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Caol Ila reacted to sarcasm_queen's post in the thread Why can’t I just do stuff with my horse? Is there a good calmer to help? with
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In the nicest possible way, this is part of the pay-off of buying an in foal mare. It was always going to take you much longer than... -
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Until last year you had never owned a horse before. Your imported mare arrived in January last year and spent the next ten months at a...
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I'm sorry you're feeling a bit disheartened by your mare's current behaviour, but I think you need to take a step back and see things a...
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Caol Ila replied to the thread Why can’t I just do stuff with my horse? Is there a good calmer to help?.I am by no means experienced with these things, but when we weaned my BOGOF foal, my mare lost her f** mind. For like two months. She'd...
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Have you taken out in the box to any quiet local stuff before? You may just be expecting a bit too much a bit too soon to suddenly go an...
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Caol Ila replied to the thread Becky Moody Freestyle.To me, this shows how arbitrary and how much of a social construct dressage is. Why is 'ground covering' scored higher than effortless...
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The best thing I can say about that video is that it is less unpleasant than many at that level. But it's not beautiful or even...
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I agree and love watching the Spanish horses do dressage. They are like rubber balls. Sadly modern dressage judges don't like them.
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Caol Ila replied to the thread Becky Moody Freestyle.Agree with you. Horse looked more relaxed and open in his frame than many international GP horses, but he did appear to require a lot of...
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A lot quieter in the mouth & tail / generally more harmonious looking than a very large percentage of what’s currently being presented...
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Caol Ila replied to the thread Second Weekend of April Plans.I'm not very dog-tolerant so go from zero to 60 quite quickly when one comes at me. Just don't care. Get the f-- away from my horse, you...
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Caol Ila replied to the thread Second Weekend of April Plans.First ride to the pub/Milngavie town centre of the year. Needed a day my OH wasn't at work, the weather didn't suck, and we didn't have...
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When everything you touch turns to crap? First I clipped Ivan's head. I did not notice that i had surgical blades on my trimmers. He...
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Caol Ila replied to the thread Feeling a bit meh.This. In a few years' time, your daughter will have very little memory of how many birthday parties she went to when she was 18 months...
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My mum (80s) is a bit horrified by how many activities small kids go to these days btw. She's a retired teacher so pretty good on child...
