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  1. The WT trainer probably doesn't know the much...

    The WT trainer probably doesn't know the much about you or what you're capable of doing comfortably. She likely really doesn't want either you or the horse to get hurt/scared while she is in charge,...
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    DD has a thigh 4" longer than mine. She has an...

    DD has a thigh 4" longer than mine. She has an Antares that fits her well.
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    If you aren't showing and can stay up all night,...

    If you aren't showing and can stay up all night, consider a booth at shows. Not everyone has grooms that clean your tack each night, especially saddles. You could do boots as well.

    Though if you...
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    Poll: My gelding is waaay too protective of his "space"...

    My gelding is waaay too protective of his "space" to go out with others. I like him to be out next to other horses, but I would be paying lots of vet bills for other people's horses if he were turned...
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    Here's a site that has links to theraputic...

    Here's a site that has links to theraputic programs that are close to what you're looking for: http://www.ohorse.com/stables/therapeutic-riding/local/north-america/united-states/

    It looks like it...
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    Poll: If you have then on when they dry, they will only...

    If you have then on when they dry, they will only shrink as much as the leather or your legs allow. I'd hate to have them shrink too small to fit, so I'd wear them until dry. I'm sure there is a...
  7. My 21 yr old feels like silly youngster right...

    My 21 yr old feels like silly youngster right after getting his hocks/stifles done. It tends to last a week or two, depending on the time of the year (longer in the cold weather). I try to keep him...
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    Poll: I use the hose in the washrack. That way I can...

    I use the hose in the washrack. That way I can stop watering as soon as I feel the water soak through to my skin. I don't think that you need to swim in them, and I think it would take so much longer...
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    Medical Teams International...

    Medical Teams International http://www.medicalteams.org/sf/Home.aspx is another organization that has had a presence in Haiti since 2004. They've just sent an orthopaedic team in addition to an...
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    Yep. Here is the PNW, they aren't going to do...

    Yep. Here is the PNW, they aren't going to do anything unless the cougar is menacing kindergarteners at the neighborhood school. We've moved into their space and living with them is part of living...
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    Hanky Pankys. http://www.hankypanky.com/ ...

    Hanky Pankys. http://www.hankypanky.com/

    Most. Comfortable. Ever.

    They call them thongs, but they aren't really. They don't "go there", they stay where you put them.
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    Drive, get a ride, or take the train to Seattle...

    Drive, get a ride, or take the train to Seattle (@ 2 hrs from Van.) and fly direct to Tucson. It's a full-sized plane for the flight.
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    I have the knee-high version, and found they kept...

    I have the knee-high version, and found they kept me toasty in Antarctica. We were on the ice/snow for up to 4 hours at a time, and waded in the below-freezing water (it's salty, so it doesn't freeze...
  14. I can kind of see both sides here. It seems like...

    I can kind of see both sides here. It seems like clients should be able to lesson with whomever they wish without telling their regular trainer, but since there is an animal brain involved that...
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    Riding in the snow is on my life list. The snow...

    Riding in the snow is on my life list. The snow we get here is usually the consistency of mashed potatos and is quick to melt into mud.

    Hey, I'm going to Colorado in March - anyone know where I...
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    Riders must be members or pay a non-member fee at...

    Riders must be members or pay a non-member fee at each show. It doesn't take many shows to end up paying more in non-member fees than you would for a membership. You may be able to apply at least one...
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    A bio-occlusive dressing like Tegaderm (what they...

    A bio-occlusive dressing like Tegaderm (what they put over your IV in the hospital) will help protect the skin on the back of your knee. You can leave it on for a couple days, then it will mostly...
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    Let's see.... Your body aches when you get up,...

    Let's see.... Your body aches when you get up, you've had to give up many of the activities you enjoyed earlier in your life, your friends are dying, the money you put away over your life of working...
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    hmmm... antique doorknobs bird's nest...

    hmmm...

    antique doorknobs

    bird's nest (for my garden shed)
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    I watch Spruce Meadows every week on Fox Sports...

    I watch Spruce Meadows every week on Fox Sports Network (the Northwest area version). My DH tivos it for me.
  21. I kind of have the opposite problem - DH won't...

    I kind of have the opposite problem - DH won't let me haul my horse in his race car trailer. He'd love - like a giant box stall.

    In the past, we rented a flatbed for pretty cheap to haul a car....
  22. We just had one child (DH was the oldest of 6...

    We just had one child (DH was the oldest of 6 boys and wished his parents had quit with one). DD was very headstrong, but entitlement wasn't one of her issues. It is really amazing how mucking helps...
  23. Thread: shadbelly

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    Shadbellies are the ballgowns of the horseshow...

    Shadbellies are the ballgowns of the horseshow world. Just like you wouldn't wear a ballgown to school or work, you don't wear a shadbelly for regular classes. Save your shadbelly for hunter...
  24. Last time, I was showing 2 weeks after, wearing a...

    Last time, I was showing 2 weeks after, wearing a lovely rib binder. The time before, the ribs were broken due to horse on stall rest going ballisticand his time off = my time off. But that one had a...
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    Equine Express!

    On a Florida - Washington haul, Equine Express was great to work with and pony stepped off the van chipper and looking ready for anything. They were great about calling with reports, and from what...
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