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    May. 22, 2013, 08:38 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Slowing down hay consumption- other than hay nets! in Horse Care
    Yikes! Cool concept, but certainly can't afford it on my college student budget:lol: So far this evening the net is working; we'll have to see what...
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    May. 22, 2013, 07:44 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Slowing down hay consumption- other than hay nets! in Horse Care
    The issue isn't so much stuffing the net, which does take a grand total of fifteen extra seconds, it's been hangng the daggone thing- the string...
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    May. 22, 2013, 07:32 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread How Do You Condition in Eventing
    Typically I don't do much for a Novice horse other than ride them consistently, but I have mostly Thoroughbreds so they stay pretty fit off regular...
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    May. 22, 2013, 07:24 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Poultice in Eventing
    I've used the Uptite poultice for the last several years and been very happy with it; recently used it after running a fairly hilly XC course on a...
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    May. 21, 2013, 10:01 PM
    dbolte started a thread Slowing down hay consumption- other than hay nets! in Horse Care
    Simple (sort of) issue- my horse loves his hay, and cleans it up within two or three hours of coming in, leaving him with nothing to do for most of...
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    May. 21, 2013, 09:53 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Jim Graham in Eventing
    Jim is awesome, seriously. I took regular lessons from him for years and was an off-and-on working student throughout high school and learned so...
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    May. 21, 2013, 09:51 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread During your trot sets in Eventing
    I typically use the trot sets as a way to encourage them to open up and really use their back, so while they're not round I am encouraging the...
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    May. 21, 2013, 04:50 PM
    dbolte started a thread During your trot sets in Eventing
    How concerned are you with how your horse travels during a trot set? How much of your dressage trot do you insist on?
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    May. 17, 2013, 07:40 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Going rate for body clipping... in Off Course
    I was charging $80 for a full body clip, and less for a trace, depending on how much of a trace it was (i.e. just a strip clip versus a full trace...
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    May. 17, 2013, 07:14 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Horsetrials, combined training around Athens. GA? in Eventing
    Make sure you check out the GDCTA website- there are several CT shows listed, many of them close to (or in!) Athens. There's one next weekend in...
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    May. 16, 2013, 07:26 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Anticipation at the Free Walk in Dressage
    When schooling, lots of transitions from free walk to medium walk and back without trotting. Also useful to halt every time you pick the reins back...
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    May. 10, 2013, 08:07 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Inflammation of the ligaments in Horse Care
    Dealing with this with my mare- she strained her suspensory when she got out of the pasture one night and visited a neighbors' place where she found...
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    May. 10, 2013, 07:47 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Clinics v. Lessons in Eventing
    Clinicians often have a different training method than your regular instructor. This means that they will phrase things differently, maybe in such a...
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    May. 10, 2013, 07:45 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Poplar Place Farm - Columbus, GA in Eventing
    Werner is great- I've had several clinics with him, both on the flat and over fences, and he always does a great job with the riders and horses,...
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    May. 10, 2013, 07:43 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Good feeds to keep/put weight on skinny sporthorses in Eventing
    Well, I can tell you what works for my guy. He's an off the track TB, not a particularly easy keeper. When he starts dropping weight on me, he gets...
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    May. 10, 2013, 07:32 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread Riding in College? in Hunter/Jumper
    I was lucky enough to stay at home during my undergraduate work, so continued taking care of my own horses, taking horses in for training, buying and...
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    Apr. 29, 2013, 10:12 PM
    dbolte replied to a thread What kind of truck do you pull your trailer with? in Off Course
    2001 F-250, pulling a 3H with LQ; love the truck, but the trailer's a bit heavy for it when it's fully loaded
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