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It's finally cooler today!! I did get a couple of them worked yesterday even with the heat. It had moderated a bit from Tuesday's high of 100. I am in the camp of shoe if needed, don't if you can (but none of mine are not shod at least in the front). Rip is shod all the way around. He needs the supp...

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Wow what an obscure injury! Yes I too believe much of "bad" behavior is pain related. I so wished they could talk and tell us what is wrong. My mare Anna had some weird issues instability in her hind end before I lost her. It was progressive and we never found out exactly what was going on...

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One thing that came up in our trip to Portugal was the difference in aids for piaffe and passage as to how the Valenca's train and how I (and our friend from Belgium) was trained in the aids. I have been taught that the piaffe is single leg alternating, Valenca's teach both legs together. In both te...

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I hear you on the quick catty moves! Joplin is only half Lusitano, but it does come out especially on windy days!! Fun fact, Joplin is by Saphiro who was imported from Germany and by a stallion named Umbaba who was bred and trained by Luis Valenca. I wished I had been aware of this fact before I wen...

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And a bit more of my lesson in the bareback pad on Luzifer doing a bit of passage. He was not one of the more forward thinking horses but got better and better throughout the ride: https://www.facebook.com/keri.hall.35/videos/2511830962188931/ If anyone ever decides to go to Spain or Portugal this i...

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piedmont yes I am in front! Good guess:) I spent most of the shared lessons in front, I think because I am pretty good at riding with precision, corners circles straight lines etc. Left over training from Spain:) I wanted to share some more videos that we took of training there at the Valenca's. We ...

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Loved seeing the Portuguese Riding School! https://www.facebook.com/keri.hall.35/videos/2503850499653644/ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2502310279807666&set=a.216657935039590&type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2502357479802946&set=a.216657935039590&t...

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Two friends and I traveled from Georgia to Portugal first of September arriving the 2nd after an overnight flight. We were met at the airport by one of the staff of the school and taken to the riding school for a tour and introduction. We were then taken to our hotel which was 5 minutes away to clea...

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Getting nothing accomplished right now, made it home from Portugal and got sick plus we are having record breaking heat that I just cannot face trying to work horses in.

Stay cool all and happy riding!

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I saw Gigilo and IW in person at the '96 Olympics, I thought he looked like a ASB myself and did not like his type. I saw IW on Warum Night in 2010 at WEG(take a look at the picture of him in this video, see that huge bulge C3-C4?) I wanted to yank her off the horse, what I saw was abusive riding. W...

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My older mare was having issues in 2015 with cellulitis to the point of using dex (bad decision) to try to clear it up. She foundered from dex and I almost lost her but it lead us to test for PPID and sure enough she had early PPID. Put her on prascend and she has not had cellulitis since and yes we...

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I leave for Portugal tomorrow to ride with the Valenca's for a week. 2 riding lessons a day and one in hand each day. Looking forward to it! Things have been very busy here, still getting horses worked 3-4 times a week. Some ups (rode Joplin last Friday!) and some not so good, Rip gave me a rough ri...

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Pretty girl! She's going to be a big one!!

Good luck with getting her started, having a good ground person makes all the difference in the world.

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So sorry about your piggy:(

Glad Maia seems to be on the mend. High fevers scare the crap out of me!

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Huge congrats DJR and Jet!! That is so awesome! Glad you have this in your life after such a rough go of it.

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Good luck! I hope it goes well!!

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I like the video even if the quality of the video was not good, showed nice SI L and HP L, seemed to struggle a bit more HP R but Kimba still tries so hard! Chisamba I would take it as a big win with the diagnolizing in the piaffe attempt! That can be a big battle for some. I like what the clinician...

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I third please don't quit posting videos/pictures! I really enjoy what you share, the good the bad and the ugly. We've all been there!! It is hot piedmont! Took our DS back to college Saturday and when we drove down our driveway coming home it was 100 F. Brutal. A bit cooler after the T storms move ...

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I did forget to add that grey hounds (the lighter sight hounds period) are tricky with anesthesia. That was a big concern when I was a vet tech because of their low body fat content and their very muscled bodies.

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chisamba I did not explain myself very well, when Cedar said ride Rip like a Lusitano I took it to mean expect him to react in a similar way, lighter to the aids and lighter of foot. Not that I would literally work him the way a Lusitano would be worked. Joplin and Rip are very different horses to r...

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Of course JP gets much of the credit and Cedar definitely does credit him for his instruction and for allowing her to ride the horses she is showing. The one GP horse Orion is one JP trained, the other Zorro is the one Cedar trained. Cedar has put in the work though to learn from JP and now is branc...

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Tsavo I had a mare who lost her left eye. I did not opt for the prothesis had heard there can be issues with them. The sunken socket was not pretty but she also adapted without much issue. She preferred me to lead her on her blind side. Only issue I ever had with her was she got blindsided (literall...

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All of the sight hounds I dealt with when a vet tech and with personal dogs (we had a part ridgeback for 13 yrs, 95 lbs of love) I enjoyed handling. They were all lovely dogs (greyhound, saluki, whippet and our part RR). Cat testing is always recommended, though our RR went from wanting to eat the c...

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Glad Laddie is better after his pedicure! I cannot imagine going 7 weeks during the summer months between shoeings!! Our horses are done every 5 weeks during the summer they grow so fast here in hot humid and lots of grass Georgia. Blob I hope RP comes sound soon. Chisamba sounds like your clinic wa...

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Blob yeah there is much we do not know at this point with MB, but I'm sure it will all come out eventually. MB is sitting in jail at this point. It's just that right now it seems we are seeing so many (I'm including I support George people here too) that are not what we want in the horse world. A ve...

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I am glad it is out now, just like what is happening with the Boy Scouts and the Catholic Church. The dirty under belly of these organizations (Olympic sports included as well) need the light shined on them. SS is a very good tool to start the process, when possible I hope criminal charges are also ...

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All of this with GM, RG and now MB, who wants to be in the big leagues of the horse world? I know there has to be some good horsemen/people out there. Anyone have a list of the good ones to share? The GM thread on COTH is very well done IMO, lots of good info and sane conversations for the most part.

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I would not turn out with a horse that lame. Put him on preventative dose of GG and have you tried Triple Crown alfa lox? My ulcer prone mare is on alfa lox. Keep lots of hay in front of him.

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My Lusitano filly Joplin is meeting and exceeding my hopes and dreams so far. Just getting started with our US work, but such a joy after riding WBs for many years now. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2421965771175451&set=a.216657935039590&type=3&theater We have booked our flight...

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Big congratulations!! I know you are so stoked and should be. I hope this is a bright enough ray of sunshine to help with the troubles you have faced recently with your other horses.

And yes jingling for Finn, long road ahead for you and him, but definitely looking better.

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2421965771175451&set=a.216657935039590&type=3&theater Lovely very basic ride on Joplin yesterday:) Had a long time friend come over and be my ground person and then off line again. No cantering this time but change of direction through the circle a...

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Lovely very basic ride on Joplin yesterday:) Had a long time friend come over and be my ground person and then off line again. No cantering this time but change of direction through the circle and spiral in and out both at the trot. She is such a good girl!! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2...

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I'm so sorry Xan. I swear horses can just break your heart. I often feel you need at least 2-3 in the stable just to have 1 sound to ride.

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I use lateral work in hand and caveletti to help strengthen the youngsters. I also lunge no SRs and go large straight lines and forward almost to a gallop.

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I had IRAP done on my older mare in 2016. She has bi lateral OCD lesions with the left being the worst. She had been sound and working for several years and then she foundered on dex June 2015, spent 10 months in the stall came out very lame LH. Could not use any treatment that included steroids, so...

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I agree 100% with Chisamba, Ponichiwa and I find it disturbing AK's reaction to RG's ban. "If they were young" that right there is why many do not come out. These adult women now have come out publicly and spoke about the abuse they were subjected to by RG. One was 13 one was 14. This conv...

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Wow Flight! Norsey is really expressive in his changes! Dang that would get old fast. Yes Rip has the diagnolization down in hand now for piaffe. Cedar just worked on this when she was here last weekend and was very please how correct his diagnolizing is, now he just needs a bit of bounce for a real...

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First canter US with Joplin and it was a no drama event:) First ride off line WT, 7th ride overall. Incredibly stoked with my homebred, self trained with fab help from Cedar Potts-Warner with my Lusitano X filly. She shows such maturity sensitivity but so sensible and I loff her!!

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Laddie! Hope you find the halt soon Mountaineer, LOL! Flight as always you are inspiring. Norsey is really coming along. Our July Cedar clinic was incredibly successful for all riders and no one passed out from the heat:) Could have been much worse for sure weather wise. I could not have been more h...

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First of all Chancellor thank you so much from a southerner that has been involved in rescue for adopting one in need. Yes HWs are endemic here in the south and many dogs end up with them from poor owners or other lack of care i.e. strays. I've been through HW treatment with quite a few of my foster...

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Big hugs DJR! What horrible time you have been having:( So so sorry about Panache. I lost one of my favorite mares to colic (Joplin's dam) in 2016 just a few short months after Mark died. It is hard. She was not a surgery candidate. Hope your filly continues to heal well with no lasting issues and F...

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Excellent points both exvet and chisamba! Good take home to work on for sure.

Don't you feel most dressage riders tend to be type A people? Where we are always wanting that bit more? When we should not or as exvet says wait? Raise hand high here!!

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Dang exvet you will be introducing FCs before you know it! Good job Junior!! Stay safe with Deneb Chisamba, she is a lovely mover so I understand your wanting to bring her back into work, I hope she keeps her brain about her better. Eh ride today, hot as hades and Rip said why are we out here? Was n...

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I have not though probably will as well in the future. My dad had a sizable place removed from his chin a few years ago. It took a bit for it to come back to full feeling (cut some nerves, left him a bit tingly) but has not come back.

Jingles for quick healing and no return of the cancer.

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MC will you need a hip replacement? A friend who rides in the clinics I host had one, says it's the best thing she ever did to help her riding. Hope you can get some answers! I injured my right butt sit bone last week in pilates. Doing a stretch accidentally went too far (damn gumby self) and heard ...

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Dresseur hope you can get some answers and some healing. Quelah one of my WBs was shown last year WD. I think she would do well WD except I don't like riding in Western saddles! (or have yet to find one I feel is comfortable) I had sent her to a WD trainer who did the showing, over 80% at intro leve...

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It is especially humbling when it is something we already know! It does help to hear from different instructors similar fixes just said in a different way. Or same instructor coming at the issue a bit differently and the Ah Ha moment happens. IMO it also helps to ride different horses. They can brin...

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Timely thread for what I am going through with my parents right now. Instead of moving them into town though or into a retirement assisted living place we are building an apartment behind our house on our 40+ acre farm. Neither of my parents wanted to move into an assisted living facility, neither a...

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Thanks PaulaO! While Cori was not the most talented of souls I sure appreciated her safeness US. One time I was cantering along in a light seat, letting roll on and had a covey of quail burst up right under her nose. Cori never even flenched. Rip would have had heart failure and been in the next cou...

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Blob cantering downhill on Rip scares me so I've never done it! This from a former event rider, LOL! Trotting felt great down the steeper grade. Oh I like the sideways up hill, not sure Rip will:/ Sue that is a good one too, trot, halt trot downhill. Could add in a bit of RB too, hmm. Some good stuf...

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