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If you want to join this board

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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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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I Sold My Dressage Saddle Today....

Last post by Ryeissa « Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:27 pm
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Attachment(s) by Tuddy » Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:35 pm

Welp, I did it.

I've been struggling with it for a while. Does it mean I will quit riding dressage? Well, that's a nope from me. But dressage is...

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Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:27 pm
Riding with 2 dressage whips

Last post by Ryeissa « Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:50 pm
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by PaulaO » Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:52 pm

Miss A. was lacking motivation and bend yesterday due to my hand position. My instructor had me carry 2 whips, mainly to keep my hands in the correct...

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Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:50 pm
Soloshot info

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by piedmontfields » Mon Aug 20, 2018 1:26 pm

FYI, for those interested in acquiring one, the shorter range one (which is good for arena filming) is marked down $200 while supplies last.

I have...

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Sun Sep 30, 2018 3:35 am
Interesting read, discussion?

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by khall » Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:01 pm

Never tried the flechi droit at least meaning to! Yes to the strong trot!! and to lateral work on the circle is a big yes from me:)
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Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:43 am
Bronc Dressage

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by Hot4Spots » Mon Dec 11, 2017 7:34 pm

So I'm watching the NFR every night (which runs through this coming Saturday). I generally skip watching the "tie down" roping (The way...
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Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:26 pm
Extensions

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by PaulaO » Fri Sep 14, 2018 12:34 am

I’m watching WEG dressage. Every trot extension consists of the horse flinging its front legs, yet no sitting and overstriding in the back. The...

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Fri Sep 14, 2018 6:28 pm
Favourite suppling exercises

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by Rosie B » Wed Sep 05, 2018 11:43 am

Good morning team,

Hopefully I won't be wearing out my new thread welcome with this one...

What are your favourite go-to suppling exercises that...

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Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:05 pm
Leg Yeild: How much, how often?

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by Rosie B » Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:55 am

Hello team :)

Question for the gang... for those of you schooling 2nd/3rd or higher, how often do you ride leg yeild and for what purpose? I had a...

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Mon Sep 10, 2018 10:54 pm
Reflection: The Kind of Trainer You Need (now, in the past, at different moments)

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by piedmontfields » Wed Sep 05, 2018 2:29 pm

This is just a reflection, but I'm sure many of you have keen insights--not to mention opinions--on this topic.

In the last few years, it has...

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Are we ready for the July August goals thread?

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Attachment(s) by Chisamba » Sun Jul 01, 2018 1:52 pm

My goals for the last two months were to ride regulary and to eat healthily. I did okay on both but i need to have more specific goals this month:...
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September/October Goals and autumnal musings

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Attachment(s) by greenholmeshandy » Wed Sep 05, 2018 5:25 pm

As no one else has started this one in the series I thought I would oblige! I have been quiet on here following a blinding revelation...I don't enjoy...

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Thoughts on the foundational vs the ideal

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Attachment(s) by Rosie B » Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:00 pm

I am going to go out on a limb here and post some unpopular/controversial opinions. Please chime in if you agree/disagree.

Anyone who reads the...
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The Warhorse - the Tale of Tuddy

Last post by Tuddy « Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:57 pm
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Attachment(s) by Tuddy » Mon Jan 04, 2016 5:04 pm

Introducing.... Tuddy!

Well, some of you may already know him, but this is his official thread.

May 24, 2007, Massawippi Dandy Tao, entered the...
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Tue Aug 28, 2018 7:57 pm
Frustrated ! No Walk

Last post by Hayburner « Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:46 pm
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by Hayburner » Wed Jul 11, 2018 6:08 pm

I'm kind of venting here - but, I also am looking for suggestions.

I cannot get my mare to walk more than a half of a 20 meter circle, before she...

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Sun Aug 26, 2018 2:46 pm
Festival of Champions live

Last post by Sue B « Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:30 pm
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by Moutaineer » Wed Aug 22, 2018 4:24 pm

Dressage Festival of Champions is free and live from Lamplight on USDF network.

Brentina Cup on at the moment,

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Fri Aug 24, 2018 4:30 pm
I'm probably just grumpy but would like opinions.

Last post by Rosie B « Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:38 pm
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by Chisamba » Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:41 pm

Have you watched the freestyle of Charlotte's on Mount St John. She's a lovely rider, and it's a 81, scoring ride .

So my questions are not related...

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Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:38 pm
" competed through to the FEI levels"?

Last post by Tsavo « Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:03 pm
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Attachment(s) by ElaPe » Wed Aug 01, 2018 1:04 pm

So there is this trainer I considered training with who says on his site he " competed through to the FEI levels " but a quick search in...

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Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:03 pm
Musical Comedy asks what's it going to take to retire my horse?

Last post by Tsavo « Wed Aug 22, 2018 12:54 pm
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by Tsavo » Sun Aug 12, 2018 3:13 pm

This is a very interesting and important question. I would cast it in terms of what are good reasons and bad reasons for retiring a horse. In...
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Wed Aug 22, 2018 12:54 pm
An interesting out come

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by khall » Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:23 pm

I have a boarder who last year had a bad fall off her mare (TB/Perch that knocked her out cracked her pelvis). They are so mismatched it is not even...

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Sat Aug 18, 2018 6:02 pm
Spinoff: cantering on the lunge

Last post by Ryeissa « Sat Aug 18, 2018 3:26 pm
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by Xanthoria » Thu Aug 09, 2018 4:55 pm

I like to do a weekly lunge for the Bronto: quick workout, less demanding of me but work for him. Improves manners too. Generally we do a little...

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She wants to go left, I want to go right

Last post by kande50 « Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:40 am
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by PaulaO » Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:20 pm

There is a gap in Ariel's training. She is slightly herd bound, and wants to work towards the door leading to home. I don't always want that....

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Notes from Charles de Kunffy (1)

Last post by Tsavo « Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:09 pm
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Attachment(s) by piedmontfields » Tue Aug 07, 2018 7:15 pm

(These are my notes from a clinic. I have combined comments from a variety of rides into broad topical areas.)

Rider Responsibilities

The warm-up...
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Gravity is a law, not a suggestion

Last post by piedmontfields « Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:06 am
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by Xanthoria » Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:49 pm

Baby Bronto is a big guy for me - 17.1 and 1400# or so, and long (87" blanket) so we have issues with inertia...

Thanks to the relative...

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Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:06 am
why I find lungeing helpful

Last post by piedmontfields « Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:10 am
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by demi » Fri Jun 29, 2018 6:40 pm

I have been lungeing for the last 5 weeks, 3-4 time a week, 15-20 minutes at a time. I lunge in sidereins and am getting a better feeling for how to...

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by Chisamba » Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:34 am

It was a wonderful experience despite the work and effort, i managed to ride with him

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