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    Am I too heavy

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/9952758/The-horses-saddled-with-our-obesity-epidemic.html http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/landmark-study-takes-first-step-tackling-rider-weight-632053
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    Am I too heavy

    I've no idea what could make anyone think that they have a right to ride simply because they are an average or healthy (or even slim for their height) weight. In just the same way that I had to tell a perfectly normal weight toddler (NOT one I have any input into up-bringing) that he was too big...
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    Old dogs- when do you know it’s time

    4faults, I'm sorry to hear this but pleased that you at least got blood results that helped you make a clear decision. I think you had phrased it so delicately in your previous post that it may not have been clear to everyone what was booked for Friday. In most cases I don't think one can...
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    Am I too heavy

    And we all know how decidedly fabulous that is for the long term health of OTTBs... Minimum jockey weights are about preventing jockeys starving themselves enough to cause long term health issues, not about the long term health of horses who are racing before they would have been backed if their...
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    Am I too heavy

    Depends on how 'TB' vs 'cob' the horse is built, health, fitness and what you'll be doing together. If you assume more TB and go by this: http://www.towinghorsetrailers.co.uk/calculating_horses_weights.htm then horse could be as light as 450kg when at a healthy weight. So, 15% would be 67.5 kg...
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    "If you blindfold a horse then wrap it in bondage gear and...

    ... parade it down the street then there is a slim chance this may happen." - quote from a comment I found searching to find what happened to the carriage horse which went down in the New Year's Day Parade. Made me smile at a non-horsey view on equestrianism. Serious question though - do...
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    Spanish Walk or Piaffe First?

    Piaffe is a trick. It happens to be one on the list that gets you dressage marks. But it is no more or less a trick than Spanish walk - unless you can explain any other difference?
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    Riding and fishing holidays

    Scotland (lots of nice hotels in castles etc) might also suit... I mean Gleneagles would be one with a large EC at the luxury end of the market.
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    Horse left alone at abandoned yard

    To be fair these were liveries... it is horse owner, YM and YO who in theory need to sort this (although I suspect that OP is more likely to!)
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    Horse left alone at abandoned yard

    I'm guessing this is a conversation that took place by sms or similar? Be worth printing...
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    Why do hunts need terrier men?

    "within the law"...
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    Horse left alone at abandoned yard

    I *think* the fire service can also enter if there is an immediate danger of conflagration - I was told that when I had a leak through a ceiling cable from a property above if I recall correctly... But that doesn't help unless the fuel was stored highly improperly?
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    POLITE Hi-Vis - Your Opinions?

    Legal or not the intention is clearly to mislead other road users and I find that really off. Re: Orange on railways - it usually means that those in orange have got their 'track clearance' that allows them to work on lines. It isn't necessarily about it being the 'best' colour. Having said...
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    Horse left alone at abandoned yard

    ^This. There are loads of horses kept alone and loads with lousy fencing (how many posters on here have horses in fields with barbed wire in at least some places?). It is hard to see what one would be reporting here really... a barn used as storage and messy stables are hardly a welfare issue...
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    Horse left alone at abandoned yard

    Actually if you read the post I specifically said it *could* happen - but I was also trying to caution about those with over-active imaginations...
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