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    Try a Myler combo bit that has a port. A port is...

    Try a Myler combo bit that has a port. A port is softer than a jointed bit. Many horses hate tongue pressure and most of the bit we ride in apply tongue pressure, but we ride in them because we...
  2. If you want another option, call Silvers...

    If you want another option, call Silvers Equestrian or get on her web. She sell to endurance riders and sell Myler combo bits. These work of the nose like a hack but also have poll pressure and you...
  3. Well, "gone to ground" means we are not leaving...

    Well, "gone to ground" means we are not leaving the house, not the fox is gone to ground.......
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    I think ice deballing horse hooves is like waxing...

    I think ice deballing horse hooves is like waxing cross country skis, where it depends on the snow, the horse hoof, the terrain.....the temp now and the temp an hour later....The snow under a full...
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    As a former western rider I decided to take some...

    As a former western rider I decided to take some dressage lessons. The barn had letters posted around the arena and the instructor would call out the pattern. I was flailing around and as I cannot...
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    Irideon Windpro breeches with IBEX or icebreaker...

    Irideon Windpro breeches with IBEX or icebreaker wool underlayer. While the one piece Carhart is great for chorse, I find it much too bulky to ride in!

    Wool will always be warmest. We winter...
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    Scroll down to the Burghley and Commodore jods. I...

    Scroll down to the Burghley and Commodore jods. I don't know if you can get them here, though.

    http://www.cavallo.info/en/produkte_...dung_reithosen


    Thanks for this! I have a friend coming...
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    I just think the style looks great and classy! ...

    I just think the style looks great and classy! So that is why they went away, because stretch fabrics became available?
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    OLD STYLE JOHDPURS

    What ever happened to the old style johdpurs that everyone back in the 20's and 30's used to wear? Now everyone wears breeches and I think a lot of butts would look better in the old style roomier...
  10. A bottle of beer and a shoulder works too!

    A bottle of beer and a shoulder works too!
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    A really great thing to do for younger kids is to...

    A really great thing to do for younger kids is to take off the Western fenders and replace with english leathers. This gives the security of a western saddle but the leg freedom of the english and...
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    Crazy question, but I am in a hunter barn and a...

    Crazy question, but I am in a hunter barn and a few dressage folks have moved in and are lunging a lot. I don't care about that, but they make crazy bird noises? What is up with that?
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    A lighter tan that is a clear true color. I...

    A lighter tan that is a clear true color. I don't know how to explain it but blue to me is crisp so the tan can't be muddy....
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    the one I HATE is when owners have a horse that...

    the one I HATE is when owners have a horse that is not sound, not athletic, etc. and say, oh well, it will make someone a good trail horse! Crap! I ride trail 6 to 8 hours a day up mountains. If...
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    you can order off the Toklat website or any store...

    you can order off the Toklat website or any store that carries Toklat products can order your pad for you.

    I have coolback and woolback and they are both great.
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    There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad...

    There is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes! :)
  17. Horrible for the deer to be injured and I feel...

    Horrible for the deer to be injured and I feel sorry for it, but I would feel a lot worse if I saw all the dogs that live in our neighborhood chasing a deer and catching it because it has three legs....
  18. Thread: Loading woes

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    Part of teaching a horse to load is making in...

    Part of teaching a horse to load is making in comfortable in a trailer. I would never start to close in a horse when I got it in, rather load it and reload it, let it stand there etc.

    For those...
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    I use Simple Boots. I bought a set of their...

    I use Simple Boots. I bought a set of their gators and use them the first time I put boots on. Sometimes winter hair will make boots that DON'T rub in the summer rub....

    Always handy to have...
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    Does the above post illustrate why I LOVE my...

    Does the above post illustrate why I LOVE my automatic waterer? :)

    Watering used to be my nightmare for horses. Not to mention my childhood on a cattle ranch....
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    Automatic waterers are a gift from god. Before I...

    Automatic waterers are a gift from god. Before I got one I was always horribly worried about my horses knocking tanks over and not having water, pulling the heaters out etc. Which they did. A tank...
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    Irideon full seats fit really nice, have you...

    Irideon full seats fit really nice, have you tried them?
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    Try Ibex or Icebreaker wool..........nothing...

    Try Ibex or Icebreaker wool..........nothing warmer and softer. Truly, we are outside all the time and while I have tried every high tech fabric, nothing performs like wool!
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    I use synthetic headstalls as an endurance rider....

    I use synthetic headstalls as an endurance rider. You may want to get a synthetic bridle and breast collar for this purpose. Toklat carries Zilco Tack and they have an english style bridle that...
  25. Thread: Shoo-flys

    by howardh
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    Well, the belly ones really do work on belly...

    Well, the belly ones really do work on belly flies while trail riding, plus they look cool....

    Can't speak for the others. I think the headstall ones are mostly decoration.
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