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MaryC

Ordering error is your gain! Never worn gorgeous black boots with tan trim and tab! Ebay listing:
http://ebay.us/PbyGdv?cmpnId=5338273189

MaryC

Custom Everest Monoflap with 18" seat, med/wide tree which is adjustable by your saddle fitter, and with a brand new tree! Just doesn't work for my horse any more, and that makes me sad. See listing on Ebay
http://ebay.us/7FfcmN?cmpnId=5338273189

MaryC

-Develop a solid, trusting connection and contact. The basics are hard, the rest is easy. ^^ this! :D Always the basics, no matter what else we may play with. We moved to a new barn with a trainer I adore, with the goal of stepping it up. We've made progress over the years, but it's been slow and b...

MaryC

I'm a big Yoga with Adriene fan, she's got a bazillion videos on YouTube. Most instructors make me cringe, but she's a perfect blend of intelligent, supportive and fun. The vids are anywhere from 5-45 minutes long, and every January she does a 30-day series.

https://yogawithadriene.com/

MaryC

I've used Teddy Graham crackers and Cracklin Oat Bran cereal, both were quite popular. Current horse loves the little pillow mints and they're tiny enough for frequent rewards.

MaryC

I'm a righty and definitely struggle with quickly figuring out left from right! Inside/outside works so much better for me. And to make matters worse, my trainer often gets them backwards! Like Mari, I usually know which one is likely the culprit and can guess accordingly!

MaryC

Well we did it, we survived our first 4-1 test! Fortunately it was a schooling show, and I'm proud to say that we let the judge use all of her score range, from 7.5 down to 3!! :shock: It was an absurdly hot day, we warmed up brilliantly outside (where at least there was a breeze) and showed indoors...

MaryC

Good Omens on Amazon Prime! It's a crackup and David Tennant and Michael Sheen are wonderful!

MaryC

How does she indicate that she wants to chill after eating? If I get to the barn during dinner, I start currying, brushing, wrapping in the stall until dinner has been eaten. Same if they've just come in and a hay snack is in order. But when I decide it's time to come out of the stall, I don't expec...

MaryC

Not needed! USEF responded very quickly with: To clarify the below rule – in 2018 there was a transitioning period to allow those competing at USEF/USHJA Competitions adequate time to get their horses microchipped. This rule only applies to those competing at recognized Hunter/Jumper Competitions. ·...

MaryC

I've sent an email off (thanks, Ponichiwa!), hopefully they'll clarify. Yes, entry forms don't seem to be asking for it, there's been no buzz on either of the boards, and all the regs I can find are h/j. Just wanted to know if I should get the vet back out or wait until fall shots!

MaryC

I've tried searching here and on COTH and have come up empty on this one. The USEF now has a requirement that hunter/jumpers need to be microchipped to compete at USEF-sanctioned shows. There is language that the microchip requirement will be extended to all USEF competitions. I quote, adding boldin...

MaryC

Someone's gotta help you out! I have a heck of a time finding tall boots that fit. I've got a very long leg with a very wide calf. I've found that boot manufacturers think that all tall people have skinny calves and only short people have wide calves. My solution is semi-custom where I can specify t...

MaryC

Years after I got fairly good at my baritone/euphonium, I picked up the viola and could. not. stand. how bad I sounded-- I wanted to immediately be at the same proficiency at a string instrument as I'd accomplished with the brass one. Go figure, huh? This was me, played flute forever but my high sc...

MaryC

I love love love mine! It's lightweight (which my ever-increasingly arthritic thumb really likes), and the screen doesn't have the glare of an iPad or Fire so it works at the beach and on the deck. I also read on my iPhone if I am traveling ultralight, but I don't enjoy reading on my iPad because it...

MaryC

walking each new hip bone straight forward Ponichiwa - talk more about this! We're working on sequence changes with not so much counting, just asking when organized. I feel like I've got a bunch of little niggly things interfering with our progress (which I won't bore you with) and your comment is ...

MaryC

Flight wrote:I think it was Chisamba that said don't avoid the hard stuff

I love this! OK, that's the real goal for November and December!!

MaryC

Jumping back into the fun! After chasing some NQR problems for most of the summer, we've got a newly injected stifle and SI, and the hind legs are back in a big way. We didn't show this year so that I could confirm MY fourth level chops (my mare will do whatever I ask, but I don't ask enough). I am ...

MaryC

Hmmm.... I would not have expected an airline to take responsibility for an 87 yo with memory issues. Interesting that they do, and good on those that do it well.

MaryC

In my limited experience with the double, I find my gal is fussy if I'm not steady with the contact, while she's fine if I give her a place to settle. I think all the hardware intimidated me into trying to be "soft" especially warming up, and not taking a feel or giving away what I did hav...

MaryC

My DD has taught me that you really can wear the same outfits over again and no one really cares! That, and my love of a small-size carry on. I'll do anything to be able to use it instead of something even a little bigger, so I pack very carefully! No more extra pairs of shoes, no "what if"...

MaryC

This thread is an amazing reminder of the wonderful and caring people on this forum. Linden, I just want to add my healing thoughts and encouragement.

MaryC

I hear ya, I'm the queen of the very tender rubs in very sensitive places! I ride in Ambrielle no seam undies (hi-cut) from JCPenney. No seams, very flat edges, very little to rub and bunch. I've discovered that if I don't yank they up too high, I don't get the "ligament" rubs. More import...

MaryC

get the horse to use the top of the neck, take out the underneck, and not throw the contact away. This. My trainer uses "falling down neck" often, and it works for us. My girl loves to brace against the bit in upward transitions, and if I think about "falling down neck" I can ke...

MaryC

I still think of Lucille on those rare times I post a reply. She always had constructive, thoughtful, useful advice whether about life or horses, and never piled on. She's missed.

MaryC

Are these breeders posting racist/sexist/homophobic/fill-in-the-blank-ist comments, or are they just supporters of a political party you don't endorse? If the former, it might sway me to take my business elsewhere. If the latter, would you really remove half the population (give or take) from your l...

MaryC

So I'm in Chicago for business, not flying out until tomorrow and just happen to be a few blocks from where Ham is playing tonight....yup, sprung for a seat up in the rafters at a crazy price, but DAMN if I'm not completely excited to see it again!!!

MaryC

Tarlo Farm wrote: I got a tattoo.

HAHAHAHA! DD sent me a valentine's card that read "I'm sending you a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love". Laughed for days.

MaryC

My darling wonderful DD got tickets for us. BEST.SHOW.EVER. Hands down, no contest. I played the soundtrack for months on end, have the libretto, have gone completely bonkers (which is so unlike me). I still have terrible Hamilton ear worms!

MaryC

SQUARES!! Go figure, maybe THAT's why our mediums have improved of late! We've been doing squares in WTC to mostly to control the shoulders and keep straightness before and after, but side benefits have been greater thoroughness, collection and a wonderful lifting of my mare's prodigious "boobi...

MaryC

Are you still looking? I've got a 17.5 MW Artur Kottas in great condition.

MaryC

I like change! I've been working for young companies for years, and the pace of change from startup to mature is huge. Fortunately, much of the real change is in the areas I manage, and I'm the one making them, whether personally or at work. I'm the problem-solver, and problems usually result in som...

MaryC

I would include something to the effect of "sound with some clinical X-ray findings, hence the reduced price" This. It would cut down on the deluge of calls you're concerned about, explain the reduced price, give some warning but not details. I'd even elaborate on the "sound" bi...

MaryC

Tread lightly - letting go is hard and facing it is hard too... ^^^^ He may need a little bit of time to come to terms, without the pressure of MAKEADECISIONSCHEDULETHEDATEDOITNOW! We said goodbye to our dear 15 year old golden a year ago. I was ready 3-4 months before DH. It was time, and delaying...

MaryC

I use a flash with my baucher. I've got a mare with a tendency to be a little pushy in the bridle, and the flash gives just a wee bit of reminder to be little more polite. It's not tight, and sometimes I ride without it.

MaryC

I'm in! Our first show is at the end of the month, so time to get focused. We'll be doing 3-3 for the first time (we debuted 3-1 last fall and were pleasantly thrilled!). Canter HP to straight on the centerline is our current challenge, keeping my big girl properly lined up from tip to tail. Everyth...

MaryC

PaulaO wrote:I like the one he is wearing. However, I'm a fan of plain tack (George Morris would be proud).

This. I don't like a lot of bling, I find it distracting.

MaryC

I've known two OOPSY foals, one was named Surprise and the other, just recently arrived, is Faux Pas!

MaryC

(((((((LA LA LA LA I can't hear you with my fingers in my ears!))))))) I've worked in banking, managing the departments that do the account corrections, and a lot of time was spent with people that never balanced their checkbooks or rounded off transactions or had that mystery amount that they forgo...

MaryC

BTDT! Medium/collected/extended walk with lots of transitions within the gait; little LY zig zags; lots of suppling in the poll, shoulders, neck and ribcage as you're walking your straight lines; halt - give me your neck - walk - give me your neck - halt. Keep everything within approved limits. Ther...

MaryC

Having become a master of the "open wide and shove the pill down the throat" technique with previous kitties, I've now become a huge fan of Pill Pockets. Currently kitty gets 3 heart meds. She's convinced you're gonna kill her if you try to even hold her snuggly (she's a rescue, we make al...

MaryC

Way to carry on, Flight! Scores will be better next time without the horse-eating marker. Until last week our weather has been great, and it's warming up today, so no excuses there! Our first show is at the end of April, planning on 3-3. It's ready to go, just need to refine the art of straightening...

MaryC

While my saddle is otherwise a great fit for my horse and for me (and she goes fabulously in it), she has a forward girth groove and the billets are back a bit further than on most other saddles. So, the tendency is for the saddle to be pulled forward onto her shoulder. I've been using a Total Saddl...

MaryC

Love MORE PUNCH! Rode in a monthly clinic in which the clinician (whom I adore) said, "This is a nice trot. We don't want nice. Nice is boring. We want BOOM!". So now our mantra is "BOOM BOOM trot"! BOOM is powerful, forward, connected, and NOT BORING!

MaryC

Keep it simple. My SF-based DD just spent a month working out of her company's rather casual NYC office. She took only a carry-on with 2 pairs of jeans, 1 pair of dress slacks, one suit, 2 sweaters and some assorted tops, all in black and grey so very interchangeable and easy to dress up or down, an...

MaryC

I love Rosette, it's short enough for a barn name and it's unique. Stick with Rosette, and other nicknames will follow.

MaryC

We just recently did our first 3rd level test - in the double because there's less "discussion" about who gets to carry whom and she says straighter between my aids (and yes, I get that she should ALWAYS carry herself, I should be able to keep her straight, yadda yadda regardless of the bi...

MaryC

Whoa, DJR, you've got a loaded plate! Congrats on your accomplishments, and on your (unexpected) winter arrival!

MaryC

Great to see the herd gathering again! I'm another very infrequent UDBB poster who's happy to still have a place to play.

MaryC

So I finally put my toe in the water with the Sept/Oct goals, planning on debuting 3rd level. Well.....WE DID IT!!! Got a 63 & 65 at 3rd-1, and earned our bronze medal! Woot Woot! So proud of my big girl, she's been quite patient as I've gotten out of perma-first and over the second level hump. ...

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