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Joe Fargis is in Middleburg. It is a hike, but I think we can all agree he is experienced in all the ways specified by the original poster.

Don't mess with the shoes. Cow hocked can be good for power and unless you are buying him as a conformation hunter I wouldn't worry about it. Corrective shoeing can create additional problems by...

I did a clinic with her 2 (3?) years ago and enjoyed most of it - the fences in the advanced group were maybe 2' so your level will not be a problem height-wise.

What I did not like about that...

Add 10 mins to be on beach vs near hotel. We are in a condo on the border between Gulfport and Biloxi. Runs about $180/night for 3 BR unit in nice property (Legacy Towers). Since I am staying with...

Agree that more money attracts, but for me, with a horse who never went higher than 3'6", I might now be tempted to send him in the reg conf division at 3'9" with a pro. It would be too much to ask...

They are La Mundial. I have a pair from them, but confess I so dread breaking them in that I have not opened the box since they came last summer. I have some friends who bought paddock boots from...

In your comments you mentioned a few as being too short at 2 or 2.5 hours. Given that your daughter is 7, this may be a full plate even though it is not a full day. Barns are not comfy places to...

I did a clinic with him in here in VA about 6 years ago and thought he was awesome. A very positive clinician with some good and challenging ideas. I am jealous!

We haven't had a need for that surgery among our horses, but second the recommendation for Dr. Sullins. He has done some tricky surgeries for us and we've had great results. And the facilities at...

I don't know about the $$ angle, but in VA there is a small hunter division at the rated shows (not all, but many shows have it) and some really nice horses show in that division (Me and Julio comes...

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Thanks for sharing the joy Coreene. We miss the ones deep in our hearts that touch us the most.

So sorry you're having such a tough time of it. I was truly miserable when I had the flu, and because of being pregnant couldn't take much to make me feel better. I thought dying might be a good...

I'll join in! I'm due April 20 with a boy - my first and likely, given that I am 42 now, only one. We are so excited!

I gave up riding at week 8 when I got felled by the nasty swine flu and that...

The per year $ on horse shows is way off. Normally you can do a local one-day show for about $150, but any one AA show will set you back $200 on the stall, add $50 for fees and then one division at...

They all come in different tree widths - I don't think there is a correlation between the DJ and wither type, or any of the others. The names relate to the saddle style.

The DJ (Deep Jump) is...

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I've been reading with rapt attention for days and just wanted to say "thank you" for sharing all this great info and the great stories because they are very interesting. I am highly...

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Do you use only a half pad, without a full sized pad (like a square one) underneath it? I too thought I had loose legs that were creating rub marks on my horse, until I went to Gulfport to show in...

Try the Amerigo DJ (deep jump). Mine had to go into the manufacturer for a repair after an accident and in the meantime I have been using my trainer's Butet and find little difference in feel...

You are one lucky person! Good luck with the surgery!

Bought the semi-custom saddle for my horse, complete with the multiple fittings for his back. HATED it from the first time I sat in it. When I moved up to do the A/Os I bought a new saddle and sold...

Usually time is not a factor - it really is just judged on major faults. It is a great way to introduce greenies to the world of showing and for juniors or ammys in hunter land to play in jumper...

I live in NoVa so have not actually boarded there, but I see Hampton Row at the shows and have long thought they were a top notch barn and the horses always look great. Erik Dirks (I may not have...

I'll be there for the AOs and the classic - it is a lovely show. Good luck to all you guys with the breeding horses - They always look so perfect!