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Safety rating on the helmet is most important to me so I also went with the TraumaVoid, it has good safety ratings and didn't break the bank. Maybe useful? https://www.helmet.beam.vt.edu/equestrian-helmet-ratings.html I always lose the toe on Ariat paddock boots because my feet are wide and end up t...

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Congrats khall she's adorable! I was going to suggest sending her to me if she gets too big, but SF beat me to it :D The BioThermo microchip is super interesting. Pal already has an older less fancy one. We're still just tootling along, weather hasn't been super cooperative lately but we've had some...

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Pal had something very similar last week also SF, it lasted about four days and now she's back to normal. I thought she was colicky at first but after spending more time with her she was eating, drinking, pooping, gut sounds, no temp but everything was a bit less enthusiastic and she just seemed dow...

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Wow lots of lightening! Weird weather everywhere for sure. Cool video! NOAA always says if you can hear thunder you're close enough to be struck by lightning, so good idea to stay under cover. This makes me feel better about my decision to abort one of my rides last week after about 10 minutes. I th...

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I'm so sorry demi

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Congrats Demi she's lovely and you look great together!

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Definitely a good time to be selling a horse, buying one not so much.

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Very short bit of Pal with her newfound slightly larger trot. Of course I got greedy and pushed her out of balance but since she's still cute I thought I'd share anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZHcrmXoKAA

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It seems the weather isn't being kind to many of us. We had wind whipping up dust storms yesterday and a bit today although it's much better today. I can sympathize with blob and MM also as I'm having some trouble with allergies causing breathing issues this year. Hopefully that will clear up when t...

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I'm so sorry Mountaineer

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Hope everyone, horse and human, that have been feeling unwell are improving and feeling better. I couldn't believe how wimpy I was regarding the cold when I went back to Michigan for a few days last month. Our bodies adjust to not having to work much to keep themselves warm pretty easily it seems. I...

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For my first Pivo experience I accidentally recorded my warmup and turned off the recording for the actual work but that's okay because it kept losing me in favor of trying to track cones sitting on a jump standard :lol: The good news is a had a fantastic ride and found a new gear in the trot I thou...

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It's been quite some time since I've joined in on one of these but I'm going to do so this time. Me: Hip exercises at least 5 days a week (they're movement exercises not really stretching or muscle building but they work I had just gotten out of the habit of them) Healthier eating to lose some weigh...

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Wow that is wild! Thanks for sharing!

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khall wrote:Henry learning how to be a house dog

Looks like he's a quick study!

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This has been fantastic since I caught something a week ago and have been staying home just in case. I'm going crazy but at least I have something good to watch!

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What a great update. Congrats!

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Pal is super comfy bareback but I have a really difficult time climbing aboard with my hips being how they are and the last time I tried without someone to help she left without me

So the answer is mostly no but I probably would sometimes if I could manage without help.

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Very odd having to make appointments to see your own horse. I wonder if they'd be okay with standing appointments.

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Hooray! Congrats, very exciting

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Curious if it could have been the wind these last couple of days that made him more reactive and on the lookout for spooky things than normal? Even my Pal, who is normally a very solid horse, gets a bit silly and spooky when it gets windy here. Which is quite often unfortunately but could be somethi...

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Oh I bet I know the horse you're looking at, I tried to talk my DH into him but he disagrees on me needing more than one horse

Good luck hope this morning goes well.

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Wow that's ridiculous, I guess they don't want to sell him very much.

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I'm so sorry

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That morgan is super cute but do not feel like you're being ultra picky, you're trying to find the right match for yourself and that's important.

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Good to hear from you. Kaz is adorable

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I take two jugs of water, wear the athletic type shirts, and get up between 5 and 6am to get my ride in before it gets too hot. There's not much humidity here so that's a plus but it did get to 115F the other weekend. I don't know how people do it where it's really hot AND humid though. At least whe...

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Thanks everyone. The Scoot Boots look interesting. Pal doesn't have anything unusual about the shape of her hooves I don't think so hopefully we can find something that will fit well though don't think I have the appropriate knowledge to do any rasping or trimming myself. Maybe I will end up having ...

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I started having Pal shod shortly after we moved because the footing here is harsh and her feet were wearing faster than they were growing but it seems that her feet prefer no shoes. I'm wondering if hoof boots would be an option for when she's being ridden and then she can just be barefoot the rest...

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Thanks blob for all the info, much appreciated. Considering how my hips are it sounds like this might not be the saddle for me.

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Do these only come in one seat size also? I found a few sites that have these saddles listed but they only have a single size, some of them say 16, which if that's the seat size seems rather small. After I bought my close contact saddle my dressage saddle pretty much doesn't get used anymore because...

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Pal definitely fits into the energy conservationist category but I know she is perfectly capable of being light and forward. Mostly she's cooperative these days as long as I'm committed to it. I don't think she's the type that would have an explosion ever so that's a plus for being able to try diffe...

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She is doing well...once we dispensed with the bird drama. Lordy, birds bother her. Big birds, little birds. Sounds like she would have enjoyed my arena the other morning. I was getting to the barn around 5:30am to ride before work because we were nearing 100F temps during the day and for some reas...

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Oh no blob I hope it feels better soon. As a side note I know someone who broke her foot and was sent to a specialist but couldn't get in for 6 weeks, you know, long enough for a broken bone to heal. So instead she ordered a boot online and when she finally got to the specialist he told her she'd do...

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I think the idea behind pups of a mixed breed having less of a chance of having the health problems that are associated with specific breeds is because if both parents have to pass the issue then a parent of a different breed may be less likely to have the issue and pass it on. It certainly doesn't ...

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Wow glad you're ok and hope you heard back from your coworker as well. We felt one here in Las Vegas last year from California that did a fair bit of damage there but just wobbled us a bit. I was just like "something weird is happening" but my husband who grew up in California said immedia...

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I'm so sorry Mountaineer he sounds like a wonderful boy and you gave him a wonderful life.

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I think it's best to be honest about everything even if you're worried it will disqualify you for a particular rescue. There are plenty of great dogs that need homes and if you keep at it you'll find the right one. We adopted an "older" dog from the shelter at the end of January. She's est...

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I've heard of a ton of people, myself and my DH included, who probably had whatever it was that you had in November Paula. It was the worst sickness in my adult life I can remember and my fever got so high I was starting to wonder if I should go to the doctor or hospital. I doubt it was Covid 19 jus...

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Good to see your son riding Chisamba and it's a lovely pic of Kimba. Knowing it's right after a change and she's cantering along so nicely is extra nice. It's super awesome to see your progress with the changes Flight, looks great. Thank you very much for sharing. My hip is back to being really pain...

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I like Ariat half chaps too, I have used these ones for the last 20ish years (couldn't find them on Stateline's website): https://www.doversaddlery.com/ariat-classic-iii-half-chaps/p/X1-3563/ That picture makes them look a bit "clunkier" than a lot of other ones I see but they last a while...

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Pal and I finally hopped over some small things together yesterday. She's been jumping around once a week with someone else for a while now. The change of activity really seems to have improved her outlook in all her work. She was really super about everything for me and doesn't worry or change when...

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What a beautiful home, fingers crossed for you.

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bahahahaha we'd all be doomed! I tried to get some quotes when I was moving Pal from Toronto to Las Vegas, but I never had much luck with anything other than ground quotes. Perhaps because we were coming from another country so that would have made it more difficult, I don't know. I would have paid ...

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Just a couple of things besides enjoying myself and making sure Pal is happy. I would like to perhaps get to a show even if it's a small or schooling show and I would like to start jumping (definitely just small jumps :lol:). We live at a jumping barn so have lots of help and Pal is currently jumpin...

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I'm so sorry Xan. You obviously have done so much for him and are making the decision based on his best interest no matter what anyone else might say.

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Nice article StraightForward thank you for sharing, definitely worth the read.

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I've always struggled with my weight, I've been much thinner than I am now and I've also been much heavier. I would like to lose some weight currently but I'm also finally at a point where I'm happy being me. I sort of used to think that I'd magically become happier and people would magically like m...

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Looking good everyone! Caliburn sounds like quite a character too. SueB glad your neighbor kid is home now with only heal-able damage. Those machines are heavy. Thinking happy trailer thoughts for blob and MM, sorry that you had such a time and she got hurt. I started back to riding in September aft...

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I would imagine the cancer concern is for getting it on yourself, which I've almost always done when using the stuff. Purple hands!

I'm glad you've found a solution for Ariel, the farrier and yourself that works.

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