than good I’m certainly glad I have the horses to be distracted with.

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Swelter is right! Blob I don’t know how you can face showing in our heat and humidity. It’s miserable. Can’t imagine putting on show clothes! Do you show at the horse park? Good luck if you do. How is RP with rear shoes? Chisamba fun!! Can’t wait to see Aletta go in the show arena. Such a nice mare!...

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I’m wrapping up June hosting a WE clinic in the blazing heat. Been a bit difficult to get participants for various reasons but we are a go now. I do ride early so at least it won’t be horrendous.

Then who knows. Georgia hot humid summer. Bleh

Chisamba Aletta is just lovely!

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Right now I am in the process of looking for skilled nursing care for my mom for monetary reasons. It’s so expensive to keep her here at home with 24/7 caregivers which she needs. If I knew 100% she would be gone in 6 months to a year I would not be making this choice. Not having that knowledge I’ve...

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Ouch mountaineer!! Jingles for quick healing and dang ! On the boots :( Fun ride in the field today. We had kind of lost our trot HI because Cedar had us doing HI trot to canter so Joplin just wanted to canter. Played with it until we could do both. It’s a sloping pasture with gentle grade so it’s f...

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I count the same way Exvet does. Though it’s been awhile since I’ve done tempi changes. 4 s are hardest for me to count. 2 s easiest. I tend to sit with my shoulders a bit forward in the canter with Joplin so I have to think sit back a bit with my shoulders. Her canter is difficult to sit on. But sa...

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Which mouthpiece is everyone using on the winderen? Most know Joplin can be a bit bit reactive too. The better she’s engaged though the better her acceptance but hey maybe there is a better fit for her. Right now she’s in myler wide barrel eggbutt
I had not heard of these bits untilmSF mentioned them

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Super ride aleuronx! Kora looks fantastic!! Mountaineer love Potters canter work! Such smooth changes:). Fun!! Exvet sounds like you’ve got a plan to get where you want with Junior. 4-1 is definitely stepping out there! Blob glad RPmis feeling better in the canter. Good luck at the show! It’s defini...

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Good luck Exvet and mountaineer! Exvet good for you willing to put Brandon’s needs first. He will make someone a fun WD with the work you’ve put on him. Right now in the family department I’m dealing with mom starting end stage dementia. Horrid to watch. Bad when you wish she would go to sleep and n...

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Chisamba I think your approach of increasing the demand of Saiph’s training so the PSG feels easy is a good plan. I have learned from Cedar to not only have one approach to the difficult training but multiple ways of testing the horse’s balance strength and understanding of the work. She uses double...

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Al congratulations on the show!! Exvet jingles for Brandon and your daughter. Hopefully she is out of the hospital and feeling better. Go Junior!! Mari major jingles for Odin and his sheath. SF the vaccine did nothing for Joplin’s sarcoid. $3,000 later nada. Two rounds. We ended up topical with old ...

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It’s so much fun reading everyone’s updates! Chisamba what a beautiful young mare! So excited for you:) Exvet the show sounds like you were stretched pretty thin. Good on you though for volunteering. Volunteers are such an important part of shows. I’ve done so in the past even have run schooling sho...

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You need a coonhound:). I know raccoons can be pests but it’s just not something we deal with here on our farm. They happily stay in our trees not venturing close to the house. Henry did get within about 10 ‘ of one baying at the top of his voice with the raccoon not paying much attention at first. ...

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Mine certainly like their payoffs when working! I always have cookies with me. Rip would start nickering when I told him good boy. Joplin knows where I keep them and I had an OTTB g that just a light pat and good boy and he would puff himself up. He also adored sugar cubes. In Portugal they used car...

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Chisamba that is a very good point re young horse in a tense atmosphere vs GP horse. Out of all the international riders I think CH and CDJ are some of the kinder ones. They think about their mounts as horses not just as tools for medals. C did say she normally would stretch him at home but was bein...

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I do a click that is not able to be seen but I don’t usually differentiate between the click and different movements. It’s just a general more energy. It helps myself to keep asking more. Cedar uses actual words including piaffe for the movement in training. I really haven’t used words much in a lon...

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Back from vacation in Utah. What gorgeous country Zion national park and Bryce Canyon and surrounding areas! Way different from green swampy Georgia:). So much rock!! Great fun great weather great food. We stayed just outside of ZNP at Zion mountain ranch. Nice little cabin on the hill overlooking t...

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SF T is really swinging in her trot these days! Did not get much accomplished after the clinic. More in a holding pattern. Now off to Utah for vacation. Heading to see Zion National Park and having a visit to Bryce Canyon as well. Doing some hiking and riding. Mom still up and down. I did sign up fo...

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Ahoy fellow pirates maties! I do Pilates at a studio classical Pilates :). Yes it can be dangerous. I’ve been bucked off the reformer a few times thankfully I fall well. 15,000-20,000 steps a day heavy farm chores is just not enough and unlike chisamba I now only have one riding horse (though Gaila ...

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Exvet have you thought about a leather tree? The hildago is a unique saddle and much more affordable than many dressage saddles. Funny about the renvere in L lead. That is exactly what Cedar is having me do with Joplin to improve the strength and straightness L to get a clean L to R change. Joplin c...

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Good call! While my barn aisle is concrete my stalls are rock dust with mats over it. Have had horses in the barn for 19 years now and it holds up very well. I’ve had to replace a few mats but very little work done on the rock dust. Slight leveling on a couple of stalls.

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Super Cedar clinic this past weekend. Joplin and I are learning some new skills too. Long reining and long lining Cedar style. It’s been awhile since I’ve done much long lining. Cedar has some good exercises that will help Joplin to progress in her strength and understanding of the work. We worked o...

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Kelo it’s good to hear from you again! What a cutie your new guy is!! For those of us with yellow ponies we should form the yellow brigade:) To help prevent stiffening in the transition put a bend to him. Ask for yield laterally in the transition. I have a cool comparison of Joplin https://www.faceb...

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Love the pink blob!! Nice pictures too! Hopefully RP will settle more with his shoes. I’ve not had bad reactions when putting shoes on actually saw really good results when putting back shoes on Rip. Joplin has been in all 4 since she was started. Never tried any backwith Gaila she only wears front....

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Ulani is here! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0RjoFdfm7FwpcQ6X9hufDRYbwE2dmZM9G2abm6GMFL6YY1diFWDpU6hmVGUFrhQUnl&id=100000861553573 Absolutely enormous palomino filly with white I think on all 4 feet and star small strip and snip. She is blinged out! But my god she’s huge!! No ...

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Gaila here at 355. Sigh. She’s in no hurry. Very laid back about this pregnancy stuff. No drama mamma

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Foal watch. Jingles please! 350 days. Gaila is close. First night sleeping at the barn. See if she goes tonight or if a get a couple of nights “rest” on the cot.

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Boy she would not like my warm up! I usually do lateral work in hand first or at least get on and do lateral work in the walk. We do stretch a bit in the walk but go to the trot and lateral work moving pretty quickly through the different movements. Cedar last clinic had me thinking piaffe walk in w...

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