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I'm just now reading the thread so this may come up later.

But as far as matching "talented riders to talented horses" when they are up and coming, I think that may have worked better when...

Sabra and Jamie, I am so sorry to hear about your loss.

I wish the best for both of you.

holy crap! that's a lot of buckles!

I can't get too excited about this.

A couple years ago I had my pony leased out - I got him back about 2 weeks before a BN HT - we went and did a XC school my first ride back on him (hadn't...

my parents bought Moose (picture on the Grass Ridge thread) for me when he was 18. I think I stopped showing him at 22, and had moved up to training on him. I more or less learned to jump on him.
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it used to be a good first course at that level - so now it's more of a "let's make sure you're ready to move up"?

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g253/lcelmins/lcmoose.jpg?t=1222572506

is...

now Grass Ridge was traditionally a move up course (until 2004 or so, right?). Were there issues when they first ramped up the difficulty?

It's hard to believe that I moved 4 years ago and...

wow! that's awesome!

I remember those bizarre HUGE grasshoppers out there in October - all kinds of really cool colors! (like orange and pink and green and purple)

wow! they sure have put a lot of work into the course since I moved in 2004.

Who is running the event these days (I see GREF but no actual names)

I see some stadium fences in the background...

exactly. What does it matter if someone is CPR certified or not - short of the rider having a heart attack and not suffering trauma coming off the horse (which I believe happened at Trojan Horse?),...

ok, I know we have a couple MDs and even a neurosurgeon around.

A couple pages back someone mentioned having Ralph talk to Darren to discuss the recovery, etc of the brain injury.

But Ralph's...

Ditto. Old trainer was a 'r' judge and didn't braid herself unless prelim+, championship, or 2nd level+

neatly pulled manes are fine in my book.

agreed. What happened to her and Strelly at Jersey Fresh? I just saw the loose horse pictures but nothing earlier in the course. That is a very cool mare.

We were stabled next to her at Galway...

are you saying that Kim brushed over it? Because she's from Arizona so that would be pretty short-sighted for her to ignore that issue. There are fewer HTs in AZ than there were even when she was...

sure must be nice being in Area 1!

Has Area X even had 3 horse trials yet this year?

I haven't read the entire thread but I was originally taught that a score in the mid-high 50s means you're competing at the level where you should be. You haven't mastered the level yet but it's...

but horses have a completely different diet - I don't think atherosclerotic plaques are the an issue in horses like they are in humans...

I don't have any numbers but I would guess that coronary...

but how would a trach compensate for a lung injury without a ventilator (I didn't hear about him ventilated at the scene) - it would just avoid him breathing through his mouth/nostrils and use a hole...

During Rolex when people were posting that day either from KHP or watching the webcast there was mention of them traching Frodo.

Do any vet-types have insight as to why that would be done? I was...

how many competitive ropers are actual ranchers? I'd bet not all - so there are people roping for recreation as well.

and what about the "underdogs" who go unnoticed and rise to the top - remember when Nick Larkin and Red won the first Rolex 4-star? I don't think anyone saw that happening!

I worry that further...

already covered.

I know lots of people who love him.

I however, ended up with a jumping lesson instead of a dressage lesson, and didn't have a very positive experience. But that's what the rest of my group wanted...

I haven't seen any references to "numping" yet

exactly. emf and I know a bunch of the same people and have been at the same shows but not in a loooong time.

I think the commercial is hilarious. do I agree with emf? no, not on this topic,...