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I have actually been riding this past week, sometimes even 2 days in a row! Since I wrote my goals down, I am even working on trying to achieve them which is a good thing. :lol: Worked on flying changes with Rudy the other day because I could feel the fc's in his collected canter and figured it was ...

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I have no idea, guess I'll look for that. Thnx

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Sheesh Chenders, I'm 55 and NOT a senior rider, although I did buy a baby a few years ago who will be my "old lady" horse down the road. :lol: I am so happy for you that you found a new heart horse to dote upon. Beautiful head shot. Hey westisbest, how is your horse doing with his chest in...

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Yup, bipolar IS NOT "mood swings". The psychotic episodes on the "manic' side of the dz are daunting to say the least, the depressive episodes at the other end of the spectrum are much quicker to recognize and deal with in my experience. Either way, there were times that remembering i...

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So, my ds video'd me riding Tio yesterday using my cell phone. Unfortunately, he started with the phone in the vertical position, thought better of it and switched to horizontal about 30sec into the vid. So now I either have to watch sideways or screen lock my tablet so that I can view the video. An...

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Wait.....what's wrong with being an introvert?

Have to agree about the bipolar thing, that is a term thrown about much to casually me thinks. My sister was diagnosed bipolar over 30yrs ago, and while she has done well over all, true bipolar dz is not for the faint of heart.

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Yeah, I'd like to have video, Flight. maybe one of these days my son will video me at the right time.

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We have a tractor ('61 massey-ferguson 30hp with pto, 4wd) and no 4-wheelers. We have a bush hog, a harrow, a rennovator and a box blade for it--the only thing that would make it better is a bucket, but it really isn't powerful enough. We also have a sprayer with a pump that runs off the pto, pretty...

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Gorgeous pictures of a lovely, grand old gal. Thank you for sharing her story. So sorry for your loss.

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Raaats! Video didn't come up. Oh well, I'll take your word for it. So happy for you that you found a horse to love (even if it's only part time.) Lol

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First of all, I would like to commend Dresseur and khall for keeping their discussion civil. I have really been enjoying reading about Dresseur's journey with her youngster, and like many of you, was a tad concerned about her asking too much but didn't say anything. Why? Because, it is also clear fr...

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That is wonderful news Shirrine. Congratulations.

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I feel so happy for the sport of dressage. Valegro had a beautiful final performance and was rewarded with the Gold Medal. i did not get to see Laura Graves ride, but Diddy must've risen to the occasion as they got 4th overall. How amazing is that?! To take a horse to the Olympics with so little int...

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So here's my input, having rehabbed many horses in the past, and therefore having dealt with many a fried brain. 1. Easy to beat yourself up--don't, it isn't helpful. My friend used to say that i spoke about Scotty (the worst rehab I ever worked with) as though he were an abusive husband. You know, ...

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The hairline fracture was in another horse (French horse in jumpers). Announcer got it mixed up. No fracture in Parcival.
Carry on.

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YaY straightforward!

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Great news about the horse and sorry about the hip. Speedy healing jingles.

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Good job chisamba. Thank you for sharing.

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Just watched that Schumacher video--I really liked it. Thank you for sharing.

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Last week was county fair week which, as a 4H leader and mom, means I was totally involved with fair stuff for like 2wks and horses got 0 riding. Finally rode Sunday eve both Rudy and Tio. I took it easy on Rudy (2nd/3rd lvl horse) and just focused on keeping him forward and straight. Tio, the green...

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I used to have a huge reaction to tetanus vacc, but no longer, and yes, I get one every 10 or 20 yrs--whenever someone mentions it. :D You DO NOT want to risk getting the disease. In olden days, it was veterinarians, farriers, and gardeners who most commonly came down with the disease--all people wi...

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That is so cool! Congratulations! You must be over the moon!

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Sorry, in advance, for diverting, but chisamba , your posts crack me up. You must have autocorrect on or something.

Carry on.

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Funny Demi (and mc re quoting) should post that quote about stillness + swinging. I was playing with mediums last night on Rudy and noticed my right hip wasn't really swinging with his trot going to the right, and so he would rush instead of lengthen his stride. When I focused on really swinging tho...

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You are ROCKIN' IT Ryeissa. You look strong, flexible and confident...oh, and so does Riot. Excellent job you two.

(Love the little whoopsie do at the end of the right canter lead. Cheekie fello.

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We just have netFlix and a ChromeCast for each TV. Ds controls it from his tablet, works fine for us. I have no idea how Roku and the like works.

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I found one in Amazon called...Horse Crazy: Women and the Horses They Love by A. Bronwyn Llewellyn

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I saw Charolette/Valegro and like 4 or 5 more rides. What amazed me was how many riders rode inaccurate figures at that level of competition! Like one rider who was staring at her horse's neck on a short diagonal and almost completely missed K. Goes to show that no matter how long you compete or at ...

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Yay Susan and Kyra. I am so happy you can ride some now. I hope your demo saddle works out for you. In regards to my query about flying changes, Rudy has very nice c-w-c 90% of the time and can do them anywhere in the arena, true or cc leads. The quality of the transitions is primarily dependent on ...

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Thank you for the comments on my video khall, Ryeissa and Chisamba. I will continue to work on impulsion in that collected trot. I take it from your comments that my plan of maintaining tempo and impulsion in the lateral work and only then going for more angle, bend or whatever is the way to go with...

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Great job Flight. As one who has struggled mightily over the years with my position, I know how hard it is to change, but also how rewarding.

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Tio is a little sore on his right front and Rudy's feet are getting too long, but the farrier is finally coming on Saturday (yay!) and I rode Rudy anyway. After a nice walk/trot out and about I schooled in the arena. Last time it was c-w-c and collected-medium-collected on a 20m circle and down the ...

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Once again, I did not ride this weekend, but I did get quite a bit of work done around the home place despite a searing migraine. :P Anyways, wanted to say in regards to spooky, hyper-vigilant horses, that I owned/rode one for many years and even got him up to 3rd lvl before he died. Things that hel...

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I have to confess to being a wimp. :( I rode tio out in the hay field last night but did not canter, grrrr. He took off in such a big, unbalanced trot that I did not feel it safe to ask for canter and focused instead on re-establishing the nice balanced trot he has in the arena. Tio, on the other ha...

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Wonderful pictures and comments all of you. Thank you so much for sharing your journeys. Real life and ds keep interfering with my riding time so once again I went almost a week with no riding. Nonetheless, both horses rose to the occasion and gave good work in the 95 degree weather. Tio (the "...

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lovely obituary for a wonderful horseman.

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THIS is a GREAT conversation y'all are having. I've been out of town since Thursday at a soccer tourney so I am just catching up now and have really enjoyed reading all the posts. Exvet and Linden, I am so happy to see you two chiming in. Khall, interesting post about deliberate rein slip, I think I...

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Good reminder Rye. I hope when linden feels better, she chimes in too. Great discussion you guys.

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Again, I wrote an update but it didn't load for some reason. So here is the short version. I rode in the heat (90's) Saturday knowing that Tio would most likely be sluggish and piggy because he hates heat. Boy was I wrong! he was not only forward and enthusiastic, he even tried having a bucking fit ...

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Very funny, (((((((shirrine)))))) and millions of healing jingles

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Yeah, Tio's a chunky monkey, gotta get the muzzle back on him. I was just waiting for this heat wave to break back a bit. Your horse is gorgeous btw SF.

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I wrote a whole post about this 2nd lvl agony but forgot to submit it. lol Suffice it to say that I now consider 2nd lvl like middle school--probably because my ds is in middle school. This is the time you find all the holes you glossed over during elementary school, and the time that your student w...

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Okay, I'll try. I snapped this picture a couple weeks ago and noticed how different the muscling on Rudy (2nd lvl horse) is compared to Tio who is a green bean. Rudy is on the left and is an 11yr old TB while Tio is on the right and is a coming 5yr old Belgian warmblood. I bought Rudy for my 50th bi...

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Rosie, probably tmi, but my son used to run out to the bushes to poo when he was getting "housebroken".

Country kids, gotta love em.

Been a busy week driving folks to various appointments etc. in addition to work. I guess that can be fun, right?

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First goal is to ride more--say, 4-5 times a week. Second goal is to pull more weight off Tio by getting his muzzle back on and by riding more (see goal 1) Third goal is get flying changes put on Rudy by taking him up to coach's place for a few days or so. Fourth goal is to get Tio used to going on ...

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My wrap up for teh last two months is... Tio is too fat, not been ridden enough and yet, somehow, he rides like a green horse instead of newly broke baby most of the time now. Rudy is going quite nicely most of the time. It all hinges on my paying attention to the basics of straight and forward. Huh...

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Wait...eating delicious MacDonald's fries (from potatoes grown right here in my "back yard") is bad for you????? I was routinely admonished to gain more weight, even though I gained exactly what the doctor ordered. lol The funniest 2 things I ever heard both happened in Costco when ds was ...

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I took Rudy on down the road last night in keeping with the the idea that too much arena work is not good. :P No, really, I knew if we worked in the arena, I would want more of what I had the day before, and so I stuck with my initial plan of hack day. Rudy wanted to go on the trail along side the r...

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Yay, I got to ride last night! :D :D :D I know y'all have wonderful horses but I have the BEST. Hehe Rudy first...Lets see, I lunged first while i picked weeds because he needed some time to warm up his muscles and I needed to get some weeds out of my arena. After the usual discussion about whether ...

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Wait....do i think I am doing the best i can? Yup, most of the time anyways. Lol Do I think OTHER people are doing the best THEY can? Hmmmm, sometimes I sincerely hope that what I witness is not that person's best.

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