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I'm exactly the same way. I have a pair of Oakley Half Jackets and I have to wear those suckers 360 days a year. I don't show right now, but there would be no way on earth I would be able to show...

I would try both emailing and commenting. She's mentioned several times that she has more than 1000 unread emails in her inbox, and slowly works through them. It might take a while for her to respond...

As it's her personal blog, you don't actually post on there. What you do is comment on the most recent post with the relevant info and contact info. If she's interested and has time, she'll email you...

Exactly. I'm just thinking of one of the mares my old trainer had. That mare made you work for her respect. If you did that to her, even once, she would literally mow you down and wouldn't stop. You...

I agree. I've made a couple of saddle pads before, but those were only for my trainer/friends. Not only are the materials really expensive (and honestly, Joann's is probably the cheapest place you...

So how is the current saddle market? I might have the opportunity to purchase a used 18" Kieffer GG for $$. Unless the seat runs really small, it will be too big for me but at that price I was...

I know it's a buyers market right now, but geez. Why on earth does someone think that an offer that is 2% of the asking price is reasonable? I understand making low offers, or even asking if the...

Me too. You'd be lucky if it was only a 5, and that's after the crash!

I hope it works out for you. I know how much hassle it is buying/selling, and wish you the best of luck!

That's my opinion of wintecs as well. I rode in the wintec all-purpose and I hated it. It was really, really stiff with no give. It put me in a horrible position and every time I rode I felt like I...

Also, don't discount craiglist. In the past three weeks I have seen two close contact crosbys for sale. And I'm on the west coast, not in a hugely horsie area.

I'm hugely into photography, and that's what a number of camera shops do as well. When they rent out camera equipment (cameras, lenses, flashes, etc) they require a cashiers check, cash, or credit...

Yikes. I try to keep an open mind about alternative and holistic training methods, but this lady seems to be a bit of a whackadoodle. I watched a few of her training answers and started cringing. I...

Horseless here too. ::sigh:: I'm 21, and I've always been horseless. My parents never supported my hobby (my mother is scared of horses and allergic to hay), so although I rode for 6 years as a kid I...

I was as surprised as you are. I'm in college, and for a few years I lived in the dorms. Do you know what the biggest reason why students couldn't have pets in the dorms? They would just leave the...

I can't speak as to saddle fit/solutions, but I can give a few tips about your riding. You're definitely gripping and posting off your knees. I'm not sure whether that came before the chair seat or...

Your barn is absolutely gorgeous! Seriously, it looks like my dream barn. Is that cement in the aisleways? Do you mind me asking what the price range was to build it?

Hate to agree with this since I love Berners, but I do. It seems like the biggest reason you want a dog is for protection. While Berners are amazing, fluffy, awesome and fun dogs, they just do not...

I think you did the right thing. You met someone who was doing something ill-advised. You asked them if they minded advice. They didn't. So you spoke out of personal experience/years of knowledge to...

I once met a woman in a tack store who had a similar story. Bought a two year old colt for her 12 year old granddaughter to train, and to for both the 12 year old and the 6 year old granddaughter to...

Here's some from Oregon.

FREE Registered American Paint as well as Breeding stock. She is Lame I am not sure what is wrong with her or if it can be fixed. I was told it is her front legs/ feet .I...

Get out, now. You have a full lease, and the owner is violating the terms of the lease and dismissing your concerns. Full lease means full lease, no exceptions.

That does help! I'll definitely have to discuss it with her. I'm trailerless, so I definitely should ask her how she wants to handle any costs of trailering/shows.

She said that she has tack I...

That was the original way she phrased it. She would cover all routine vet expenses. I would cover vet expenses that resulted from my handling(ie. on the ground or riding), or if I do something stupid...

So I'm in the beginning stages of looking for a lease. I've found one that so far seems suitable (although I haven't made the barn visit yet), so I was wondering what to make sure is in the lease...

You're a better person than me. If it was my barn, or even my friends' barn, I would have given those kids, and the father, a very stern explanation of the rules of the barn. This is how you behave,...