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    sbloom reacted to LouisCat's post in the thread Best Jump saddles with Like Like.
    New User so not convinced commenting holds any point. But there is no such thing as a "best" saddle just based off a budget. It's what...
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    sbloom reacted to AWinter's post in the thread Am I alone in this view? with Like Like.
    I wonder how people would feel about this sort of training if they knew how delicate the structures around the face/poll/neck were. Any...
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    sbloom replied to the thread Fixing synthetic saddles?.
    @cremedemonthe may have further advice but yes, a textile suitable glue and a clamp should do it, I'd have thought (though I'm a fitter...
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    sbloom replied to the thread Arc equine.
    I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be on the injured leg at all. I used one during recovering from a double break in my foot and used...
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    sbloom replied to the thread AH WH saddle for sale.
    Buyers will want to know which tree it's on - standard (currently the Luxe), sport (currently the Traditional) or Supercob, and if the...
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    sbloom reacted to Titchy Pony's post in the thread Am I alone in this view? with Like Like.
    I was actually thinking of films, or books, or dance when I wrote the post. No I won't get up and show you how to do a jive, but I can...
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    sbloom replied to the thread Am I alone in this view?.
    Your wording made me think of something super obvious that's never occurred to me before. If we can't judge work that we can't do...
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    sbloom reacted to Titchy Pony's post in the thread Am I alone in this view? with Like Like.
    I do find it weird that people expect horses (that from the sounds of it have reached some extremes of behaviour) to be "fixed" in one...
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    sbloom reacted to smolmaus's post in the thread Am I alone in this view? with Like Like.
    Having one session is a choice the humans involved have made. They can make other choices. The PTS alternative is a human choice. Make...
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    sbloom reacted to smolmaus's post in the thread Am I alone in this view? with Like Like.
    If you don't have the time, space or resources to treat a horse ethically, maybe the horse should be PTS. Now, I will caveat this. I...
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    sbloom reacted to smolmaus's post in the thread Am I alone in this view? with Like Like.
    I just find this so fundamentally unfair to the horse. The "must be fixed now or horse is PTS" is not just a thing that will happen...
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    sbloom reacted to PurpleSpots's post in the thread Am I alone in this view? with Like Like.
    I used to argue the case that a short period of time experiencing pressure to lead to a situation where the horse could have feet...
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    sbloom replied to the thread Are secondhand saddles selling?.
    I'll raise you a rack of saddles in my garage that are basically brand new and won't even sell at half price.
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