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I was afraid of that. But if I didn't want the answer, I shouldn't have asked the question. ;) Thanks, guys.

Very timely! Thanks to the OP!

From those who've done / do this stuff, is it really necessary to go to a class, or can I simply scare up Weatherford's book and work it out at home in my pjs? ...

I'll preface this with a disclaimer: I've only read the first few posts. But I suspect I'm one you're looking for. I was qualified about 5x over with my lovely training horse, but never did a 1/2*...

I wasn't going to chime in til I read the ulcer comment. I did the 20% min cal from fat diet with my TB, because he tied up. After 8 months on that diet - designed for him by a university...

Ask your vet - my guy was scoped at the barn. He wasn't in stocks, but was tranq'd.

YB is right - it's so personal! I think also that your physical structure determines whether hte balance of a saddle will work for you. I won't have anything to jump in but a Stackhouse. I hated...

Sit on it. If you must buy directly off the track and can't sit on it, watch someone else ride it. I'm not the one who Em mentioned whose prospect was vanned off twice, but my project did only last...

Love them, but thought they were narrow and ran small. I did get them from TOTD though, so maybe they're not usual?

one of the downsides of changing it would be that people like me won't see it and say "hey! I've heard of that horse! Do you know Tawn?"

Well, maybe that'd be a benefit. ;) But seriously,...

I use one for warming up at w/t/c all winter, every ride. If I'm hacking, I'll put it under the saddle (I have a square one) and fold the corners up under the billets. If I'm riding inside, I just...

I thought I knew that butt in the background. ;) Good for him to try to do the right thing, and good luck to them both - and thank you for trying to help them. She's very pretty.

To be honest, nothing would make me consider a saddlebred. There are too many nice TBs out there, and I've always loved riding them, so that is all I'll look at. Not warmbloods, not draft crosses,...

I'm really pleased about this policy, but have to play a little devil's advocate here, because I'm not sure that it offers any protection for the well intentioned trainer who really does try to do...

Have you asked the person who sold him to you? Seems to me that's step one. It may be that he had manners but is investigating whether they apply with you. Mine did. It had nothing to do with...

I just ordered my first pair of Dehners this fall and can't wait to get them! My local tack shop owner is a Dehner rep (Vogel too, I think, but I wanted Dehners) and measured me. She had swatches...

I think, Retread, that you've hit the nail on the head with the passion vs hobby reference, but I'm not sure that the balance, for most people, comes out the way most of us here would want. For most...

Very, very sad, and she's no less lucky to have found you. Sorry.

Time and money - particularly at GMHA where you can't camp. That dramatically increases the cost of the thing.

Toony was qualified and I'd have done it with him but he tied up every time he...

sounds more like training than feeding to me, if she's not getting more difficult at home too. Some horses are just more sensitive to the excitement of a show or clinic than others, and you just...

Ugh - lucky girl to have found her way to you. What about Surpass? Maybe not a big enough gun, but great stuff and beyond easy to use. Good luck.

For anyone really wanting to pull (count me out - though I do pull manes) and wanting instructions, they're in Grooming to Win.

(I just re-read your post and realized that you're really already at step three :) , which is to say, just go out and practice! Let her know it's all ok and fun and her confidence will grow. Don't...

Go for it - because ultimately whatever bad impression you might make (and I'm not sure you would, really) is completely outweighed by the benefit of a good experience for her in the warmup.

Many have said to me that they don't volunteer because they don't have time, which simply means that they value competing (for which they find time) more than volunteering. I regularly volunteer at...

Looks like I'm the only one who'd vote for a book! Preferably Lucinda Green's Cross Country Riding (or Riding Cross Country - I can never remember), or Training the Three Day Horse and Rider.