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Ddorsetladette replied to the thread WWYD/Say Horse loosing condition.condition scoring? I prefer the 1-9 scoring system rather than the 0-5. Being a couple of points below ideal is often more of a wake up...
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DI certainly couldn’t ride with anyone with a horse looking like that. I made my BIL take a horse away from my field as I said I wasn’t...
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DI don't lunge mine unless I have to because I don't think it's particularly good for them to work on a circle a lot. If you want the...
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Ddorsetladette replied to the thread Lunging nightmare.I think lunging is a good tool to have in your tool kit for various reasons. The principles are an important part of groundwork IMHO...
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DI just told them with the pony that she finds it stressful and might bog off. When she went for a lameness evaluation with them they had...
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DUnless it's done properly it's of no benefit to the horse. And, let's face it, how many can do it properly?
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DI want a coach/ instructor who.... Puts horse welfare first Turns up to start on time Does not use their mobile phone during a session...
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DReminds me of the acquaintance who declared that she never rewarded her horse unless he went above and beyond her expectations, which...
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DI have been lucky enough to have been taught by many excellent instructors, some qualified, most not, down the years. My longstanding...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to sbloom's post in the thread Yet another delightful rider..... not..... when will this end? with
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This is a fabulous post showing uphill balance in walk, slightly OT but kinda relevant, all about educating the eye. It depends on... -
Ddorsetladette reacted to poiuytrewq's post in the thread WWYD/Say Horse loosing condition with Like.
I'm not actually sure on age. I don't * think she's an older horse. In fact I think a lot younger than my retired who is only 14/15 I'm...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to poiuytrewq's post in the thread WWYD/Say Horse loosing condition with Like.
My friends horse has dropped off a HUGE amount over winter. She's just come back into work and in all honesty I'd not be riding as she...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to Nancykitt's post in the thread Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook. with Like.
I didn't realise, but it seems that it's on more than one FB group. Most of the comments I saw were along the lines of 'shouldn't be...
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Ddorsetladette reacted to Nancykitt's post in the thread Cheeky/ridiculous posts you see on Facebook. with Like.
Just seen a post from a Yorkshire newspaper about a rider who was 27.5 stone but has lost a third of her bodyweight. Apparently she...
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Ddorsetladette replied to the thread Yet another delightful rider..... not..... when will this end?.The rider position too. The top picture shows a gentle, comfortable seat. The second I'm not sure she's even 'seating on her bottom' 😳...
