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Something that helped me to not only keep the toes in but also keep the leg on properly, was thinking of bringing the inside of the ankle against the horse. I find if I focus on the ankle it corrects...

Patellar tendonitis, stepped on feet (by a 17 hand warmblood), a slice in my back that SHOULD have had stitches, and bone bruise on my tibia. It hurt, but it was more fun to ride it out than sit in...

Congrats on the new horse! I looked for some arabs when I was looking for my newbie and wasn't lucky enough to find any so lovely as yours! Nice and tall! very cute, too. I wanted a nice bay too......

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys! Its very helpful to hear from all of you so I can learn a bit more about hackamores. Hmmm, lots to think about now!

Thanks again!

OK, so I'm thinking for my work out on the trail and when I go out with my friend, who does endurance, I would like to get my horse, Baloo, a hackamore. He does well bitless, I ride him in a halter...

I like the gymnastics explanation for Dressage!

Haha, my friend is taking an interest in my horse and asked if he was a boy or girl. I said he's a gelding and explained what that meant and she...

Gordon's Horse and Pony spray is the only stuff I've found that seems to last for more than just a few hours. It works very well, but it oil-based. Some people don't like oil based sprays, but its...

Do it!! hehe. I'm the "saddle whore" according to the other people at my barn, haha! I just got a Stubben Roxanne (LOVE IT). I went into the tack shop.. "Oh, I don't want to spend more than $700"...

Sorry to hear you had a bad ride! It happens to all of us (sometimes more often than we'd like to admit). And like others have said, there always seems to be photo evidence.

Hopefully you have a...

I know a few people that have sent ponies to Cory and they are very pleased. I used to work for a barn that bred Sport Ponies (focusing on dressage) and they are sending a lot of their ponies to her...

yep, exactly. I always try to avoid extras if I can. My horse gets a complete feed, (the recommended amount on the label, too, so he actually gets the nutrients on the label) with his hay. He goes...

Thanks, and I totally get what you mean now, I know a few people like that. Spend hundreds every month on supplements the horses don't need and then wonder why they have issues. I went back to work...

um... ok...
While I don't appreciate the false assumptions and sarcasm, I'll pick out the advice for use and say thank you.

I know Baloo's weird, I love him for it, and if he wants to fiddle in...

I'm wondering if it wasn't something like that that started it. I don't know how long he's been doing it before I got him, but I'd imagine it was for a while. I read in a newsletter about a week ago...

I use Gordon's Horse and Pony spray almost religiously. It lasts ALL DAY, and keeps all the bugs off.
It is oil based though, so it brings dirt to the surface (not so cool on a white horse). Its the...

Smithy, I appreciate you pointing this possibility out, you are right most people try and igonore the "what am I doing wrong?" thought. However, don't think I don't ask myself what it is I am doing...

No problem, I'll be waiting to hear from you! I know how you feel about never being able to get to try stuff out, luckily the barn owner (also my instructor) where I board rides dressage so I can try...

its this one: http://www.doversaddlery.com/product.asp?pn=X1-01354&ids=753566305

Mine is a 5" mouthpiece. If you'd like to try it you may. I'm headed down to the barn this afternoon so I can grab...

I just put my KK Ultra back in the tack box. My gelding did much better in it than the single jointed snaffle he was in, but I just wasn't quite happy and ended up borrowing a friend's Myler eggbutt...

good to know! I do like the Wintecs, they are a good value for the money, I think. I absolutely loved my Isabell (unfortunately have to sell it now because I just bought a Stubben that fit my horse...

yeah, he likes to bob his head on the ties too! I think he does it more to play with the tie lines. I think he likes to try and nail people with the chains when we duck under them to get to the tack...

lol, I know, he's so weird.

He's got lots of funky stuff he does, most of its just out in the pasture, though.
I'll have to try and video it sometime, its pretty funny to watch. He gets his...

I don't know his breeding, he came without papers, but best guess is some mix of QH and TB. He is 14 years old this year. The previous owners used him as a sort of western pleasure trail horse. I am...

OK, so my horse, Baloo, has had this noisy habit since before I got him. It is driving myself, my instructor, and anyone I ride with insane, plus its not a good behaviour.

In the cross ties he...

The two terms are used interchangeably in my area (south central PA). The whole marked course with optional jumps and optimum times for slow and fast divisions. sometimes a medium speed division too.