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Aleuronx

Ugh, not looking forward to winter. At all. Here's hoping it's a mild one in the northeast as I feel like we're starting to get into good progress. (Go to past section post to read Janet Foy clinic review!) Past Section Goals: 4+ lessons w/Trainer Calling this a success as I had 2 lessons w/trainer ...

Aleuronx

Ready for full Janet Foy Clinic report, selfishly partly for me to remember all the exercises. For me it was a fantastic experience, Janet was positive but exacting which I really appreciate. She was complimentary of our basics and the agreement that it's time to nail the straightness and next steps...

Aleuronx

Day one at the Janet Foy clinic yesterday quick update: it was fantastic! Janet was spot on to our struggles, right hind and hind legs overpowering the front in the canter. She was super complementary of our basics :o I was very pleasantly surprised that she separated the judging from the training, ...

Aleuronx

Just wanted to pop on here to say yay Ryeissa!

Aleuronx

Lol Tanga, I'm on my 2nd clip as well. I just do neck/chest as Kora lives outside like a feral. That gets us enough airflow to not sweat horrifically and minimizes how naked she is in terms of blanketing. Like you Chisamba being in the northeast side I have a full complement of blanket options. Kora...

Aleuronx

Woohoo Khall! A 10 is a 10 no matter what show or test. Congrats on the good experience. Kudos to your progress with Emi, I know rehab can be so slow and tedious at times. It's nice to hear that external validation from others that things are looking swill. Blob if you aren't planning on clipping RP...

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Yes, blob!! Wow Chisamba, that's a crackin score and what lovely photos. Chantal jingles to the unwell dude but how cool to have some fun mounts like that to keep you occupied. Sue/Chisamba. Definitely check out the bit rental places, it's so worth it. Those things are damn pricey to find out the po...

Aleuronx

What did you like most about Jeremy Steinberg Lipsmackerpony88? He's in my area in November and I was considering a spot. Curious to your take on him!

Aleuronx

Okay, I'll be the enabler. If you're qualified Blob and have any inkling of desire to go, then go. Nothing in life is guaranteed, so go and enjoy the experience. Certainly my plan for 2022 if things come together. LSP you and the boy look so age appropriate great. Agreed that a saddle will do you bo...

Aleuronx

We've been plugging away. Highs of getting our first few steps of true travers in the trot and then not being able to turn right. All well within ourselves. Very exciting development is my boots arrived and they fit! Thank goodness and even time to break them in prior to the Janet Foy clinic at the ...

Aleuronx

Loved watching the videos Tanga. Quinn's left piro in the PSG was really lovely. Overall you sit better on Quinn than Quilla, different saddle maybe? Hope you last rides go well today!! Mountaineer good for you. You got the horse so no better time then now to make a go of it. Chisamba, wow that trot...

Aleuronx

Blessings for an easy passing for Walker and you Mountaineer. I hope it's a beautiful morning for you both. I bit the bullet and took Kora for a lesson yesterday to get of sense of if we need to change anything as she's still growthy but feeling better balanced. The chance part is I don't know if it...

Aleuronx

Oh Tanga, how fantastic to be able to do that with friends. Have a blast and ride it like you stole in the freestyle! As much as I was waffling on what to do this section for goals I just up and signed Kora and ourselves up to a clinic with Janet Foy at the end of October. :shock: Figured my tall bo...

Aleuronx

So much going on from the start, good on everyone!! Mountaineer fingers crossed moves happen as smoothly as those things can. That's so stress inducing. Honestly just a bit wishy-washy on goals. I know I should probably bank in as many lessons with trainer as I can as after this bi-month it will be ...

Aleuronx

Section Goals: Continue to build fitness under saddle and the positive reaction to the half halt fitness for sure check, we're on full training rides with no issues. Reaction to the half half I'd also say was successful prior to growth spurt (again, ugh) Work on straightness of left shoulder Yep, an...

Aleuronx

Not unexpected fitting experience. Darn these young horses. Kora has fitted up (down?) almost a full size. The black marking is measurements from May and red is from yesterday. Fitting.jpg I'm not completely freaking out. Yet... From the topline measurement you can see she's fairly drastically slopi...

Aleuronx

Moutaineer wrote:Shes still got some way to go to grow into those ears Aleuronx!

I hope she never does!

Aleuronx

StraightForward, prepare yourself as it's not over yet! I've been mentally keeping myself ignorant and then constantly surprised when the wheels start falling off the bus that duh, it's because her hind legs are too darn tall again. My trainer says just need to get to 8 :? Congrats on the good test ...

Aleuronx

It's been a week or so of bits n' bobs. Good friend of mine invited me up to join in a trail ride with a bunch of ladies having a ladies weekend at a farm she teaches at. I figured why not! Trail.jpg It was good group of 9 horses and well we ended up being the bonkers one :oops: Once we started off ...

Aleuronx

Lipsmackerpony - I watched the video in your other post but I would just say here that walking is the best. Lots and lots and lots (and lots) of walking. We're still digging away at our dressage homework with the right hind. It's a mixed bag as it is hard work but we do have success every ride just ...

Aleuronx

First of all, Blob you get it!! Bronze medal is a huge accomplishment (at least it was for me) so mega congrats on your achievement!! Heartfelt jingles to those down and out at the moment. Just remember it's only a moment, I had a whole winter of struggle and can hardly remember not riding now. Supe...

Aleuronx

Thinking positive thoughts to all having a struggle time with their mounts. We've been plugging along. Sitting trot is still seemingly helping the connection so we're running with it. I don't know if it's because it's easier to micromanage the left front or what. Canter is slowing coming back into b...

Aleuronx

I got a half-halt to come through at the trot in both directions this morning with Kora. So that's pretty big. A piece of the current puzzle has been sitting the trot to help her with consistency in the connection, strangely enough. Now if we can get the half-halts both ways consistent, watch out wo...

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Exvet I agree with you whole heartily. It's not about forcing an issue but about gymnastizing the horse in way that makes them strong, supple and able to carry the work. Sometimes that means being 'unconventional' in your approach to build that up. This very much carries into the lesson I had with m...

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First of all, yes Mari!! Thanks for all the responses, it's an interesting thing to get another person's opinion who doesn't know your partnership or story. I dipped my toe in the water just doing a lesson with another person yesterday. I figured at the least I'd get another trip to a new place unde...

Aleuronx

Have I mentioned I love my new job? The flexibility to head over to the barn to ride around client calls/meetings to beat the heat or nasty weather has been choice. Small clip from my most recent lesson, really feeling like we're starting to chip away at the connection and the half-halt. Exercise wa...

Aleuronx

I’ve been running hot with activities and just enjoying our time in the saddle together. I can’t believe looking back the past 2 months how much has changed. We went XC schooling and did a mountain trail clinic and a huge long trail ride away from home. No plans on stopping for this section either! ...

Aleuronx

Water pics of the little fish girl Kora

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Aleuronx

MsM, sometimes just enjoying the horse is all we need! Moutaineer congrats on a successful clinic! It's crazy to think you've had such limited rides on Potters and I can't wait to see how your bond grows as you get more saddle time. Get ready for some picture spam! We had a positive, confidence buil...

Aleuronx

Late to the party but well-done Tanga and blob! That was a bit of a comment blob and I hope just a case of heat exhaustion brain silliness from the judge rather than a burn on a well-scored test. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for new music Tanga! Straightforward, interesting about ...

Aleuronx

I hate to use the cliche of 'all the pieces falling into place' but it's the best way to describe my feelings as of late. Did some bit roulette and I think we've dialed in to a better choice for Kora, including some latex wrapping for the time being so she trusts into the contact instead of bouncing...

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Wow Demi, the muscling over her topline in general is incredible! I love seeing comparisons like this, proper work really does improve any horse. Kora and I were off to another field trip adventure, plan is to get out to new places every week. Teaching her to be able to settle and manage herself whi...

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LOL Aleuronx, every time I've said the same thing and end up eating my words. I *think* Brandon will be my last young one......but who knows. I've learned not to make any hard and fast predictions. I say that but it's what I can afford, lol. I should start saving now for a replacement if I was smar...

Aleuronx

Finished my ride playing with bit selection and some big forward canter to try and get her front end up out of way and come out of the tack room, look at her and well, nards. That explains a lot.

Kora is 6 years old today. No. More. Young. Horses.

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Aleuronx

Our trail excursion in Vermont was incredible, the most fun I've ever had in 45 degree rain. Kora learned an absolute ton having to deal with life. These were legit trail riders/endurance folks so clearly my friend and I in our dressage gear stuck out, lol. It took her about 10 minutes to stop jiggi...

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Lot’s been going on that I kept thinking I’d update after the next thing and well it’s just been piling up! Chiro vet saw Kora a second time, about 2 weeks from last and really got the final bit in her neck. Ever since he adjusted her she’s been doing very long/low stretchy trot for the first ~5 min...

Aleuronx

Tanga- I got a chance to watch your freestyle video. I do like the music especially the piece at the end and the passage was certainly a highlight of the test. I would say for higher scores I'd work on melding the transitions between music, there was at least one hard cut that was fairly jarring sou...

Aleuronx

Oh, no ugly in the 2nd set but ugly here at the start. I'll share this because between 'your leg is touching me hissy fits' Kora does some damn cracking angry trotting that has me excited for the future when she's on the right side of things. I'm silver lining here but also saddle is very secure. :l...

Aleuronx

~5 rides in and I love this dang saddle. Thank goodness as it cost enough! With teeth taken care of and another chiro adjustment and new stretches for Kora’s shoulders I thought what the hey just go for a lesson anyway. It’s raw and ugly but we got a lot of good ‘how to move on from here’. Fair remi...

Aleuronx

Heddy I’m with you to!! Just hoping to be able to saddle up the darn horse and go around. Past Goals: Long line for more influence over the work that we can do while we wait for saddle. All we did really, and it was helpful but dreadfully boring. Although the bareback pottering was nice. Play with f...

Aleuronx

I would concur with redsoxluvr that the Bridle2fit leatherwork is very similar quality and craftsmanship to Jerry's work. I directly compared to my lightly used double bridle from Jerry and the Jerry snaffle reins do not look out of place on it at all. Very nice finish and still some heft to the lea...

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You guys. It's finally here!!! Ballina.jpg Kora new saddle.jpg I ended up driving ~4+ hrs round trip to retrieve from rep as I didn't want to wait for them to ship it to me next week. It arrived from UK yesterday. Only had a quick sit on her tonight 10-15 minutes in walk and just 3 trot circles each...

Aleuronx

Congrats Ryeissa!! That is a cracking score for 2nd Level. Love your clinic insight khall. Joplin looks like a joy, so nice that you have good horseflesh to bounce back to whatever decision you make for Rip. Horses are tricky beasts and it can be hard to know what path is best. I think you sent me s...

Aleuronx

You guys, I had a Monday. Saddle update is disappointing, delayed approximately 2 weeks due to them losing a saddler to retirement and the subsequent slow down in production. I'm bummed but had already started getting myself used to the idea of not seeing said saddle until May after the first push b...

Aleuronx

I have everything crossed for you Moutaineer! I really don't know what's worse the saddle search roulette or having to wait for a saddle to be made to spec when you have nothing to ride said horsie in. I caved and ordered calfskin stirrup leathers as I went through my tack to clean this weekend and ...

Aleuronx

A few days rest, some Equioxx and Kora is right as rain from her jump fail. We're back to our boring long-lining life and bareback wanders about. Last news was that saddle will be 'ready' this coming week, I'm a bit frothing about it at this point. Will message fitter/rep either Monday or Tuesday ab...

Aleuronx

Sue, what a shock to happen so quickly. I'm so sorry and wish you peace.

Aleuronx

I honestly am fairly less stressed about it and figure she'll come right in a couple days. Why? I think because I saw it happen. When are you ever going to the lameness vet or clinic and can say I know what happened, horsey did x,y,z and was immediately sore from it? Pretty much never in my experien...

Aleuronx

SF I watched this last night and have been pondering. To me it's interesting to see the difference in you both when you go to the left, even as you go across the diagonal to change to that direction. Tesla is a lot more even behind, moving freely forward and your contact to the bit is better. I wond...

Aleuronx

Lots of great discussion on relaxation, very interesting points to think about. That picture of Tesla is a hoot Straightforward. In the hilarity that is life we've been trucking along in the holding pattern of long-lining and bareback rides here and there plus some hand walking down the trails. Yest...

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