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Jun. 18, 2013, 08:38 PM
Ummm, not at any hunter show I've ever been to.
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Jun. 18, 2013, 08:32 PM
Originally. But I don't think anybody is in denial about the fact that modern show hunters bear little resemblance to field hunters.
Just because...
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Jun. 18, 2013, 06:57 PM
Okay...
Why would people who ride show hunters ride the same way you would going cross country?
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Jun. 18, 2013, 06:48 PM
Useless for hunting, but not useless. I wouldn't jump a grand prix in a western saddle, but this does not make the western saddle "useless", just not...
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Jun. 18, 2013, 09:33 AM
Oh Alagirl...
I think you missed my point. And you appear to have some sort of chip on your shoulder with regard to the hunters...
My point was...
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Jun. 18, 2013, 09:20 AM
...What's your point?
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Jun. 18, 2013, 08:40 AM
Yeah, the eventers attacking the hunters thing is getting pretty old, guys.
There are good and bad riders in every discipline, and every...
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Jun. 18, 2013, 08:20 AM
Uh, I think y'all are confused and are unfairly attacking Fairfax. I know reading for comprehension is hard, but come on...
Lady Eboshi posted:
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Jun. 17, 2013, 12:34 PM
If the judge simply says "reverse" than you do that - you reverse and continue at whatever gait you were at before you reversed.
To reverse and...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 08:26 PM
I think you'll find that most people do both, unless we're talking to tip top pros of the sport.
And I for sure wouldn't base my opinions of...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 09:20 AM
If you're teaching at the barn, it sounds like you are a professional in the horse world, so...
As in all professions, there are some people who...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 03:23 PM
I don't know why I'm jumping in here, except that I seem to have very little else to do today...
A horse is still considered to be in its...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 12:39 PM
I learned long ago to keep my mouth shut unless I'm responsible for that particular horse's care.
My horses get handled the way I want them to be...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 12:33 PM
The Chronicle has tons of awesome reading available online. I especially enjoy everything under the Horse Care tab and the Voices tab.
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Jun. 10, 2013, 12:12 PM
I don't know if Equine Express transports out your way (they're based in Texas), but they're fantastic. I used them to move my extremely colic-prone,...
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Jun. 8, 2013, 10:11 AM
I don't believe in talent. Not since reading this book.
I believe that, generally, it's the right mix of circumstances that gets one to the top....
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Jun. 4, 2013, 08:56 AM
Ah yes, well this may be the source of the confusion.
As I, and others, have said - it's important to be clear in what we're talking about.
I...
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Jun. 3, 2013, 10:06 PM
By YOU.
Again, try not to speak for the rest of the riding public.
Tell that to every dressage rider ever...
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Jun. 3, 2013, 06:16 PM
Posting the canter (a true posting canter), does indeed create impulsion. That you have never heard of it does not make it any less true.
I was...
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Jun. 3, 2013, 12:17 PM
Are we talking about an actual posting canter - sit a stride, rise a stride - or the bouncy hip thing first made popular by Brianne Goutal in the eq?...
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Jun. 3, 2013, 08:55 AM
The owners in the article sound like morons.
It's a dog - there's a distinct possibility that it is going to chase small furry things in its...
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Jun. 2, 2013, 07:36 PM
Generally speaking, mind your own damn business.
I have a horse that used to be a holy terror to load. He's now a reliable self-loader, but it's...
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May. 28, 2013, 09:27 PM
I knew it! :lol:
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May. 28, 2013, 09:19 PM
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=105658596309957
This has been blowing up my Newsfeed and I'm not sure what to make of it...
If real, it's...
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May. 24, 2013, 03:31 PM
No, they don't work the same way. At all.
The english hackamore works off of leverage on the nose and poll.
The side pull is exactly what it...
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May. 20, 2013, 11:11 PM
Eh, they're bound to get it right occasionally. Although just because the test tells you what you expect to hear doesn't make it accurate.
I did...
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May. 20, 2013, 09:53 PM
Eh, not really. They're great for amusement, but not much more useful than that.
Without getting into a ridiculously long explanation - genetics...
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May. 20, 2013, 09:08 PM
I'm just going to leave this here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a4CDvK868w
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