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    Deltawave is right

    You don't fall into any extremes...you just are not perfect...who is. I think you do have a more vulnerable conformation to get ahead of a jump but you are changing over time to manage that risk. The...
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    In my time around horses I have met a few...a...

    In my time around horses I have met a few...a small number...who seemed to have some glitch in the programing. Some times it was circumstantial and the horse was fine(less odd) with another person or...
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    Horse Pal

    Worked as advertised. I should have stored it inside when not in use as the canvas has rotted...time for duct tape.
  4. If...

    If there is plenty of room for the number of horses it should be fine.
    If there is not some screwy crazy ...usually a mare but not always...who is hard on new horses.
    Babies are usually recognized...
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    I fell apart

    My menopausal adventure trashed me. I AM overweight and getting me metobolically fixed helped the most. Control of blood pressure, thyroid, probably blood sugar, menopause and actually Prozac for...
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    Very good

    The Bull Lea is the first thing that jumps out. Bull Lea brings Teddy very close. A LOT of Teddy in general. There is also Precipitation on the sire side through the good Preciptic. Nijinsky is a...
  7. Important to know

    I have both known a filly(Irish Sport Horse) who had a fracture(not a chip or chips but a fracture) and was treated...is an unsound adult now with expensive shoes..she is unsaleable and her owner...
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    Anoka Equine?

    One of the partners in Anoka Equine is in dressage ask there. PatO
  9. Thread: Flexible

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    Obviously there is the most success with...

    Obviously there is the most success with Cloverhill who is the dam side equivalent to Cruising...seems to cross well with everything... King of Diamonds and Cruising and Master Imp. Master Imp...
  10. Thread: Flexible

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    I was looking at Cruising on the...

    I was looking at Cruising on the Sporthorse-Data-base as I was curious about the same thing and I wanted to see what the Cruising broodmares were being used with. So try there first.
    This is the...
  11. Big joints can indicate Epiphysitis which can be...

    Big joints can indicate Epiphysitis which can be managed by balancing nutrition properly. Any animal big bones or not can be in pain during growth spurts. PatO
  12. Thread: Flexible

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    Flexible

    So what do we if we have a star in our midst...ignore that he is a stallion we could use to produce international jumpers and eventers. We'd look kind of silly if we did. PatO
    Flexible daughter...
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    I think you DO need to look at your self...not...

    I think you DO need to look at your self...not about the horse and misbehavior though I have seen people who ride and are clearly accidents going somewhere to happen. You may have a problem with your...
  14. Thread: Stallion

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    Flexible is likely the best Cruising son in...

    Flexible is likely the best Cruising son in performance and he has a half brother(out of Flex) who is now on the Irish show jumping team and has another sibbling who has competed in upper level...
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    Big picture

    I don't really have a choice as I breed Irish Draughts and it is a rare breed. If a breeder breeds the same mare to the same stallion over and over there is a cap on the amount of breed diversity...
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    Someone please claim this mare

    http://www.pedigreequery.com/p+s+touch+down
    http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=7753071&registry=T
    Running at Hastings Park
    What a great pedigree for her dam...I guess...
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    Interesting event from Irish breeder.

    I am very excited by this interesting sale. Cappa Stud is getting creative trying to market horses in Ireland. Since it is off putting to think about importing with the hassle of arranging import....
  18. An interesting event with Irish Draughts in Ireland

    www.irish-horse-imports.com
    Cappa Stud is one of the largest breeders in Ireland and since the Irish horse market is so poor now he has set up this interesting sale. He has offered a nice selection...
  19. I did not read this whole post but I have to say...

    I did not read this whole post but I have to say be fair to your babies. Don't do this to your babies...post pictures but don't ask for critiques...nothing like condeming a foal in its first month....
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    It does make a difference and I have found even...

    It does make a difference and I have found even sensitive horses can love it. They will brace into your strike. They get a quite blissful look in their eye. If you had a horse who DIDN'T like it...
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    What do you hate about competitions?

    From the idea that judges are the problem...expand to what exactly do you not like about dressage shows?

    For me it is just an excuse for sun stroke without pleasure.

    My horses are trained and...
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    Go to your favorite sale site...I did...

    Go to your favorite sale site...I did Dreamhorse... put in your limits. Washington state...gelding...16 hand minimum...4 yo minimum...cap the price at 2K...temperament 4 and under...you will find a...
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    Personally, I think we'd have to be morons to not...

    Personally, I think we'd have to be morons to not use Flexible for eventing and jumping. He comes from a proven dam and Cruising was the freak who performed at the top and produced offspring who...
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    $2500

    I think that is/was his fee, until now anyway, and it is frozen only at this point. So I really want a proven athlete, a proven broodmare mare with a good repro history and good repro vets nearby....
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    Thinking of leasing a mare for Flexible

    How do you find a mare to lease? Proven eventing mare or jumper mare. If you are a farm who does this let me know. This is a very well bred stallion though the known pedigree doesn't go back very...
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