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Lovely pictures. Who doesn't love a picture thread!

I have one in a slightly different mood:

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...no comments about horses in padded cells though...

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If we wouldn't turn out the horses rain or shine there wouldn't be much turn out all through fall, winter and spring.

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silk wrote:
I'm also feeling blessed that we can all laugh about the hard aspects of animal ownership.

Honestly, what else can you do?

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Amitybee for the win... $660 total. $80 for Walker (my vet is rather fond of the old fart and probably "forgot" the x-rays.) The rest for Laddiie. Apparently Hyvisc has gone up in price rather dramatically recently. My vet is really very reasonable as well as being rather cute and very go...

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Anyone care for a guess at vet bills around the globe? I've got a nice stack of bills here for something similar to Mountaineers (which I would put at a total of around $600-$650 ($400-$450 for the first and around $200 for the second)). I have 3 visits (well, four including the blood draw): -lamene...

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I went custom because I couldn't find anything that was flat enough to fit Crispin's back in the rear. Here you an see how flat the panels are and how the independent panel isn't attached to the sweat flap.

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AmityBee do you use this saddle on your welsh cob Crispin? If so would you mind posting pictures (on your horse) if you get a chance? For exvet, pictures of the Philimar: IMG_2228.JPG IMG_2229.JPG For me the choice was less about the brand and more about the features. Besides the obvious like a wid...

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AmityBee do you use this saddle on your welsh cob Crispin? If so would you mind posting pictures (on your horse) if you get a chance? Yes, the saddle is Crispin's and will do. It'll take a minute though. Unfortunately we are on a hiatus from riding for another 7 days. Crispin was diagnosed with art...

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AmityBee, thanks for the reply. What did you end up with? Something very obscure :D It's a very young company close to Sommer saddles (in location and built) Philimar. They do custom only and will build you a saddle in any color imaginable. :lol: https://www.philimar.de/ (The homepage is all german...

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I went custom still had two weeks of trial before it was final.

Went through a lot of fitters and saddles before and whenever a saddle seemed worth a try I could keep it for a while (couple of days to weeks).

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I've owned a Christ Iberica, a Grandeur barock and a Filzsattel (still have that one) and the Filzsattel is by far the best one for me and my horse! No doubt. No time now but I'll try to get back with details later. :) HAH! I just realized I wrote about the pads in my blog! Christ and Grandeur (both...

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What I notice with my WBs is two things, when I ask sometimes I will get an explosion then I have their energy up (Rip is more likely to do this than Gaila) It can be a spectacular explosion. Then most often they will go to work after the explosion. Sometimes though it rattles their equilibrium. I'...

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You can purposely misunderstand me if you like. Not much I can do about that. But I'm pretty sure you are very much aware that I was talking about the average boarding situation with just a few hours of turnout at this time of the year. And by whom? The Fédération Équestre Nationale made the plea an...

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WhileI get that, it is also a question of animal wellfare. Here most barns are open. We have a list, only a specific number of boarders is allowed at the barn at the same time for only 2 hours per person. We keep a log and everybody needs to sign in and out. All general rules of social distancing ap...

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Then there is Albus, the man of the house. The biggest pig I've ever had. By far!

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And the youngest: Minni (or Minerva)

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Rose, Albus and Minni are on the fuzzy side beause they are CH Teddys (or Swiss Teddys).

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AmityBee , can you post pics of your pigs? I love GPs. Don't mind if I do! :D (Though, I just realized that I don't really have any "glamour shots" of them. There are three at the moment. I have room for four but lost a very special one last september and wasn't inspired to get a new addi...

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I love my small animal vet plus, she has actually quite reasonale rates. I finally found one that does guinea pigs really well and had bloodwork, x-rays and a quite an excessive abdominal ultrasound done. When I went to pay the girl was quite apologetic about the bill. In the end it was about 350€. ...

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My grocery store bought phalaenopsis. They just don't quit. I've had them for 3 years in my kitchen window and they have been pretty much in constant bloom.

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Shire Horses, I'd think.

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Like Tanga, I too dislike knee rolls. I agree that they tend not to fit right and tend do more harm than good this way. IF you do decide to get rid of them I would sugest you get them changed on your saddle to velcro. That should be possible to do even on an older saddle and makes life so much easier.

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I've been feeding grain free for years now. No specific reason other than my horse is a breed that tends to do better that way in the long run. The feed I'm feeding is 45% Alfalfa and 38% rice bran, flaxseed and flaxseed oil. It's not really low energy, just grainless. Energy is 11.9 MJ/Kg (I consid...

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Am I missing something or are none of your horses kept on straw? My horse gets about 9-11 Kg of grass hay in hay nets. 2kg per day per 100kg "ideal" body weight. Around 9Kg when he's on pasture, 11kg when not. This doesn't quite last for 24h but almost. He goes without hay for 2-4h at the ...

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So this is my tack room and the other question is paint or stain the ply?? My friend suggested painting a feature wall and staining the rest... IMG_2110.JPG I think your friend is right on the money. I would just stain. If you like color do a wall. Personally, while I really like the modern look of...

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Even though I do regret posting my pics/vids Please don't! I really enjoy watching your videos. I like the way you ride and train(ed) your horses. And I flat out admire the way you handle the critisism. I couldn't do it. I mean, seriously, I think you have proven that you know what you're doing. We...

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So sorry about the pig! I have had many over the years and have a little group of four right now. It's always so sad when they leave us.

Healing vibes for you mare and a quick recovery.

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Also, are all riders supposed to know that "GOOD" with emphasis like she gives doesn't mean it's great? That's why some people come out of lessons thinking they did super when maybe they didn't. It's like when some gets a sloppy canter depart for the first time, and trainer yells 'good'. ...

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I didn't understand why the chestnut horse was wearing a tie down martingale or whatever that is called. Otherwise, no issue with the lesson. I did not watch the whole lesson because the tie down turned me off. I can't tell if those are draw reins or something else. Can you see a set of two reins? ...

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Jumping Crispin under saddle has been on my agenda forever. We always did a bit of free jumping every now and then but I had a hard time finding someone to teach us under saddle. I'm very picky about instruction... BUT, about a year and a half back we found someone awesome. She now comes to the barn...

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MC, I don’t think I met my goals this time, and usually don’t. Maybe we should have a separate thread for progress without goals. I know for me, progress is slooowww. But at least with the weekly lessons, it’s faster than it has been for most of my riding life. I'd be in :) I do not like to set goa...

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nice video AmityBee. Although I didnt understand your trainer’s language, I could get the feeling of it, especially when she said “Ahhh”!. She sounds like a good trainer! And the video is a good addition to this thread. Thank you. Yes, I adore her. She's such a calm, versatile and positive person. ...

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Congrats on the new horse! Since he looks to be black or dark bay, maybe the name Samhaim could be fitting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain Sorry - ended up buying another one -a chestnut with white on all four legs (again, what what I thinking!?). He's got a big white blaze too. Ah, yes. I c...

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Congrats on the new horse!

Since he looks to be black or dark bay, maybe the name Samhaim could be fitting.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain

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Lateral work is the bread and butter for my instuctor. We've done a lot of different things over the years to work on the different issues as our training slowly comes along. ;) It is very interesting to see that we do or did quite a few of the things already mentioned above. My horse is on the heav...

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Even though this thread hits close to home I haven't joined in because reactivity, while being very important, isn't what I've been pondering and working on lately. I can get a "go" but I still feel my horse isn't staying in front of my leg as consistantly as I would like him to. And (and ...

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Sue B wrote:Jingling like mad for Lad, Moutaineer!
I also downloaded Equilab--can't wait to try it out.

I did that too. And an intervall timer. Used Equilab in my lesson on sunday and both doing a little conditioning yesterday. Like it.

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There are basically no trucks here in germany. There seems to be no market for them. Businesses drive all kinds of transportes (VW Ts are most common but any other brand will do). People drive the average car, SUVs are very common, and of course those are used for towing. Two or even 1 or 1.5 horse ...

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Chancellor wrote:I've got my Pimsleur series to start learning basic German.

You know that they are only speaking german in theory, right?!

Just kidding, have fun! I'm sure it's going to be wonderful.

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I generally feed carrot greens to the guinea pigs, they love their treats. But, I had a fantastic carrot green pesto in a restaurant a few years ago that has me giving the pigs side eye. One of these days they’re not getting the carrot greens!! I do too but not too often. I was told that (unless or...

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I work with an instructor who likes to incorporate tools like poles and cones into her lessons. Her setups sometimes create the physical need to do something and since I also have a horse who works better if things "make sense" those exercises have been very helpfull for us. We have been w...

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This is just me it seems, but for me horses need to move. If there is no turnout (or if she's just standing around during turnout) I would at least hand walk or lunge a little on a halter on her days off, just to get her going a little. Your horse and mine seem to be very similar (from what you wrot...

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I second the Rambo blankets. BTW, it's not just about the denier it's about the material as well. The Rambos are "just" 1000D but the balistic nylon makes all the difference! My boy is hard on his blankets as well, he's playing hard turned out in a group of geldings. He does loose hair and...

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My horse has three full siblings. Two older brothers and a younger sister. All four are the same color with very similar markings. The geldings also have quite a similar disposition, the filly was a bit different (in a good way) all the geldings had some (again similar) issues. They differ in type t...

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I googled it. Not what I was expecting

I expected a Battenberg design or something similar... because, you know, chess...

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So, all of this to say that all the time I just want to scream SIDE REINS to everyone I see lunging. :) No. Thanks but no. I longe in a cavecon (the french kind not the vienna kind) or I long line. No side reins for my horse course he can not move in them. Never could, painfull to watch. It's like ...

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Well, never?! I rinse off the sweat after I ride when it's hot and I sometimes cold hose legs and neck when it's so hot out that the horses sweat in their stalls. I have never used any kind of soap on his body and maybe used shampoo once or twice on his tail. Once wet I usually let my horse have a n...

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...she only came to the barn at 7pm when nobody else was out. What piedmontfields said! BUT, nobody else out at the barn at 7pm?! What wonderland is this? We have basically rush hour from 2-8pm and even people out as early as 5.30am and as late as 9.30pm (closing time). About 50 boarders and not a ...

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Like others said, I never use "submissive" in the context of riding. Obedient, maybe. But I have the luxury being able to use "durchlässig" or "Durchlässigkeit" without sounding like a pompous a$$. :lol: ;) It basically means "to allow to pass through". And I ...

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Very cute microswine! I question whether the weight of your pig is an issue at the moment. The other thing is I would say if he does keep gaining that there is a veterinary reason at play. I have only had one comment from a vet about the largeness of one pig... I think he was much heavier than your...

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I've always wanted to attend an equine dissection. Having a BS in Biology I've done dissections on smaller animals and have seen full sized articulated equine skeletons. I've also been present for small animal surgeries and necropsy but I have never seen an equine dissection. (learned muscles on a ...

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Velcro. For me that's the way to go. When I was saddle shopping I did try some with external blocks and I was surpised that even with the rather large blocks they seemed to work for me (short, big thighs *sigh*). BUT I've had velcro blocks on my last two saddles and I don't want to go back!!! My hor...

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