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My 21 year old does one/two hours hack 5 times a week, one shorter 30 min lunge, pole work or schooling session and one day off per week. That keeps his weight in control and his brain occupied. He is turned out about 16 to 20 hours a day on fair grazing and has a token feed twice a day. Hope...

@ycbm yes exactly :) could we get away with Esroh Parc, do you think?

Mahnummanah...

My LW cob was diagnosed at 8, now still in hacking work at 20, having hunted 12 seasons, competed RC dressage to elementary and evented at 90. It is a condition that can be managed with (in my horse at least) hock injections periodically, physio for the secondary muscle compensation issues...

I think the general rule is - if you want them to grow after 4, they won't. And if you don't want them to grow more after 4, they surely will..... ;-)

The heat is on from beverley hills cop worked for my pony?

On a whizzy pony when I was about 12 at PC interbranch ODE.... "dressage tests are not against the clock" Also "horse not required to salute!" when horse took advantage and rubbed his nose on his front leg at X, effectively bowing to the judge

Echo above re pontispool - generally they only use 2 of the three waters in the spring and autumn, its fairly flat and they do lots of work on the ground XC if necessary. Nicely presented, fair and not too twisty. Dressage is flat with lots of space for warm up. SJ on a big all weather with...

You won't be eliminated unless you leave the arena. If you don't get a transition to canter at all, they may mark the canter movements as zero. I would suggest that if you don't get it first time, do keep calm, rebalance and try again, even if you manage a stride or two you would probably...

I would say TB?

Can I add barking dogs if not mentioned already?

Henry Bowers in Chard, more traditional but great selection reasonably priced and very helpful staff.

Have you considered a hunting/tetrathlon/team chasing home? With her safe hacking and excellent cross country she has a lot of value there?

Congratulations!!

The other thing I've found helpful is to time the aid when the outside hind is about to take a stride, i.e if asking from trot, by asking when the outside shoulder is coming forward, in order for them to smoothly lead off on the on the outside hind. I find if you ask at the right point, it makes...