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No, I wouldn't say that it's new. I've just finally figured out the pattern. I gave her about a month off at the end of last year's show season and...

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So everything is pretty stagnant at the moment, though I have noticed something new with my mare.

If she gets a day off (fully off from any...

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I shave the muzzle, but never the long eye ones. The longer they get, the more I laugh. Ears get the floofs taken out but not shaved. I shave the back...

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Distribution bars do make an enormous difference in the feel while towing. You're 100% on point....

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For sit/stay stuff on a low drive and easily motivated dog, sure.

Check out mondio or french ring, where the dog is taught to make a judgement...

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Also, OP - you can get the brightest, airiest trailer on earth, and your horse's loading issues still stem from fear and/or reluctance to come forward...

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Distribution bars, not sway bars. Distribution bars do nothing to assist with sway - they shift some of the weight onto the front axles of the tow vehicle....

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Maresy is only at 4-5 weeks, so the farrier didn't want to reshoe her so soon, and neither did my check book. I was prepared to scratch this weekend...

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It isnt sexist, it's reality. You either have money, or be friends with those that do. You'll never make it to the top without a top level horse, and...

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I think you're thinking of a degogue, not a chambon. A chambon has no impact on the tip of the nose at all, and works solely on poll pressure. A horse...

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I have a humungous version of this somewhere - can't say it gets much use. But a small one would be handy!...

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Do you have a lot of money?
and/or
Are you charming enough to get and maintain owners/syndicates to buy you a top level horse?

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If he were mine, I'd get him out of the ring to school this. They perk up on trail rides, so work on it where he's more apt to give it to you.

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I'm slowly reading through the facebook comments, and people are saying the big dog needed to be on a leash, but their dog doesn't because it's only 10...

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I hear that, and would 100% get behind actual rule enforcement. I show at smaller shows, nothing rated, but have no problem calling someone out. I mean,...

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I guess maybe I feel better about it because my dog is well removed from any high traffic areas. I have a big trailer, so always have to "park in...

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Then say dogs need to be on 6 or 4 foot leashes. It's an easy rule change, and that would be easy to go/no-go with a simple tape measure.

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But is the dog the problem, or is it the person handling the dog? Don't fix the wrong problem.

What kind of care do you hire? Do you stay...

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This is what I think, too. What makes it so hard to tell someone to restrain their dogs, or to tie them up safely? Why is this so offensive to people?...

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Because I'm a one man band. If I don't bring her, there is no one to take care of her. I typically camp at the shows I go to, so I'm away for at least...