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Lurcher starting to feel her seven and a half years. Any recommendations other than yumove? Used it before and it’s been a while. She’s...

This 'only experts can comment' argument 'flew' for a while, maybe the last ten years. Whether self professed experts or holding...

He’s been gone six years now. He was 22. Had the most impossible trot but gorgeous comfy canter and a walk like a17hh!

Thank you for all your interesting and varied answers especially @Jiffy for all the detail. I do really love Iberians too although my...

IME Iberians are a piece of piss to ride - comfortable, responsive, generous, honest, live to please. They tend to ride big and take up...

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

The warmbloods I rode were 30 years ago (Muschamp breeding competing to GP, a Holstein (PSG), Belgian wb like a bus, a few others) and I...

Iberians are a lot less bouncy than WBs. Gaits are pretty smooth in comparison. And many are more than capable of the GP movements like...

Just been reading the thread about the uncomfortable warm bloods in the CDJ thread. Those that have ridden both I would love to hear...

Those horses winning are bloody horrid to ride. Huge bouncy paces. The very best way to deal with it is to go back into a chair seat...

Yes, there does seem to be a subliminal feel of 'well, no need for any of that artifice anymore'. And of course she will be fine. The...

I have seen her in many press posts today. Many people calling it a "Witch Hunt". I have to agree with all who have commented before...

If the horses had to look relaxed and swishing tails penalised there wouldn’t be one left! This has all been said before. Dressage was...

Glad it’s not just me that thinks top level dressage just looks like circus tricks. I’ve been saying that for years. I can’t bear to...