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    Pain in ankle whilst riding?

    Will do! She naturally holds her feet in a 'duck feet' way, do you think that might be affecting it?
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    Pain in ankle whilst riding?

    I might have a look at that. Do you think strapping her ankle when she rides might help?
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    Pain in ankle whilst riding?

    Just 1 - the left one. She's got weird looking semi Flexi stirrups with the horse, but I'll definitely try my Flexi stirrups on her then and see if it helps. I'm going to put her on the lunge next time we ride so I can see what's going on too, thank you!
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    Pain in ankle whilst riding?

    Hi there, asking for my other half, who's currently stuck in the UK with the COVID19 pandemic but is a US citizen without access to our healthcare except for emergencies, hence why I thought I might ask here for advice first. She's been learning to ride on a horse we're loaning for her, for the...
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    Strong Dressage Legal Bit for Prelim

    Hi! So I've owned my girl for a little over a year, and she's very blood mare in nature, gets very fizzy and aggy when we canter for too long etc. I currently jump her in a dutch gag on the bottom ring (we go up and down between the 3rd and 2nd ring) but we do have a snaffle too. However...
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    Should I loan my mare?

    Hi, So I'm in my A levels and with all the studying, I'm finding it hard to get to the yard every day and give my mare a proper ride. Sharing/Loaning is an option - it would help pay bills and also could mean that she would be ridden by someone who may be a dressage wiz, whereas I'm a show...
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    What to do with the horse when you go to Uni

    So I'm currently in my first year of A levels, but I'm thinking long term because I want to make sure I'm certain with what to do. I desperately want to take my horse with me to University, but I'm at loss at what to do - would it be better to put her out for loan to help me manage my time...
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