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The bodyworker I used to use who also ran a rehab facility had one and it was pretty much collecting dust. I never saw her use it; she said it was more popular with people than horses (she would take it when she had a booth at events).

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Congrats, Queso looks great in blue

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I thought I had enough in the collected trot today until I started showboating and pushed for what I felt was a very acceptable medium across the diagonal to change direction, and my trainer said drily "Oh, good--there's your collected trot!" :lol: I had almost the same moment on A in my ...

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I'm still taking lessons with Danielle. She has moved over to Johann Hinnemann's now and is coming up once a month or so.

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Susan, apparently there is a vet up in Emmett that is good with ulcers and charges less for scoping. Maybe you know her, but if not, I can get the info from someone at my barn who used her. Yeah, the weekend's air was Not Great. Yesterday I had a non-riding day and still spend about four hours at th...

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Good to hear from you! Sounds like a good new start for you and Phoenix.

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Whew, Tesla's first show is on the books! I found out just a few days ago about a Pony Club schooling show and took her in the ground poles. It took about an hour of walking her around and a bit of lunging before I felt like getting on was a wise choice, but after that she was really quite good. I w...

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Sounds similar to my lesson on A this morning. Stretchy forward round in the trot, then keeping her over the back and really bending into the SI or HI, then another deep stretchy circle thinking lengthen. Doing this in both trot and canter, and keeping deep in T/C, C/T and even W/C transitions. She ...

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I think I had a bit of a breakthrough today WRT my right hip/seatbone. I let the seatbone float a little, and that leg has historically been the one to rotate more outwards. It is not easy, but I have to think about pushing that knee down and the hip forwards. I could see the improvement in the righ...

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There is a symposium or something here to go over the new tests around November 13th, so I'd imagine slightly before that? Tesla had five days off due to the bug bite on her girth line. I rigged up her girth with some thick sheepskin pieces and put her back to work yesterday. She was a little crabby...

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I have never used any of their material, but thought someone might be interested: https://www.equitopiacenter.com/online-courses/

Considering the Asymmetry course, but not sure if I have the time!

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chantal wrote:Wow, I wish I had the energy (and $) for 3 horses SF.
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So do I

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I wish I could say that it's cooling off here, but September is starting out HOT. Next two months: Self: Starting DRT 2 on the 5th Train for a half marathon the day before my 45th birthday? It's a race I've done a couple times before. They just announced they'll be holding it for the first time sinc...

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I went out to do a little jump day with Annabelle and a) too many people riding, and b) realized I'd left my helmet in the trailer. So time to close out. Self Continue running 1x per week and gym 2x per week - Yes. I noticed comparing video shots from a couple months ago vs. now I'm looking more tri...

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Oh gosh Chisamba, that looks scary! Glad Saiph is OK. It seems like no matter how long we're around horses they come up with new ways to surprise us. I saw a FB post yesterday of a gelding who had sucked the leg strap from his blanket straight up his sheath. Hauled Annabelle out to school this morni...

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Wow ExVet, you are doing a lot given the kind of heat you must be getting down there! We finally got a little reprieve from the heat this weekend, though it's going to climb back over 100 in the next couple days. I had good lessons Friday and this morning. I only rode Tesla on Friday, and then both ...

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Kyra is so cute :) I need to do that with Annabelle, but I would need to put her in side reins (the horror!). Tesla did her first flying change by accident in our lesson this morning. We got a touch off course and had to negotiate one of the poles forming the edge of our redneck dressage court. http...

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Sounds like an overall good show with some challenges overcome. Thanks for sharing your video; you and Kora make a nice pair!

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Enrollment is open for DRT2. I think it starts September 5th. I found DRT1 quite helpful, so I'm going to sign up. I've been back at the gym 2x a week for the past few month, using some of the DRT exercises (hello kneeling on a yoga ball!) as well as kettlebells and the elliptical machine. On the we...

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LSP, that bridle looks great on Lynx! Ponichiwa - the WD sounds like fun. You and Queso will be star students, I'm sure. I've thought of transitioning Annabelle to WD, but there doesn't seem to be much of it going on around here; it just hasn't really caught on as far as I can tell. If I did, I'd pr...

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Well, I am back from my show and pretty happy with the results. Yesterday my brain short-circuited and I rode a wrong diagonal in both of my tests for a 2 point deduction. I'm always a little tentative with how A is going to handle the show environment, especially in the first test, so we took it a ...

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Demi, thank you for checking in. I'm glad that Besa and your training program are giving you some structure and something to look forward to during such a difficult time of transition and loss. I just got my girls an Equilibrium back massage pad. Yes, they are spoilt. Annabelle seemed a little nervo...

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Moutaineer, I'm toying with the September show too; it's mostly the money factor giving me pause at this point, with the price of gas. I just got my ride times for this weekend, and we'll be done by 10 am both days, which I'm so relieved about since it's going to be 100-ish. I'm also glad I'll be ri...

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LSP, maybe to think about this another way - you've probably found the root cause of the little niggles that have been worrying you. You have a solid treatment plan to move forward with now. I know dealing with all of this sucks though. Horses are so dang delicate! After Tesla's OCD surgery (coffin ...

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Make sure those horses will load, folks. Oh yeah... memories of running yearlings that have never been hauled into a stock trailer in the dark with a grassfire approaching. Not something I ever care to repeat. Glad things got under control before evacuation was necessary! LSP, Lynx is looking good!...

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Chisamba, what a great pics with the matching shirts, ribbon and happy horse and people! Blob, glad you finally got your trailer. I'm sure MM will really appreciate the front unload option! It's also great to hear that she is feeling so much better, and you got some good advice from your trainer for...

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Wow, what a gorgeous location!

Glad the training stuck with Fergal. Sometimes after training, one long trip and it unravels and it's almost like starting from scratch.

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I had literally the best ride on Tesla this morning, and caught it on video. I wasn't tracking time, but it turns out we were done in 25 minutes because she just stepped up and went to work. I can see I'm riding still a touch defensively, and can now start sitting and bringing her up to the bridle. ...

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I like the pics in the coat the best, especially the first and fourth. Saiph is my dream horse color. A little jump session with Annabelle today. Annabelle managed to canter through a little course of verticals despite my ineptitude. Tesla was really good again today. Riding with two whips is turnin...

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That'll be fun SF! I'm riding with her mid-September. Where/when are you showing? The Benefit Idaho show the 20th-21st. Oh yeah, new tests! I was thinking of going over to the September schooling show in Pocatello to muck around with 2-2 and 2-3, but maybe not worthwhile if they'll change next year.

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Tesla was so good this morning. No balking/bracing against my leg at all. I was going to just W/T her through the First-3 test pattern at the end of the ride since I'm working on cementing my tests in my head, but she was ON it and we rode the test with all the canter work and stayed inside the redn...

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Have you ever ridden her twice a day? That always made Rip a much better horse to ride! No, but I was thinking about trying that when it cools off next week. But there are only so many hours in the day and driving back and forth to the barn eats time even though it's close. Joplin sounds so fun! I ...

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I like the Spursuader spurs. They are like a flat knob so the don't feel pointy on the horse's side. Obie would buck if I touched his sides with a regular spur in the canter, but the Spursuaders were perfect. I think they also make some that are like a rubber knob. I bet you could even make somethin...

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Glad you had such a good show! It is tough when you think it's so much better but the scoring is tougher. I had lessons on both girls yesterday and today. We started at 6 am due to the 100+ heatwave we're in. I am exhausted. Tesla has been going through another one of her phases; breaks just aren't ...

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Demi, I am so sorry to hear of your husband's passing. What a shock and loss.

I'm glad you have the nice memory of him enjoying riding Rocky so recently.

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Oh Khall, what a day getting home from the vet and turning right back around for an emergency. I hope Gaila is good with her stall rest and heals up well. Boy, I thought I got an early enough start to ride both mares before work today. Tesla was once again hard headed. She is not sure she has a left...

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Nice inspiration - we stabled next to Lea at a show last year when they were struggling with 4th. TLDR non dressage rider and half Arabian saddle seat trained horse make PSG. https://katrinaleighphotography.com/202 ... kster-lea/

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She seems super close to getting it although I think she's maybe expecting too much in just one season. It seems to me with the less than ideal conformation you have to be extra patient and very attuned to the details. Totally! Annabelle has been 2nd level-ish for a while. Some days I think I'm hig...

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Congrats Chisamba! I'm glad you went for it and gave fourth a try; those are respectable scores and it sounds like you will be able to scoop up more points when you're more able to get to the horse that you have at home, so the training is there. Queso is so cute, I'm impressed that he is schooling ...

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I'm so sorry, what a shock.

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Aleuronx do you mind sharing your snacks you go to? Deal with high humidity and heat pretty much daily here in Georgia and yeah you get nauseated eating. Our dew point is consistently staying in the mid 70’s. Hard to get motivated right now. Eagerly waiting on our beach trip in 2 weeks:) Not who yo...

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Many jingles for your DH, Demi! Glad there is a good prognosis, and Besa is in good hands so you don't have to worry about that. First jumping lesson on A since last year, we are doing so much better cantering to the fences. My headset went out midway through, so I probably missed some instruction. ...

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SF, I am glad Tesla in on the mend. I liked your little canter grids for Annabelle. That would be a humongous challenge for Kyra. She had never quite figured out canter poles and gets super tense. I have kind of given up on those, especially since the current barn has a whopping 4 poles available. ...

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Yep, I've ridden green horses most of my life, so I get that! I finally have a horse going consistently around 2nd level, and it is a new ballgame training when you can pretty much get on and have the horse obediently W/T/C on the bit and perform basic lateral work. But then the whole world of dress...

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I'm not sure what you mean by a training mindset, but maybe it is more a mindset of "making" the horse behave rather than training in the gymnastic sense of dressage? Also, are you riding the same horse(s) consistently, or different horses? If the same horses, you should have a basic sense...

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Sounds like some extra excitement at the barn Moutaineer! I suppose it's good practice for the unexpected that might happen at a show. Flight, sorry you've been sick, and hats off for struggling through to do your socially distanced lesson. Glad you have Norsey to step and and hope Ding is back at i...

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"Walk almost like we're gonna trot, trot almost like we're gonna canter. That was a big one when I audited GR last (?) year. Good reminder! It would be intimidating riding with him and you did it. Sounds like a good clinic overall even if you felt things regressed a bit with the atmosphere. Th...

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Mari, we've done that one too. I don't know if it has as much of an effect on Annabelle, but does help with snappy transitions. I've also been using canter to walk poles, and then canter off again. Keeps the walk marching after the down transition. Shoot, the August 20th show entries opened already....

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I just got around to watching a video from a few days ago. I wasn't very happy with how I rode, and specifically how I dealt with Annabelle being a little stiff and against my hand. It didn't look as bad as I thought though. This is a clip from the end, where we incorporated some of the exercise I w...

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