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So reducing the COMPETITION miles but leaving the TRAINING miles is better?! It's kinda like saying run the Kentucky Derby over 1/2mile will prevent breakdowns.

I absolutely disagree. The old...

Where is the horse hitting the rails? On the shin, hoof, knee,...? I had one that would not touch a XC fence but new exactly how high to lift his feet in stadium. Never hit with a shin etc., but his...

I spent over 30 years in the hunters/jumpers. I agree with a majority of the article. However, I disagree with her turnout presumptions. I have spent time in the hunter world today, and sure a horse...

Just for clarification, even the air vest makers state these vests will NOT protect against crushing.

A simple experiment: take a think ballon and inflate it. Place it on a table. Now, I bet you...

I said nothing about anything being "fair" or "unfair." I was pointing out the nature of riding under FEI regulation to those who may not have any understanding. Your experience is another example of...

Guess what? It doesn't change as you move up the levels. You now know how Denny Emerson and many others felt at Rolex etc. You are not alone.

I remember an interview with Pippa Funnel who always...

As a person who has ridden at the FEI levels (eventing, **) I think everybody here needs to realize that at that level, even the vet exams become subjective. When you get targeted by the FEI for ANY...

Even if the FEI could not give a rats ass about COTH, at least in the eventing world, some of their decisions have become so ludicrous that a backlash is occurring.

Examples: The FEI kills the...

Already done!!!!

Try a 2 month suspension during the OFF season for horse abuse that resulted in the death of the animal but still allowed the rider to still be qualified for the Olympic team in...

This all makes me very happy. Finally the h/j folks see a bit of the idiocy and insanity that makes up the FEI and what many eventers have to deal with on a regular basis. I have ridden at the FEI...

That is so fuc&*g cool! Congratulations to you, Becca and Hal (the son).

I didn't document it. I saw that when Point Two USA had the same set of pictures on their website and stated the rider walked away uninjured. Then there was a H&H article that described the injuries...

Ah, so now you are validating my warning about the vest being a fail dangerous design. In other words, as a trained engineer, I recognized the potential defects before the device went on market.
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Damn close! Let me clarify. It is so simple, it is the Schrodinger Equation...

Before you speak, Mike you better look at the records. I mentioned in prior posts that Faith Cook received a broken neck and spine while wearing one. There is even the photograph evidence to show the...

The only thing my trainers ever said when I said I was going off to a competition by myself was, "Don't F%$&* it up."

Heck, I have to phone in my dressage rides to my dressage trainer as she is...

I would definitely consider it fear monguring if my trainer made me event with ocelots (http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/showthread.php?t=252369).

I realized that a bit later. It was eventermom4.

Jan, as you state, your husband is a doctor. He should well know that this type of testing is very long and extensive and require large numbers of people. In this manner you will need around 1,000 or...

Sure scopey but crap form. Look at those front legs, no tuck. I suspect that ocelots result in pretty bad dressage scores. It looks to me that they tend to prevent the collection needed at the higher...

No the paneled Tipperary that used to be common is not certified due to the puncture resistance requirement of the ASTM and BETA standard.

The USEA and USEF only suggest the use of an approved...

FYI, Jan, several posters here on this thread are at the ** level and higher. So you are getting thoughts by ULs. Just not BNRs.

Given a free one, I would leave it at home, along with my snarkiness based on the design reasons and lack of testing previously stated.

Reed

There are NO valid tests with these vests when applied to falling off horses. Like other sports equipment companies, they do 1 or 2 "demonstrations" and then make their claims. There has been no real...

Uh, we have been looking at the research. Some of us have even been part of design teams developing certain air bag inflation systems (the thermite reaction pellets to inflate car air bags). Talk...