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Well…no training today but she got her hill work :lol: . The old girl (she turned 20 on 5/19) still looks pretty good. She has been stall bound all since Sunday due to all the rain and the arenas have been closed. Hopefully at least one of them will be open tomorrow. What had her so entranced and bu...

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Sorry LSP, those are high heels. The bone alignment almost looks like a woman in stilettos. I was thinking about getting Kyra shod but seeing stuff like this, I think I will stick to BF and boots. I hope you find a competent farrier soon. Well, I had a nice ride Saturday then the monsoons returned a...

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SF—I tried Hoof Armour last year and it didn’t help. In fact, I applied it as directed on a dry hoof and within days, her whole sole shed, taking the Hoof Armour with it. I tried it one other time as I had some left and didn’t notice any benefit. The other thing I thought about trying is Scoot Skins...

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Boy demi, that is one sweet mounting/dismounting block. I have to fish around to find the step on a 3 step block. Fingers crossed I haven’t had any problems. Poor horse has to just stand still with me hanging off the side until I find the block. At the new barn, there are some nice big granite rocks...

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Chisamba…I had my right hip replaced in 2015. I was back on my (one) horse in 4 1/2 weeks. I had a Superpath approach so none of the muscles were cut. My surgeon’s wife is an excellent dressage rider and that is why I picked him initially thinking he would understand riding and was thrilled when he ...

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Silly me. I have no idea why I thought the Baucher bit wouldn't work with the PS of Sweden. I put it on that bridle and she worked really well in it. She was very even in the contact/connection. I don't know if it was the day or she actually is happier in this setup. The only downside, she is a lot ...

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Well...the horse is 20 and I am 66. She was alllmossst ready for 2nd level about 10-11 years ago and then my body failed me and up until last year, she probably got ridden 100 times in that time frame...except for the two times Straightforward rode her for a few months each time. I did do a lot of g...

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What an enjoyable day at the barn today. Temperature of 72 degrees, light breeze, and a seemingly happy horse…what more do you need? One thing I have been striving for the last month is getting Kyra relaxed enough to be able to W/T/C on a loose rein. I don’t feel we need to be in dressage mode every...

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I put this on TOB too. Watch the video embedded in the story. I think it is very cute…but then I would

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I hate sticky breeches. Then again, I use a seat saver that is fairly ‘sticky’. I have found exercise pants from Land’s End that work great for riding pants and they have the little thigh pockets so I can easily carry my phone.

Jingles for quick healing. That is a tender area

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Susan

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Yes, I need to get the PS of Sweden and try the bit on it. That would be the most economical. I wish I could have more leisure time at the barn but I have to be pretty economic in my barn time. I can’t leave Mom alone too long. I will bring them home next trip so I can fiddle around with it here. To...

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That is a nice bridle but back to whether a bit that is the Baucher configuration will work on it. I can test that with the PS of Sweden.
More choices for retail therapy

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Is Annabelle’s bridle cob size or horse size?

Kyras_Mom

That looks like a rabble rousing group. Congrats on the kitties. It will be a hard wait but worth it.

Susan

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Exvet…I am finding the same thing with Kyra. Now that we are working in nice footing I have this big bounding canter to the left. Something she hasn’t normally been known for. Right lead seems to be a bit softer and better tempo but not as much activity as on the left. At the old barn, with the crap...

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Thanks…yes, the Fairfax is what Blueberry was wearing. I can try the Fager bit on the PS of Sweden bridle but I am not sure the Baucher will work with it. I won’t know until I try I guess. I also found a reasonably priced Kavalcade bridle with a drop that adjusts on both sides. Of course it is out o...

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I haven’t started looking and I am lazy. Does anyone know of a nice drop that adjusts on both sides of the nose and is for a smaller horse or cob? I have an adjustable one that has adjustment on one side. It is on the last hole and still is a bit wide across her nose. I could poke another hole but s...

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She is lovely Demi. She looks so soft and willing. As for the “plain brown wrapper”…enjoy. The white ones are a pain to keep clean

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Congratulations Demi. Most Andalusians are definitely people horses and I expect she will appreciate having her own person. Kyra got lunged on Thursday as the wind was blowing a gale and she just isn’t a wind horse (still waiting on my noise canceling bonnet sitting on some ship somewhere?). She was...

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. Fantastic

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I have had 2 nice rides this week. I am thinking that the magnesium is helping but warmer weather doesn’t hurt either. She has been very fussy with bits again this spring.I had gotten a Fager titanium bit and she didn’t seem very happy with that one either. I went back to the NS Turtle Tactio and al...

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Well, today no extra foam, just nice EVEN lipstick :? . SF, I did do some massage under her jaw before we went out today...she seemed to really like that. I didn't really feel much difference between the sides but certainly simple enough to do before riding. Flight, I think I tend to be stronger on ...

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Demi, jingles for SIL and family. I am glad she can get back home. The new horse sounds exciting and jingling for a clean PPE. SF...so glad that Tesla seems to be getting "it". Good luck with the travels. Kyra is sound...I think the issue the other day was that the trimmer left a bunch of ...

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Since I started riding this spring, Kyra has been pretty fussy with the bit(s) and she is foaming quite a bit on just the left side. Right side has some light lipstick…which is what is typical for her. Her teeth were done in late March and that seemed to help a bit but not much. She wasn’t doing thi...

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I am so sorry Goldhorse. Laminitis just sucks. Jingles for proper hoof building. That is why I was so freaked out with Kyra’s little episode yesterday. Thankfully, she looked fine today. She was moving well and standing square. She still was a little stiff/stilted turning on the concrete stall aisle...

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Pietmontfields…I think she barely finished the MSM or is nearly finished. I do baggies and Sunday, she had 4 left that had MSM. SueB. Yes, weird. That is what Kyra was like. Julie said only one little bruise on the left hind (which has the goose egg on her leg), no stretching or redness in the white...

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Horses! Always something. :P That is for sure. Kyra had a weird episode today. She was getting trimmed today so I got to the barn early so I could get her out and move her around on the lunge before the trimmer got there. She was a bit short moving but it was cool and she has been stall bound excep...

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Ouch blob. Take care. SF, hope the Adequan straightens out Ms. Annabelle. It looks like Kyra has another week off…from riding at least. We got next to no rain or snow in February or March. The last two weeks we have been inundated. So, twice in the last two weeks, the arenas have been closed due to ...

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Good job exvet. Kyra would have been toast with the wind. I don’t even think it is the blowing flapping stuff but just that the wind distorts all the sounds and her alert level goes to DEFCON 1. I did manage to get a ride in between thunderstorms. It was OK. I am still flummoxed as to where her nice...

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I hope Rocky is OK. I have a similar issue with Kyra. She has a molar that broke a slab of it off a few years ago. Vet said to leave it be and that has been OK. No issues with it. Well, this year with her dental, the rest of that tooth has kind of disintegrated leaving only the root. Again, he said ...

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Kyra got her body work yesterday and was so happy. I just lunged her today as I had Mom in the car and she looked very even and relaxed. Hopefully, I can ride tomorrow but our weather is so schizo right now. Supposed to blow through a storm tonight and drop the temperature 20 degrees :roll: . She ha...

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Crazy, isn’t it Sue. We need the precipitation badly so I guess we will take it. We didn’t get any snow just buckets of rain. I got an email that ALL 3 of our arenas are closed due to excessive water. That is probably OK. I went out yesterday and Kyra had a pretty big left hind leg. The same one tha...

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Yikes heddy...I think your plate is full. Just roll with it. If you get a ride...great. My goals for the next two months... Get Kyra some body work. That is scheduled for this Thursday. She still looked very so slightly off on the right front on the lunge line but I went ahead and rode her. There wa...

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Potters is at his spookiest if he is sore anywhere. Its a useful indicator that if things are really amped up, I need to go looking for a problem. Averagely amped up, not so much. I have been looking but thus far cannot find anything obvious. I am going to get the body worker here to work on her. S...

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Khall, that would be a good time to use that extra energy. I usually do it at the end of our work due to the tension. I want nice half steps not stamping ants which is what I get if she is too tense or full of sh*#. SF, that would be great. I think her over stimulation is a combo of sound and sight....

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Well, I got one more work with Kyra and she was so spooky and tense..gah. However, one of my barn mate’s horse was naughty too (he is a 17yo been there, done that gelding) so apparently it was in the air. That is possible. The weather changed about 5 times today and we got a major thunderstorm with ...

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So my goals...continue working on my hip issues. I have a few more PT sessions and am starting on my rowing machine. It is improving but slowly. Just do some hopefully low key riding to keep advancing her fitness and get her teeth done and see if that fixes the issues. If not, onto the next rabbit ...

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Whew, I don't know where time goes. My time management skills are not good. With that, next month I plan on going to the barn Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Those are the guaranteed barn days (yeah, right :roll: ) and keeps my butt from getting too sore from consecutive days of riding. That...

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Ditto what Demi says. It should be purely cosmetic and will grow out with time.

Susan

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Me too Rye...I like me a good hound. Love the looks at the cookies in the down stay. Like...they, they are RIGHT THERE.

Someone will get a really nice dog.

Susan

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Here you go. You can find the book used in several places. The DVD is useful.
https://dressagenaturally.net/book/

Susan

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I don't really have allergies...but this year, I think I have allergies. My barn also have a creek and willows and the wind has been blowing a fair bit. Between that and the hair. Lordy, Kyra has been shedding since early January (she is under lights about 12 hrs/day so she kicked off shedding early...

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My condolences texsuze. When either the kidneys or liver goes...so goes the appetite. I struggled with this for 6 weeks for my Mom's little cocker spaniel. At the end, she was just a rack of bones and unfortunately, quit drinking too so that was the end. Godspeed K and Bertha. I love redbud trees. W...

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How does he move? Does he swing the leg in an arc rather than stepping straight through. I had a horse that pulled/tore the round ligament in the hip.
I don't remember how he stood but as he moved he swung that leg out in an arc. He healed up fine but sure moved strangely for a while.

Susan

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Darn SF, I wish I had known about the tack sale. I have so much stuff I need to unload. I need to at least list it on here or TOB. I just got way too much stuff. exvet...congrats on the show and that the meltdown was short lived. demi...so exciting. dqwannabe...welcome. SueB :? ...hope everybody hea...

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Karen Rohlf has a book (Dressage Naturally...Results in Harmony) and has lots of podcasts dealing with partnership. The book has tons of great exercises in addition to her philosophy on partnership and connection.

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There is no question LK was shot. In listening to the testimony, I am still questioning HOW she got shot. Yes, gun possession and the resulting violence is very bad but between LK's, RG's and ED's (ear witness) divergent stories, Barisone's amnesia and the horrible police work I still don't know wha...

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exvet...what goes on in their pea brains sometimes. I keep feeling I am being rather wimpy in dealing with Kyra's silly days but you know, I have nothing to prove and need to live another day ;) . Plus...gosh darn she is nearing 20 y.o. Does she need to put forth all this extracurricular activity? I...

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SF...WOW those are quite the boots. I have to pull out my tall boots and see if they even fit. No use sitting on my shelf if they don't. My feet have changed after all the surgeries and I wear a full size larger. I am not relishing even looking for another pair of tall boots. Maybe if I ever make it...

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NOT GUILTY by reason of insanity...attempted murder of LK
NOT GUILTY by reason of insanity...gun charge related to LK
NOT GUILTY attempted murder and gun charge of Rob Goodwin.

What a long 2 1/2 years. I hope MB can get the help he needs now.

Susan

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