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May. 17, 2013, 08:11 PM
Kevin Keene in PA has a dedicated ultrasound specialist in his office.
Can't go wrong with Virginia Equine Imaging in Middleburg VA either
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May. 16, 2013, 05:37 PM
Mr asterix is the warmup steward at our recognized events, and he would tell you that overall, the more experienced the rider, the more efficient the...
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May. 16, 2013, 03:03 PM
Looks too small, and I agree that when your stirrup is jumping length it looks from this pic as though your knee will be up on/over the flap.
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May. 13, 2013, 08:43 PM
If it is scratches (and this is the season for it - my 4-white-socks guy gets it every May), it will present with crusty scabs.
You need to gently...
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May. 10, 2013, 01:01 PM
That was a really nice article, and I love the video (complete w. videographer's sotto voce encouragement).
Honestly, unless you are really...
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May. 8, 2013, 09:01 PM
Look at the options on www.sierratradingpost.com
I am horrible about losing sunglasses so am constantly buying new ones -- like good quality lenses,...
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May. 8, 2013, 08:21 PM
Lucinda Green for XC, JW for SJ, and Mara DePuy for dressage.
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May. 8, 2013, 10:33 AM
Well, since you asked...I have had a horse go very lame and block to the foot with a collateral ligament injury, and with a deep digital flexor...
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May. 7, 2013, 09:11 PM
My coach can do all the GP movements bareback -- her stallion, who is now in his late 20s, routinely schooled GP bareback. She showed in a saddle, of...
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May. 7, 2013, 05:25 PM
Nothing to add except that I have no idea how you convince a horse to eat hay when they are on really good pasture 24/7. Assuming you are wrong about...
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May. 7, 2013, 05:06 PM
I too have had a horse who loved it and a horse who tried to spit it out...
Just a side note, do not extrapolate how much room is inside your...
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May. 6, 2013, 06:42 PM
Neither one of those is a very good solution for unsupervised turnout. Very easy to come undone, get tangled on something, and cause a real mess....
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May. 3, 2013, 05:54 PM
I'm like bornfree -- sometimes get lazy and just wear my white wicking shirt (maybe mine is irideon?) from dressage for all three...but of course...
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May. 3, 2013, 05:49 PM
I've evented a draft cross through Training and have lots of experience with big horses generally.
As others have said:
1. Walking. lots of...
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May. 2, 2013, 02:24 PM
I like Jerry's Harness. It takes a while but it is certainly made here and the quality is very good.
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May. 1, 2013, 10:09 AM
I use the wonder bit - have a big horse and some times enthusiasm gets the better of him. This gives me just a little more ability to say "hello!"...
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Apr. 26, 2013, 09:24 PM
Does your sales contract explicitly state that it can be nullified if bloodwork shows masking agent? If not, most sales contracts are as is and...
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Apr. 25, 2013, 09:59 AM
There are also several groups on Facebook, including Event Horses for Sale -- free and get a lot of traffic.
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Apr. 24, 2013, 02:07 PM
My coming 18 year old certainly has not felt remotely senior as I've brought him back after several months off with a soft tissue injury.
I have...
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Apr. 24, 2013, 07:43 AM
Around here I have often used studs at the lower levels sometimes just as much for dressage warmup (wet grass) or stadium (chewed up mud) etc. as for...
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Apr. 22, 2013, 09:29 PM
Clinic or lesson with another instructor so you can get another point of view about where you and your horse are, and how you could reasonably...
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Apr. 22, 2013, 07:03 AM
I have to say I don't understand the "trainer to trainer" only communication stuff. I'd most certainly want to talk to the prospective new owner...
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Apr. 21, 2013, 09:02 PM
Like!
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Apr. 21, 2013, 08:54 PM
I started shopping in July, bought a horse three weeks ago. Flew twice, drove 6 hours once. Two of those trips saw multiple horses. Sat on a 3 y.o....
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Apr. 21, 2013, 06:19 PM
And I agree on the hunt horse, but DO make sure it'll jump in the ring (some won't) and be ok on its own in the field...
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Apr. 21, 2013, 06:18 PM
You've been looking for a couple of weeks. You have just summarized the market pretty well...
What you want, in this area, is not going to be less...
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Apr. 21, 2013, 03:26 PM
I've had better experience than many on this thread. When I lost my horse to a pasture accident, the vet on the scene did a very brief necropsy...
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Apr. 21, 2013, 03:10 PM
As others have said, it could be happening for a variety of reasons, but among them are the onset of arthritis in the neck, which is pretty hard to...
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Apr. 20, 2013, 09:03 PM
I had to look it up :D
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Apr. 20, 2013, 08:54 PM
I don't know anything about making up a GP horse, but in eventing it is nearly impossible to get a horse to the four star level much before 7 at a...
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