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Jun. 18, 2013, 05:47 PM
I'm probably going to say some things you won't want to hear. Keep in mind that I'm saying all this as someone who actually does support an...
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Jun. 18, 2013, 05:03 PM
The magazine Bicycling has a very interesting, in-depth piece on helmet technology and its evolution or lack thereof.
Senseless
Just in case...
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Jun. 17, 2013, 09:03 PM
This is irrelevant.
The child in the picture is not riding by the seat of her pants. Her only point of balance is by her hands on the reins.
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Jun. 17, 2013, 06:12 PM
If a child (or any rider) does not know how to compensate for loss of balance or potential loss of balance, it is the equestrian equivalent of being...
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Jun. 17, 2013, 01:49 AM
One week later and I'm still waiting for my TackRoomba prototype.
:mad:
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Jun. 17, 2013, 01:47 AM
Not sticking. Hanging.
There's a difference. Her balance is entirely in her hands, on the pony's mouth. If that pony puts a foot wrong coming...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 03:57 PM
Until about 2006, a CCI had phases A (roads/tracks), B (steeplechase) and C (more roads/tracks) for XC warm-up.
Now, you have to get your horse...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 12:55 PM
This pair was out of control at Badminton. The horse was having no part of BH's attempts to regulate his speed. Fortunately, the (rider) fall...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 12:10 PM
Yet one that is very often drugged to achieve this result. I doubt that's what Littauer had in mind.
This is puzzling to me. I read these...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 11:58 AM
CrowneDragon, agreed.
I fear for any rider who can't tell the difference between the kid and WFP photos.
If that pony falls in those side...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 07:43 AM
Side reins on XC?
That kid's balance is dangerously off. She needs to grab mane, not rein.
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Jun. 13, 2013, 09:45 PM
Oops.
The animal was most definitely making mare faces, with the ears pinned back and the crabby expression. Is this a consequence of too much...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 07:00 PM
Of course I was joking. I even used one of these :D in my response.
:D
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Jun. 13, 2013, 06:57 PM
Oh. Well, I think we're talking about two different things.
I'm describing the video sales rider's way of riding as incorrect. To me, it is...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 06:38 PM
Let's think about that one: an over-70 rider on a well-behaved ex-4* horse. That rider must already be in heaven. What are we worried about?
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Jun. 13, 2013, 01:41 PM
I said the same thing in my posts.
John French is a very good rider. Years ago, I bought a horse out of his barn -- a former top hunter who...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 10:39 AM
Discobold, I know you didn't mean to, but you came very close to turning my life upside down.
If you go back and read for content -- actual...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 01:32 AM
Mike likes the hunters. He likes horses going forward in balance and riders who don't upset their horse's balance -- but this extends to all...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 10:57 PM
Oh dear.
Just a friendly reminder, this is the eventing forum. Not dressage. Not jumpers. Eventing has this phase called XC, where it...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 01:55 PM
I didn't make any claim that the horse has been hurt or endangered.
I did say that she was ridden incorrectly, in terms of the principles of...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 01:04 PM
The RF Amber Eyes hunter test video is here.
To test a horse's suitability for the hunter ring, one does the following:
1. Park luxury import...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 11:32 PM
I think it's a good idea -- the husband and the boyfriend, that is.
That particular arrangement should go a long way toward making eventing more...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 12:01 PM
I'm pleased to see COTH step up and write something reasonably journalistic.
It never fails to amaze me that educated, articulate people think...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 09:18 AM
The mare was/is registered as RF Amber Eyes. Look it up at USEF.
RF Amber Eyes, with her breeding information clearly stated, was registered with...
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Jun. 9, 2013, 11:55 PM
She's not insulting your ability as a judge. She's expressing dismay that, as a USEF licensed hunter judge, you don't seem to have any concept of...
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Jun. 9, 2013, 11:09 PM
Lance Armstrong wasn't 'unblemished' -- not if positive findings in doping controls are considered blemishes.
The governing body of cycling, the...
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Jun. 9, 2013, 10:35 PM
Apparently so. From recent reports, I've surmised that 'hunter jumper people' are very, very busy. They're being sued for fraud and negligence. ...
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Jun. 9, 2013, 07:39 PM
Sure there is: resale.
This is nothing new. I took in a retired hunter who had the same age change made on his ASHA lifetime card -- one year...
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Jun. 8, 2013, 11:21 PM
Bensmom, I saw your soap today because Glenbaer brought it along to the Jimmy Wofford clinic. Her tack looked very clean. :) I also heard...
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Jun. 7, 2013, 11:05 PM
The governing body of cycling, the UCI, was in cahoots with Armstrong. The UCI covered up positive test results on his behalf, with a little bribe...
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