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Kyras_Mom

Good for you Mountaineer. These silly ones that see things in the bushes or corners. Kyra is so freaking easily distracted and loses relaxation then I can’t get any decent work. With Kyra, I feel a lot of it is baiting me into reacting to whatever she is reacting to. Unfortunately, a lot of the time...

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I don’t like holding or setting anything when riding. I don’t use side reins. If I want to influence my horse, I use long reins that I can easily give, yield or reward as needed. It might work on a big stoic WB but I don’t think my little sensitive, reactive off breed mare would appreciate that. quo...

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{{{{Demi}}}}. I am so sorry. You have my sincere condolences.

Susan

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Yes…Chisamba has many training gems. She has helped me immensely with the “treading water” exercise. Kyra has been so much softer, more through and dare I say ‘happier’. We are in the sweat box this week so I had a short ride this morning. It was already 90 degrees at about 10:30. I was going to jus...

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Khall, I hope Gaila behaves on stall rest and heals well. Kyra has the hock sore from hell. Her stall is sufficiently bedded but at night, they like to lay in their pens which are sand. Tape won’t stick to her soft, slick hair…duct tape, Gorilla tape or Elastikon. I tried a generic Etsy hock shield ...

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Godspeed Rezi. {{{{Exvet}}}}

Susan

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Cool pair SF. Ooh, that Queso hunk…doing tempis! Chisamba…you are a warrior. I tried going to one horse show after working all night back when I was in my late 20’s and said never again. I was more than useless. The fact that you can function and pull out those scores… 8-) . Well, my with work WITH ...

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Oh Mountaineer…seems like I always do that too…should have just let them go. Glad you corralled him before he got himself in bigger trouble. Kyra does not mind the skid steer but she loses it if the tractor goes by with the bucket raised. She started that after boarding at one particular farm. I don...

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I have never had to use electrolytes…maybe because I don’t stay out any longer than I have to. Boarding and having just one horse helps in that endeavor. I try for sure to stay hydrated with water. Well, I have been having nice rides but today was a bit of a clinker :P . Not entirely but I lost her ...

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demi, take care and tell DH many jingles coming his way (that may need explanation :D ). Mountaineer, sounds like a good time to concentrate on work. It will work out fine. Rides when so much is going on are kind of iffy and if Potters is like my horse, you are better off not to ride if there is muc...

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OK…I tried poles…two…one on the opposite sides of the circle. OMG you would have thought I was asking her to jump the moon instead of canter over a ground pole. I don’t know why that elicits such anxiety. I was long reining her as I just didn’t feel up to riding this morning. I finally got through t...

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Other than it being hot…blech…Kyra is just being a joy to ride. Eager to go to work, nicely forward and being softer in the contact than she has been in a long time. The saddle change seems good. The treed saddle does give more area of weight distribution. She didn’t object to the treeless but seems...

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Chantal, sounds like an overall good clinic. Yikes, I haven’t even had a lesson for years, let alone a clinic. Chisamba’s little nugget about treading water has helped us a lot. I am still playing with that but getting some lovely soft connection and feel like now, I can do a bit more. This spring w...

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I agree with you. I also have to question the breeding directions with the gaits. I don’t like it…the Uber long legged spidery movers (like Jovian in the thread fromTOB). That is another discussion I guess. But yes, proper movement or not, it has to take a toll on a skeleton that is not adequately b...

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I had a lovely two-phase ride today. First part was arena work and she was spot on. I got some really nice softness and didn’t have to “tread water” for long. I like that term. Thank you Chisamba. I got a little tripod that I can attach my phone to the fence and get some video. Not ideal but maybe a...

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Well..very interesting session today. I did as Chisamba outlined and had a very nice ride. I tried the demi arrete instead of the counter bending and it didn't take her long to be reasonably happy and quieter in the mouth, especially in canter where on right lead, her mouth is usually going all the ...

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Thanks for the very good explanation. That is basically what I have been doing the last couple rides—subbing the counter bending for a Demi arrete. Headed out to the barn soon and will be extra diagnostic :) . She has been pissy about bits since day one. The ‘usual’ single or double jointed snaffle ...

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Chisamba, I guess I am not sure what you mean by treading water?? What has been working fairly well is to do some counter bending for 2-3 strides then allowing the reins ‘forward’ (not dropping the reins at all just a forward suggestion with my hands or going to neutral if you like). If she softens ...

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Mountaineer, I am glad Laddie is OK. Kyra repeatedly choked as a youngster. It is not fun. Thankfully, all hers cleared on her own but she probably did it 6-8 times. I did have her scoped and she was clear (no adhesions or anything like that). Amazingly, the choke episodes quit when she grew wider i...

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Me…continue to work on the diet. Cut out more processed food and stay hydrated. I am still having issues with my left hip…tendonitis and/or bursitis. I have had 2 steroid shots. They definitely help but not for long (4-ish weeks). I don’t want to just keep doing steroid shots so on the 12th I am get...

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It is the Dexcom G6.

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Still SQUEEE. You could get lost in those eyes.

Enjoy the kittens. I am sure adventure awaits.

Susan

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Finally made it to the barn today. It has only been 2 days but I missed Kyra’s ‘smiling’ face. Especially in light of her weird little episode last week. She was just right as rain…even a bit cheeky. I interrupted her lunch and tied her in the aisle to work on the boot fitting. She knew she has some...

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Yes, I remember Gwen’s trip. I would love to go trekking but alas my butt wouldn’t handle that…and in the winter…NO. She had lovely photos and looks like so much fun. I am just going to play old lady American tourist and get driven around with some extra side trips. I was going to do a longer tour b...

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I got my passport about 3 weeks ago so no reason to wait. I booked for May 2023. Added some extras like a whale watching trip, and a boat ride through one of the glacier lagoons. Best one...a one hour horseback ride to a waterfall :mrgreen: . The length of it is just right for my delicate butt. I ho...

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We will be waiting for those pictures

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Susan

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Bummer SF…damned horses that won’t play well with others (whether is was her or the kicker). I am sitting here listening to lots of noise as my roof is being ripped off (on purpose). I may run to barn tonight to check on Ms. Kyra as it has cooled off from the triple digits. I want to get my eyes on ...

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Thanks re: the fly masks. It is frustrating. She is a ‘corse’. Cob size some places, horse size some places. The Arab/small horse Cashel used to fit her then last year they didn’t. I don’t think it was her that changed :lol: . The horse size just falls off. Most recent I tried a Proforce one and a S...

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SF...both girls look really nice. Annabelle seems to do well in the double? Tesla looks like she is really concentrating with that stuck out lip. Hard work ;) . What is with hubby? Poor guy. Yes, you better stay in one piece. Mountaineer...the show secretary ghosting everyone. That is rude. Chisamba...

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Exvet, I don’t think she thinks exercise caused it. We just really don’t know. I know she has not been doing a lot of sitting :lol: . I think, if it was a hemorrhoid, it was already a bit irritated…hence the bit of blood (that I couldn’t decide was blood in the mix of the other normal bodily excreti...

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Yes Goldhorse. That ground work is so good. Kyra’s had hours and hours over the years of me not being able to ride much. You can absolutely make a difference for the better in their carriage and posture.

Jingling for good hoof growth

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Susan

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I went to check her this morning all was good. All her poop was in her pen and not tromped up so easy to examine. I found just a bit of blood in an older pile but otherwise all the poop was clean and green. She was alert and perky and had cleaned up breakfast. I didn’t have to do much booty cleaning...

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Yes...healing jingles for the COVID afflicted. I know we are all soooo tired of it and damn it, it isn't gone yet. I have had a couple really nice rides on Kyra. The canter is starting to feel like something to work with. Trot has felt good and lateral work quite nice (I think). I would like her to ...

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Great show results everyone. Aleuronx…I thought her canter looked better in the first test. Oh well, still good scores and always things to work on. SF—Tesla is really developing a motor. I had a really nice ride today. Friday, not so much. I ended up having a short CTJ (come to Jesus) session in ou...

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My friend has a horse who used to wry his mouth. ( top jaw left bottom jaw right)….He just travels skew. He us ever straight. His shoulder is one way and his rib cage the other. I ignored his mouth and straightened him I straightened him and poof, the mouth went away. You know, I had this revelatio...

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I had a pleasant ride on Kyra yesterday. I did put her back in her PeeWee bit despite my saying I wouldn’t. The PeeWee is so much thinner than most dressage bits. She chomps on it a bit but doesn’t totally gag on it sending foam everywhere and trying to spit it out. By exam, there was no damage or l...

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Thanks for the update. Good news!

Laminitis and founder are so dastardly

. Keep up the good work Piggy (with lots of help from Goldhorse).

Susan

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Mountaineer, Potters looks mahvelous. Everyone sounds geared up and ready to hit it. Well, as I suspected…but still wanted to get an official declaration…her mouth has no tooth or other issues and her leg is just bruising and soft tissue swelling. We did x-ray and the splint bone is just fine and no...

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Ugh, Mountaineer…we got hit by another ‘atmospheric river’. Another day with nearly an inch of rain and 60 degrees. What?? That is the third nearly inch-er storm we have had over a weekend…3 weekends in a row! Just crazy. Not to mention it is mid-June. Anyway, all of you stay safe in the heat. I rod...

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What about a ration balancer? He might take a bit less than a pound (1lb per 1000 lbs). My ration balancer has 500 IU of Vitamin E/lb and I just throw in 3-400 IU capsules of natural E to increase the dose. Kyra’s RB has flax. She is pretty sparkly and she gobbles it right up. Hers is a west coast m...

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Well, I have been kind of bummed with having to go to the bit-less bridle. Only because she gets so heavy in it. She thinks it cool if I will hold her up and unfortunately, in the past, I have usually obliged :oops: . I said above, it is really hard to get her to lift her shoulders and lighten the f...

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Sue, that is lovely that you were able to do that for him.

Susan

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[quote="demi”] Susan, good luck with the trip to the vet. Hope it has a positive outcome. You had mentioned going back to bitless, and if that works for her, good. I am wondering, though, that she was doing well with a bit, and maybe the other things (foal, leg, etc.) just set her back temporar...

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Aleuronx…good job. I like the “finger” picture. Chisamba…I cannot believe the change in that horse. A testament to proper work. Blob, thanks for the clinic notes. Very interesting. It sounds like you got some good insight despite the frustrating lesson. I got Kyra a vet appointment for next Monday s...

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All those blue eyes

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Susan

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Chisamba, I don’t think she wants the foal…she has never been bred not that hormones couldn’t make her do weird things. She just seems to not be able to work out that it is a baby horse aka alien intruder. She isn’t nearly as worked up by the deer in the neighborhood that wander through the arena ne...

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I had an interesting ride today. Kyra was on turn out when I got there. I hiked up the hill to find her totally lathered on her neck and chest and of course really dirty because she rolled. I do not know why she loses her sh*# when the foal is out. The BO said she was just standing there until she t...

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Chancellor wrote:I LOVE it. Interestingly, a friend of mine is in Iceland right now on a vacation. I sent her this so she can outhorse her email.

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Kyras_Mom

SQUEEEE

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Susan

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I have another lesson tomorrow and I’m looking forward to it. It will take a while to get in sync with a new horse. I’ve only ridden her 6 times so we have a ways to go. She has such a lovely temperament, that my mistakes don’t bother her at all. On the other hand, when I get it right, she rewards ...

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