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i rode in alot of coveralls in canada. they are very popular up there and it snows alot up there so i would think they would not be popular if they were a problem with the snow.
it is so peaceful...

excellent points!
but i feel that it is alot of trainers that put pressure on people that they are ruining their horses. that way they can keep customers in line. training board, training rides etc...

if he is like most men that i know, he will start resenting the hours and hours away from home. from personal experience, you really need to think about this aspect of your relationship.
i really...

a nice solution if you want to ride in jeans and have a nice saddle is, get a sheep skin seat saver! i have one and i ride in jeans all the time and there is no wear on my beval natural saddle. i...

hunter jumper people can learn alot from really good dressage and eventing trainers. dressage is really important IMHO to get a horse jumping around really well. you may not be brave enough to jump...

this says it all. when i showed in ocala one year it was pouring pouring pouring rain and cold. i had fun and i liked ocala but when i went to WEF the following year riding borrowed horses i thought...

i am 5.8ft and i wanted a horse at least 16.2h when i was shopping. i cant tell you how many times people told me their horses were 16.3h. when i get there, the horses were barely 16h. i even told...

this is sooooo true! my horse sticked at the vet clinic 16.3 and 3/4. we just xrayed him to see if his knees had closed which they had. the vet said he could pop up a little bit in the wither due to...

hey thats really wonderful! what a nice inspiration!

i would not try cantering yet. really work on transitions and things that make him more rideable. and then you will find that cantering will be easy. i have a big horse and a small indoor. the first...

i know at the big shows they roll out the lines but at the shows i attend i never see them roll out the lines. the scooling hunters two six jump the same strides as the three foot hunters. this is at...

well it probably is reasonable because they are using the facilities and the barn should be paid. however this can make lessons too expensive. i personally will not train at places with haul in fees....

i agree with this!
most good riders dont start out on bad horses to turn good. they start out on good horses that teach them confidence and when the confidence is there, they can take on more...

i love the dark bay gelding 16hands. wow! he is really cute!

i understand that you are coming here to ask what is right and what is wrong, but think about what you are saying. you would coach on the sly. dont you think that training them, but having your mom...

i had two RJ classics that i thought fit me, but a year later decided they were too big, altered. it cost me $35 a piece to have them altered. but now they fit really nice. they took the seems in...

i think this post is a fair question.
and i think the OP 's idea that only the rider should school the horse at the finals is a good idea. it is supposed to be equitation. and that should include...

let me explain myself better!
i completely understand when a barn owner has his hay prices go through the roof and he ends up raising the board because of this. hey you dont make that much money on...

i had the priviledge of riding an older 3.6ft jumper. he was great~! he really taught me the ropes of the jumpers! i rode him when he was 25 and 26. he had a bit of ringbone, but it only bothered him...

just be careful before raising your rates in this economy. you may find customers dropping off it you raise the rates. at some point lessons become to expensive to fit in the budget and that expense...

i wouldnt wash it if it was expensive. i washed an inexpensive one in cold water and it definitely shrunk!
my expensive one, i sent to the dry cleaners. they made me vacuum off all the hairs before...

seriously twobays,
i dont know how they get away with this. every time i go to a sale like bevals, everything is 20% off except the GPA's.
a tack store should have the right to sell something for...

i like this schedule!

why not step aside, let the pro give your horse 3 foot mileage and watch the horse go around. doing 2 divisions is alot for the horse anyway.
stay home and jump 3ft courses at home so that you feel...

i wanted to get a CO. but every time i try them on, they dont fit my head. i have a round head. and CO's seem to fit oval heads. have they made some new ones for round heads?
i bought a GPA because...