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Jun. 18, 2013, 01:53 PM
That's just not nice. I highly doubt that people who are proud of doing 2 foot crossrails well are the same folks who are dictating the current...
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Jun. 18, 2013, 01:25 PM
I kind of feel like whoever's idea it is to show is who should pay for it. Like if you asked her to ride your horse at the show, you should pay. If...
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Jun. 18, 2013, 01:14 PM
I'm really sorry about your mare and the horrible lease situation -- that's a lot of strain and stress on your heart to have to go through, on top of...
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Jun. 17, 2013, 06:46 PM
I was brave this weekend! I did a lunge lesson on my mare, who during a previous iffy training situation picked up some really naughty...
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Jun. 17, 2013, 02:04 PM
My trainer rides my horse in my saddle, which is fitted to my horse by a professional saddle fitter. My horse's back is of paramount importance to me...
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Jun. 17, 2013, 10:58 AM
LOVE!!!!!!!!! I'd like to do something similar sans-tails.
I think the picture in the original post is lovely too. And I like the fit, too.
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Jun. 14, 2013, 04:54 PM
I'm trying to figure out why you could ever possibly need two kitchens in a horse trailer.
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Jun. 14, 2013, 12:30 PM
My lip has been mistaken for an andi before, which isn't that weird. Normally what she gets mistaken for is pregnant!!!
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Jun. 13, 2013, 11:46 AM
In my experience, most committed riders do both. They read and learn theory, but rather than trying to apply it blind, they do so with the help of a...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 11:02 AM
Kande has been doing this arrogant-contrarian thing on the other board for a long time. I don't know why people keep trying to reason with her,...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 11:33 AM
I was expecting something much different from your pictures!! I agree w/others -- you look elegant in the saddle, despite any conformational...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 12:22 PM
I dont really want people doing random things with my horse without asking and I would never do it myself if I were a barn worker, but if a barn...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 10:57 AM
I use barn unless I'm in a situation where it's too easy for people to think I said "bar," in which case I use stable. Or I use the verb (riding)...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 10:51 AM
My philosophy is that for those of us who are operating on limited budgets with non-FEI short-term aspirations, buy the horse that makes you smile...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 03:51 PM
I was actually reasonably talented at hunter/jumper stuff -- I had a good eye and feel for jumping and never felt like I had to fight to get my body...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 03:18 PM
I mind my own business for the following reasons
a) Some people really don't want the attention and even offering help may make them feel more...
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Jun. 3, 2013, 03:45 PM
In all the partial leases I have done, it was 1/2 board, 1/2 shoes and 1/2 routine medical expenses (which really just included supplements,...
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Jun. 3, 2013, 11:51 AM
I prefer hot weather over cold weather, but I think it really has more to do with sunshine and short days than with the actual temperature itself....
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May. 30, 2013, 11:39 AM
Blue Hors Matine also had floppy relaxed ears and a nice closed chewing mouth. You can't reach conclusions based on one isolated thing -- you have to...
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May. 29, 2013, 03:37 PM
TBH, I want money more for security and freedom to do whatever I want with my time, not for things. I have things. What I don't have is time. This is...
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May. 29, 2013, 02:57 PM
There is a middle ground between "everything is sunshine, rainbows and puppies" and "the end is nigh, grab your muskets and hoard your canned beans."...
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May. 29, 2013, 01:45 PM
I've been at every extreme on this spectrum. For me, healthy means you give your body what it needs to do what you want it to do, keep your physical...
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May. 29, 2013, 10:30 AM
Tight enough to keep the saddle from shifting. My mare will capriole if her saddle slips too much (not exaggerating, I swear). For some reason, that...
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May. 28, 2013, 06:56 PM
I want this one so bad it isn't even funny:...
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May. 28, 2013, 06:53 PM
No...I've been told it's bad for the horse's back so I don't do it.
Also, I ride a horse shaped like a beach ball, so there's way too much...
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May. 28, 2013, 02:14 PM
I can be quite a perfectionist about the things I value, so honestly, I'm too busy living up to my own expectations to worry too much about where I...
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May. 28, 2013, 01:39 PM
I ride a rotund and low-withered horse, and saddle fitters have told me to stay away from girths with too much elastic, as it actually destabilizes...
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May. 28, 2013, 10:54 AM
I am not a tin-foil-hat type; I don't believe in conspiracy theories, I don't believe anybody in Washington is forward-looking or thoughtful enough...
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May. 23, 2013, 01:37 PM
How do you guys adjust training when your horses have a growth spurt? Do you treat a growth spurt different when they're not super young (say, 5 or 6...
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May. 23, 2013, 01:01 PM
My mare turned six on Monday and I've had her just about one year. She's grown like two inches, in progressive phases of butt-highness followed by...
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