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Last post by Chancellor « Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:31 pm

by Chancellor » Fri Nov 21, 2025 8:31 pm

If you are really a horse person and want to join this board, I suggest using a horse-y related username or something that people recognize from the...

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New Suggestions Thread

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by Chancellor » Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:27 pm » in The Observation Lounge/ Cookbook Forum even Hot Topics

I believe that with the font size larger, I have accomplished all the requests that were on the old thread save being able to embed youtube videos....

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July and August: the dog days of summer thread for the northern hemisphere

Last post by Chisamba « Sat Aug 15, 2026 11:39 am
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Attachment(s) by Chisamba » Thu Jul 02, 2026 5:03 am

No one started a July thread and I had exciting news so i jumped in. hope thats okay with everyone.

July first my broodmare decided she wanted to...
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Discussion: Third level USDF double bridle rule change

Last post by khall « Mon Jul 27, 2026 6:10 pm
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by blob » Wed Jul 08, 2026 1:45 pm

Some of you may have heard the news that starting in 2027 in the US double bridles will no longer be allowed at third level and the first level to...

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Road to the Ring - May/June Goals

Last post by Lipsmackerpony88 « Fri Jul 10, 2026 12:15 am
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Attachment(s) by Aleuronx » Mon May 04, 2026 3:39 pm

Road to the ring or not depending on your summer plan activities but for a lot of us things are starting to pop off!

Section Goals:
-4th Freestyle...
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Spin off on double bridles

Last post by khall « Tue Jun 16, 2026 2:48 pm
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by khall » Thu Jun 04, 2026 9:18 pm

I thought about adding to SF’s post but it’s more about use of it in general. Particularly how you hold the reins.

I’ve always held them snaffle...

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Is this weird? (double bridle q)

Last post by blob « Mon Jun 01, 2026 1:47 pm
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by StraightForward » Sat May 30, 2026 1:17 am

I just had a thought pop into my head. I'll be starting back with under saddle rehab in July. Would this be a good time to introduce a double bridle?...

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March on into spring (March/April goals)

Last post by heddylamar « Sun May 24, 2026 1:52 pm
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Attachment(s) by blob » Mon Mar 02, 2026 6:09 pm

Looks like it's time for a new thread!

Some of my goals are carried over from last time!

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Continue to eat at home/cook more than eat...
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Gear for weenies

Last post by Quelah « Wed Mar 11, 2026 3:51 am
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by goldhorse » Thu Dec 11, 2025 1:41 am

I put this here because it seems to get the most traffic. Yes, I'm in Northern California. Yes our version of cold is nothing like most of you. But I...

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Wed Mar 11, 2026 3:51 am
Steffan Peters Clinic Notes

Last post by StraightForward « Thu Mar 05, 2026 3:19 am
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by StraightForward » Mon Feb 09, 2026 2:54 am

Maybe Moutaineer can add to this when she sits in in a few weeks! The notes are all from FEI level horses with pro riders. There were a couple first...

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Twenty-six (or fewer) goals for Jan/Feb 2026

Last post by Ponichiwa « Tue Mar 03, 2026 3:34 pm
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Attachment(s) by StraightForward » Wed Dec 31, 2025 3:55 am

I thought I'd kick this off a little early as I'm sure many of us are ruminating on or overall goals for 2026 this week as well as our stepping...
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surviving the death of the year , november december goals

Last post by texsuze « Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:01 pm
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Attachment(s) by Chisamba » Fri Oct 31, 2025 5:42 am

is it too early to start goal , and am i being too depressing in my lack of appreciation for winter?

I do think it time, like the trees, to work on...
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Wed Dec 31, 2025 10:01 pm
Are trail riding and competitive dressage with the same horse entirely possible??

Last post by Chancellor « Mon Dec 01, 2025 4:53 pm
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by Chancellor » Tue Nov 18, 2025 2:04 pm

I have a student who has been a trail rider her entire life. I knew her when she was a kid and taught her some basic horse skills when she was...

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Help me find Lusitano baby daddy

Last post by khall « Sat Nov 22, 2025 2:21 pm
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by khall » Mon Oct 27, 2025 7:29 pm

Looking for Lusitano stallion no more than 16.2/3
Bay black chestnut buckskin or palimino. No greys no double dilutes.

Good use of hocks free...

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I jumped the gun but now it's really September (and October)- Goals and Progress!

Last post by khall « Fri Oct 31, 2025 2:30 pm
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Attachment(s) by StraightForward » Sat Aug 02, 2025 4:39 am

OK- *checks calendar* it really is time for a new thread. :lol:

Show season is done here, so I am now free to embrace the suck and work on...
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Half pass. The whole story ( maybe:)

Last post by khall « Mon Oct 20, 2025 11:16 pm
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by khall » Tue Oct 07, 2025 7:07 pm

I’ve trained half pass for years. I know the controversy of is it HI across the diagonal or is it HP. Well it doesn’t really matter to me!

I do want...

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Just Keep Sweating On: July/August Goals and Progress

Last post by khall « Tue Sep 02, 2025 4:10 am
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Attachment(s) by blob » Mon Jun 30, 2025 11:46 pm

New thread! I have a bunch of travel this period, so I am trying to make my goals appropriate

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Find time to ride
Eat healthy
Get some exercise...
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J.J. Tate clinic notes

Last post by blob « Mon Sep 01, 2025 8:22 pm
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by Lipsmackerpony88 » Mon Sep 01, 2025 4:39 pm

These are totally my own interpretation of her clinic but hopefully someone find them interesting.

I didn't go for the whole clinic (it was 12...

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"And then, one fairy night, May became June" May/June progress thread

Last post by heddylamar « Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:22 pm
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Attachment(s) by Lipsmackerpony88 » Thu May 01, 2025 10:36 pm

I didn't see one started yet so figured I would kick it off.

My goals with Lynx: keep working on our canter transitions, work on a bigger and...
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Help for the horse that anticipates everything

Last post by Lipsmackerpony88 « Wed Jun 18, 2025 10:13 pm
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by Lipsmackerpony88 » Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:58 pm

Lynx was once a slug under saddle. Like you could beat him and he'd barely budge (We never beat him of course lol I'm just saying that's what it felt...

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Wed Jun 18, 2025 10:13 pm
Spring Awakening: March/April Goals and Progress

Last post by mari « Wed May 07, 2025 4:43 am
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Attachment(s) by Aleuronx » Sun Mar 02, 2025 9:42 pm

Manifesting better weather and ride time for all. Let’s crack on!

Have looked at basic show season schedule and will make better plans when trainer...
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2025 Transitions: January/February Goals and progress

Last post by khall « Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:40 pm
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Attachment(s) by StraightForward » Fri Jan 03, 2025 1:36 am

Happy New Year!

Riding goals this period are simple - ride when the opportunity presents itself. Try to get a lesson or two if at all possible. At...
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I hate this time of year

Last post by exvet « Mon Jan 13, 2025 3:49 am
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Attachment(s) by goldhorse » Wed Nov 27, 2024 12:58 am

Maybe this belongs in grooming. But I'm sure we've all been here. A single day gap in the rain so I free lunged him and he dropped and rolled. I took...

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We're just chillin': November-December goals and progress

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Attachment(s) by StraightForward » Sat Nov 02, 2024 1:16 am

We had a warm October, and the weather has cooled right on cue.

Going into winter with no indoor, I'm trying to be zen about any forced breaks we...
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Deneb:

Last post by khall « Fri Nov 29, 2024 6:55 pm
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Attachment(s) by Chisamba » Fri Mar 25, 2016 12:49 am

Some of you may remember my pretty little Deneb. She was the lucky survivor of the barn fire, because i brought her home just days before it...
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Decisions

Last post by khall « Fri Nov 15, 2024 6:36 pm
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by khall » Fri Sep 13, 2024 9:36 pm

I’ve got some equine related decisions in the near future. Wouldn’t mind some input. I’ve put them off for a bit because of dealing with my parents...

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Labor Day through the Hunters Moon

Last post by mari « Mon Nov 04, 2024 10:28 am
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Attachment(s) by Chisamba » Sun Sep 01, 2024 8:12 pm

I hoped someone would start a clever thread, and I played with a few puns on "fall" , and then I was too impatient to wait.

Saiph, we are...
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