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They have said they are able to afford to build the stables, but funding through the GFM would mean they could afford it more quickly...

This. It really is wholly irresponsible of the parents. If I were them I'd be asking myself serious questions about why people would be...

My three PREs have all been very different - Pocholo is confident and easy but needs motivation, Indio was a great balance of forward...

They're very comfortable, like sitting on a conveyor belt! I found they struggle a little more with lateral flexion and suppleness...

Unfortunately you seem to be forgetting this is the FEI, the organisation that wants to see "happy athletes", but also removed the rule...

Don’t do what I did…I was looking for somewhere to remount having got off during a hack. No objects around, but there was a deep tractor...

The vast majority of trainers or the vast majority of trainees? Because if the former then I agree with you that there a lot of people...

I think quite clear it wasn’t CH?

@tristars I am not sure if that post where you quoted me was a full quote and you quoted someone else underneath me or whether the...

"But patting often isn't R+, because it may not be something the horse actually desires." - from PurpleSpots Sorry about my failure to...

Honestly I'm struggling to think of anything LESS sexually gratifying 😆 Maybe it says more about the commenter than the poster :eek:

I'm talking literally about my own experiences (as a layperson, neither saddler/saddle fitter nor trainer) riding in saddles that did...

I must admit I'm starting to find this particular conversation distasteful. Hinting at your own omniscience while dismissing (a)...

Agreed. SBloom's posts are always well thought out and come from a place of good intention and thoughtfulness. Not so some others...

Really? If I've had a stroke and started writing in French could someone let me know? 😁