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ISR/Oldenburg Inspection in KY this Wed - anyone going?

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    ISR/Oldenburg Inspection in KY this Wed - anyone going?

    I'll be there with my mare - it's my first inspection, eek! Anyway, I'm posting to ask if anyone there would be able to braid her Tuesday afternoon, evening, or overnight. I just found out there will not be a braider there and I can't really braid! Also, at an inspection what type of braids are expected? Thanks.
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    I can't help with the braiding but I saw everything from hunter type braids (a ton of them), dressage style and button braids.

    I know when I braided for someone a few years ago, I sew the button braids in (eventing style). She said the inspectors commented on how nicely braided she was She got a good score...I suspect my braiding style is closer to what you see in Europe so it may have been more familar. But it shouldn't matter...as long as your mare looks good.
    ** Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip. ~Winston Churchill? **

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      Where is it?
      Kelly
      It is rare to see a rider who is truly passionate about the horse and his training, taking a profound interest in dressage with self-abnegation, and making this extraordinarily subtle work one of the dominant motivations of his life.\"

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      • #4
        I will be bringing one mare Wednesday morning as we are only an hour away from the site. I will be braiding her myself (hopefully I'll do okay!) so I can't help you there! Have you gotten any other communication from the hosts about the inspection yet?

        ETA Inspection is at Lakeside Arena.
        www.rockhillfarm.net

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          I'll be there with my stallion. I braid myself and do it pretty well (sewn in buttons), but will have family in town with me so probably won't have time to do it for you. I would be happy to show you how, though!

          I think we must be the only people going. They said it is very small this year.
          Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - William Jennings Bryan

          http://www.halcyon-hill.com

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            I haven't heard anything from the hosts at all, other than that my enrollment form arrived. They also mentioned that enrollment was very low.
            I did find someone to braid my mare's mane for me, and a friend and myself are going to give it our best shot at doing her tail and forelock. We're still debating on how best to tie it off?

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              Originally posted by Flying Hearts View Post
              I haven't heard anything from the hosts at all, other than that my enrollment form arrived. They also mentioned that enrollment was very low.
              I did find someone to braid my mare's mane for me, and a friend and myself are going to give it our best shot at doing her tail and forelock. We're still debating on how best to tie it off?
              You're not supposed to braid the tail for inspections!
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                Whether you are supposed to braid the tail or not for inspections, braiding the tail is more of a hunter show style anyways. For a dressage type, like your mare, just trim the short hairs along sides of the tail near the top of the dock to give it a neat appearance and have it shampooed, conditioned, and brushed out nicely. Possibly bang the end of the tail if she's got enough to spare!

                For the mane, I do it a very simple way. Just take fairly big sections (about 1-1/2" wide), braid them very tightly pulling STRAIGHT DOWN as you braid (not out away from the neck or they will stick out) and band the bottoms as close to the end of the hair strand as possible. Then fold them under once, and use another band to secure them tucked under.

                Good luck!!! I'm sure she'll do very well!

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                • #9
                  Are spectators welcome? I'd like to go if that's the case. What time does it start?

                  TIA

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                  • #10
                    Spectators are certainly welcome, it will be a very small inspection sounds like. The gates to Lakeside will close at 5pm tomorrow so be sure to get there early!
                    Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - William Jennings Bryan

                    http://www.halcyon-hill.com

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                    • #11
                      Sorry, starts at 0900.
                      Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. - William Jennings Bryan

                      http://www.halcyon-hill.com

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                      • #12
                        I've gone to this inspection as a spectator before (if you have portable chairs, take them...no seating!), but unfortunately can't go this year (darn job). Good luck!

                        Caitlin
                        Caitlin
                        *OMGiH I Loff my Mare* and *My Saddlebred Can Do Anything Your Horse Can Do*
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                        • #13
                          Thanks! I'll most probably be there.

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                            Eek, thanks for telling me not to braid the tail, I didn't realize that! I grew up in a hunter barn, so in my mind if you braid the mane you always braid the tail. I'm glad though haha, life just got easier!

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