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That's a sound plan. I could pick up a cheapie cover to keep in the trailer just in case I ran into a grumpy PoGJ. Or switch out to my J3 with the standard black cover. After all, the J3 goes to...

WHOO HOO!! Getting the grey helmet is the perfect excuse for new anthracite Pikeur Skarlett jacket to replace my MUCH too long boring black coat.

Then when I get fussed at by a TD I can say,...

Possibly. I think I'm just shocked that dressage now has a more lenient dress code than eventing!

At a dressage show last weekend, I discovered my black velvet helmet's padding had disintegrated, leaving me with a very (VERY) badly fitting helmet that bobbed every so slightly as I posted. A new...

Thanks! I think she's pretty awesome, but that awesomeness does come with the opinion. I remind her on a regular basis that while she's living up to the red-headed TB mare myth, not too many folks...

I've had my Chestnut (TB) mare for about 10 years now. I dunno what all the fuss is about. Chestnut mares are all sweetness and light. See:
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Even with that much use - it's still a bit crazy. The only broken tree I've ever seen was was caused by a flip. Regular use (even heavy use) just shouldn't do that. Have you considered contacting...

So glad you caught it! I can't believe an 8 year old saddle had a broken tree, though.

It's right there in red. He's not crediting his vestS with saving him. He's crediting the "inflatable air bag jacket", not the approved body protector he was wearing beneath it. You don't have to...

No, I'm saying that these statements made by high-level riders after a fall are muddying the waters. Especially when a number of them are PAID to wear them by the companies making the vests.

I'm...

I don't believe it's absurd or ridiculous at all. The brain is a strange and wonderful thing, but it IS fallable, especially during moments of stress. Ever had your bell rung? Sometimes you...

The REAL question is, was the reduction of injury due to the air vest, as he said, or to the approved vest he was wearing underneath the air vest and his approved helmet?

Unfortunately, I'm not...

SaddlefitterVA told me about this thread this morning while we were riding. I told her if that comment was on my test, I wouldn't even question it! :lol:

And was the one that the owners wouldn't part with. So, should she have walked away from the one she could take simply because she couldn't take the one that "needed rescuing" more?

Mostly it's just me riding Allie recently, but that's simply circumstance. Yellowbritches rode her while I was out of commission (and thank you AGAIN for that, btw!) and I'll let anyone hop on her...

WHOO HOO!!! And, you're 'not planning' for October's 3-day? Let me know if you need a groom. For either one. It's the only way I'm getting to an event for a while. ;)

Doesn't answer the question that's begging to be asked:

So, gonna go? :D

A simple mylar comfort d-ring (http://www.toklat.com/dyn_prod.php?p=89-21025&k=88012) is what I ended up using on my fussy-mouthed, fat tongued, low-palated, claustrophobic mare. The thin mouthpiece...

Nike Temba: 1984 Arabian Gelding purchased for one dollar in 1996 from a riding program when they thought he had EPM, and couldn't afford to treat him. Spinal Tap was negative, but x-rays showed he...

It wasn't even planned! Before her, I wasn't very fond of chestnuts. Occasionally, I still wonder what I was thinking...
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We're both red-heads (and almost match completely) with the standard red-head personalities and need to express our opinions. We're both on the shorter & wider side of the scale, and we both prefer...

I've got a total of one picture of my horse with a ribbon, so there's no worries I'm going to bore someone with it. My pictures tend to look like this:
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Really? My 13 year old chestnut filly isn't. :lol:

I've been wearing my two Twisted Tails bracelets almost every day for five years, and they still look great. I really can't recommend them enough.

Quoted for truth!

Take the time to heal properly the first time. You really don't need the run anyway. :)