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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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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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Octoberfest - Ky Horse Park

Last post by Flight « Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:55 am
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Attachment(s) by KathyS » Tue Nov 01, 2016 4:57 pm

I took Breeze to Octoberfest at the Ky Horse Park last weekend, and we entered 2 dressage classes (Intro B and Intro C). They were percentage...

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Fri Dec 02, 2016 5:55 am
Best Canter *EVER* :-D

Last post by piedmontfields « Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:45 pm
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by piedmontfields » Wed Nov 23, 2016 10:56 pm

I know that you all will appreciate my excitement.

Last night riding in the fields for what was supposed to be just a stretchy, loosen up and go...

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Sat Nov 26, 2016 9:45 pm
Trainers who come to you

Last post by StraightForward « Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:26 pm
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by VBOpie » Thu Nov 10, 2016 9:56 pm

Just curious to know what you are experiencing in your area, but it seems to me that trainers who come to you are starting to be a thing of the past....

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Sat Nov 26, 2016 3:26 pm
Simon doing dressage

Last post by Backyarder3 « Wed Nov 23, 2016 2:11 am
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by jeniferkey » Mon Nov 14, 2016 8:02 pm

Since I retired Miaren and Topper is slated for driving, I'm borrowing a friend's horse for fox hunting. He's an 11 yr old Morgan/Welsh pony cross...

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Wed Nov 23, 2016 2:11 am
Best way to hold double reins?

Last post by tlkidding « Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:44 pm
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by Flight » Thu Nov 10, 2016 9:32 am

I was originally taught to cross them over and have the snaffle rein running between pinky and ring finger, and the curb between ring and middle....

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Mon Nov 14, 2016 6:44 pm
Suggestions for an over eager forward horse.

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by Josette » Sun Nov 06, 2016 10:03 pm

When I got my guy he had been passed around and came with some negative training baggage. Previously he was very tense in the ring from stress being...

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Fri Nov 11, 2016 11:39 pm
Clinic / lesson cut short

Last post by ElaPe « Wed Nov 09, 2016 8:58 pm
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by ElaPe » Sat Nov 05, 2016 10:10 pm

What do you do if your clinic/ lesson is being cut short?

I went to a clinic, which wasn't cheap plus the horse transport and instead of 45 min I...

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Wed Nov 09, 2016 8:58 pm
My training is staring to show progress

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by Shirrine » Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:48 am

Due to my illness last year and slow recovery Lewyn has been brought along very slowly. Seems slow and steady does win the race. My instructor had a...
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Sun Oct 30, 2016 10:24 pm
Tell me about your horse's quirks and how you overcame them...

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Attachment(s) by Dresseur » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:34 pm

I've thought for a while now that Miro was a bit "funny" about footing changes, but today I got to experience this quirk in all its glory....

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Tue Oct 25, 2016 5:51 pm
Tell me about your "difficult" horse-- or difficult times

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by Ponichiwa » Mon Aug 22, 2016 7:38 pm

Kiwi is a "difficult" ride. She has sharp, oversized reactions to outside stimuli, especially if she has had some time off. My job requires...
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Mon Oct 24, 2016 4:22 pm
Evolving Evasions: Behind the Bit/Above the Bit

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by piedmontfields » Thu Oct 20, 2016 6:15 pm

This is really just musing on what has changed with Emi over the last two years of work. When I first got her, she was very much of the "no, I...

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Fri Oct 21, 2016 2:00 pm
Back in the saddle

Last post by Tuddy « Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:44 pm
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Attachment(s) by Fatcat » Mon Oct 17, 2016 11:04 pm

I'll contribute to the request to post more on DDBB.

I'm finally back to riding after losing both my horses within months of each other four years...

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Thu Oct 20, 2016 2:44 pm
Discussing hill work

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by Chisamba » Sun Oct 16, 2016 5:07 pm

It was a lovely fall day on saturday so i decided to work all of my students on the steep hill. We discussed how horses have to learn to bend the...

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Thu Oct 20, 2016 12:21 am
Half Steps ++

Last post by Bats79 « Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:19 am
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by piedmontfields » Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:04 pm

May I ask the board for input on half step approaches, process and progress?

Emi clearly knew piaffe before I bought her (she would give it when I...

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Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:19 am
Aids during canter

Last post by Flight « Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:03 am
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by Iminthebarn » Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:02 pm

I struggle with understanding of the timing of my leg aids during canter. I use my outside leg to get the outer hind more underneath, and I use my...

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Thu Oct 13, 2016 4:03 am
When your trainer belittles you

Last post by Ellie « Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:23 pm
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by Ellie » Wed Oct 12, 2016 9:34 pm

Retracted. Thanks.

Judith

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Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:23 pm
Teaching Miss A. the basics

Last post by StraightForward « Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:42 pm
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by PaulaO » Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:37 pm

I’m a dressage person who has switched to being a hunter princess (don’t kill me). I don’t really want to do hunters per se, I want to jump. And I...

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Sat Oct 08, 2016 4:42 pm
Dressage at Devon observations.

Last post by Flight « Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:38 pm
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by Dresseur » Mon Oct 03, 2016 2:54 pm

I just spent an intense 4 days grooming for my coach at Dressage at Devon. She shows lean and mean, no frills, so we shared a lot of the workload....

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Wed Oct 05, 2016 11:38 pm
Goals and progress... August and September!

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Attachment(s) by Brydie » Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:10 am

After my last ride for July, I am ready to start my goals for August and September!

I just created a spreadsheet with all my scores and made an...
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Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:30 pm
Came off - now what?

Last post by kande50 « Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:38 pm
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by bailey » Thu Sep 15, 2016 2:47 am

So this is humbling to write, I've owned my 18 y o gelding almost 6 years and I just had my first 'bad' fall. We were cantering in the outdoor, and...

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Fri Sep 30, 2016 4:38 pm
Does my butt look funny? (a training question)

Last post by piedmontfields « Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:35 am
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Attachment(s) by piedmontfields » Fri Sep 16, 2016 1:24 pm

So, a favorite activity of visiting horse care professionals, students, etc. to my barn is to comment on Emi's conformation. :D :roll: Her build is...

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Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:35 am
Collected walk

Last post by Bats79 « Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:46 pm

by Bats79 » Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:46 pm

Looking for some nice video of collected walk and finding it a hard job.

Anyone have any links?

This is the only one I've found so far

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Wed Sep 21, 2016 1:46 pm
How many walk steps?

Last post by orono « Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:54 pm
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by Anne » Sat Sep 10, 2016 7:41 pm

This (below) is a short video clip from a test we did last weekend. I'm curious how many walk steps you guys think I did. The movement reads 'at E...

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Mon Sep 12, 2016 6:54 pm
A few other post-clinic notes

Last post by demi « Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:00 pm
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by piedmontfields » Tue Sep 06, 2016 1:58 pm

Thanks to all who responded with support and ideas for our medium trot in progress (other thread).

Here are a few more notes from my clinic with...

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Thu Sep 08, 2016 2:00 pm
Critiques

Last post by PaulaO « Tue Sep 06, 2016 5:41 pm
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Attachment(s) by PaulaO » Mon Sep 05, 2016 1:53 pm

Be kind. We trotted over a pole and I have look of grim determination on my face trying to keep her straight. Being a schoolie for a long time, she...

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