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My 4 year old pony mare has a similar walk. Here's a few things we are doing: * Lots of hacking (and her hacking buddies all have bigger walks) * Poles and raised poles to show her that she can do a bigger walk stride * Always free walk across the diagonal, with neck scratches and 'good girl!" ...

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I do most of my hacking bareback, over all sorts of terrain. I find it really helpful to maintain balance and side-to-side evenness. I have a thinline bareback pad that gives a little padding and grip. Both of my mares are plenty wide, so that helps.

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Did you sell this already? (You probably did, since it's been a while, but thought I would check).

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Haha. Autumn not only stays laying down, but needs a fair bit of convincing to get up from nap time. I can sit on her back and do a rather exuberant "giddy up, pony!" and she just sighs and gives me a look. Nia, not sure yet. I haven't caught her napping.

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Great discussion, folks! and timely. This has been the winter of lateral work for me and Autumn (addressing some longstanding crookedness on both of our parts). It's been physically and mentally challenging for her - overachieving personality combined with this-is-hard and I-don't-understand-what-yo...

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We've got a few EHV-1 infected barns in the area (Ontario) and it is scary. Hoping that the biosecurity measures keep it from spreading further. Had a glorious few days of spring-like weather, so we've been hacking every day. I put the bareback pad on the baby for the first time, and she was a super...

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Congratulations! Hope the transport is uneventful and he gets to you soon.

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Crossing fingers for finding the right unicorns for LSP and Mountaineer, looking forward to pics from Blob, and happy to hear that Tanga's herd has a good new home. We are still solidly in winter here, but hints of spring are in the air - getting a few daytime highs above freezings, although it was ...

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I had a 2007 Outback Sport (Impreza wagon with beefed up suspension) and then traded that in for a 2017 Crosstrek. I am a huge fan of the AWD as well as the high clearance. The Outback took us into all sorts of crazy wilderness camping adventures in the southwest, and now the Crosstrek is making Ont...

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Another 'off-breed' fan here. I grew up riding Morgans, and when I finally purchased my first horse as an adult, I bought a western working Morgan (these are the bloodlines that developed as ranch horses in the west). When I bought my next horse, I wanted something with a bit more aptitude for dress...

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We are settling in for the real start of winter - up to now, we haven't had much snow and temps have been unseasonably warm. Autumn - keep working at getting that left hind to engage, do poles / caveletti once a week, and now that we have snow instead of ice, get back out on the trails (winter blank...

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Thanks to everyone for being excited about the new pone. I'll try and get some pics this week. I've spent the first few days figuring out what she knows. She is very obedient wtc on the longe, has moments of taking the contact in side reins, and is surprisingly balanced at the canter. I've hopped on...

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Jingles for Laddie, Mountaineer! Hope the injection makes him more comfortable. As for the breeding on my little mare... *shrug*. I am her fourth owner (!), and the specifics about the cross have been lost. She definitely looks and moves like a Welsh cross, so I have no reason to believe that's not ...

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I have one of the custom Nunn Finers (my Morgan needed a tiny noseband, pony-sized cheek pieces and a horse-sized crown and brow band). I really like it - the leather is lovely, and the width looks good on a cob-sized head. Not a monocrown, though. (On a related note, I also love the Nunn Finer soft...

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Happy shopping update! I just brought home a mini-Autumn. Meet Nia, a 14hh 3 year old Welsh X. She was a summer project pony for a local eventing trainer, who gave her a really good start. Three solid gaits, extremely personable, and a fabulous brain. Really wants to do the right things, and is supe...

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I love how much fun everyone is having with their horses! We all need some extra joy right now.

Vetting my potential horse #2 tomorrow, so hope to have a good update later in the day. I hate waiting.

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I also can't believe November is almost over. With Autumn, I are making progress with the lateral work, ensuring the left hind is stepping through (and catching my tendency to sit left). The 3 year old WB mare is learning about longing with side reins, about forward-and-back at the trot, and about c...

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Interesting discussion about exercises. I find that a new exercise in a lesson / clinic often provides the lightbulb moment of "ok, that's how it is supposed to feel" so that I can move past the block and start looking for that feeling throughout the ride. We did a fun lesson yesterday wit...

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Kelo - you and your boy are super inspirational! Great photos. I had a solid lesson yesterday. We had some nice moments where the transitions between lateral movements were just 'there' without me having to overthink and work too hard. Also developing some really good sit in the canter, although we ...

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Sue B wrote:Hey Quinta or exvet, how old is Autumn now?

She's a 2006 model, so 14 this year. Still going strong!

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I am in this round! After a few weeks of mostly just enjoying the fall colours on the trails, it is the season for getting back into the arena. I've spent a good chunk of the late summer / early fall making progress fixing my long-standing tendency to sit left (part of the fix was figuring out that ...

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ironbessflint, congrats on the change! That video gave me great joy, with your whole crew cheering you on.

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I have the Thinline bareback pad and I love it. I mostly use it for trail riding in the summer, but also do the occasional lesson in it. I find it has improved my balance and certainly highlights crookedness on my part. I've done two hour trail rides through all sorts of terrain, and have had no iss...

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Glad to see some good news from your farm amid all of the other sh*t news. Your care of this wound has been exemplary - I can't imagine many of us would have been able to do the same. 85 days is a loooong time...

Go Finn! Go Deanna!

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Loving this late summer weather! Goals for the next two months: * hacking, hacking, hacking! Now that haying is over, we have access to two neighbouring properties, which means about 700 acres total. * dressage lesson every week and clinic mid-October. * jump school every second weeks, trying for ro...

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That looks good! Once it gets longer, it will hold much better. He certainly is a hairy beast.

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Oh no!! That is all just too much. Panache was such a gem - you did such a lovely job developing him from his scrawny youth.

While Finn's wound is horrific, that repair job is stellar and I hope it is just the start of good healing. Many hugs.

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Thoroughly enjoying these threads - great to see progress from everyone! We've been struggling with some intermittent hind end lameness which seems to be stifle-related. Vet coming today - hoping that 1) it is there so he can diagnose and 2) that it isn't something tragic. This is not the hind that ...

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I used to running braid my Morgan. Takes some practice, but it is really fast once you get it. I don't have a great photo - all of my closeups are of the other size of her neck. Here's the best one I can find. Excuse the early-spring-still-hairy rest of the pony. I never had a comment from anyone at...

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Autumn's leg injury is healing beautifully (and I am so thankful!). We've been doing a lot of walking over the last month - on the trail and in the arena. I've taken the opportunity to re-assess horse and rider straightness through lots of lateral work. Not what I planned for May, but it has been pr...

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Huge congrats, Kelo! What a good couple of cowponies. :) Abby - so sorry to hear about George. Hope that the new horse helps to fill the hole. Autum's leg wound is healing fabulously, and she is being a super star patient. She hasn't been lame on it at all, so I've been adding a little walk work und...

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...and we're out for at least the first part of this round. Mare somehow cut across the cannon bone on her right hind. Stitched up nicely, tendon not severed, and she is sound on it, so we are optimistic that it will heal up well. But, it does mean my barn visits are bandage changes rather than ridi...

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Yay, exvet! Sometimes, trail is all they want to do. When I had red mare (Autumn) and black mare (Quinta), my life was much better once i transitioned Quinta to exclusively Trail Pony and forgot about making her Do Dressage. Moving Autumn to 24/7 turnout (another perk of the new barn) has made a hug...

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Here's a picture of Autumn in her new digs. We've been out on the trail twice, and she has been happily charging through all of the creek crossings.

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I am in this time! I think winter might (maybe? finally?) be over. We've had the same horrible winter as many of you, along with terrible arena footing issues this spring. But, I just moved Autumn to a new barn and have full long sides available for the first time in months. The big perk, though, is...

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This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

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Completely understand breeders wanting the name to persist. I had this conundrum with my Morgan, but never ended up showing recognized so she always went under her barn name ('Quinta') instead of her registered / pornstar name ('Tetonia Playmate'). :lol: Looking forward to continued updates on this ...

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Welsh cobs for me are definitely like potato chips but as much as I adore them and am owned by them I still admit they are not for everyone. Cute and smaller package do not equate to an easy ride. For a welsh cob being a confident rider with black & white but fair parameters makes a fun ride fo...

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I've ridden in the Christ Lammfelle dressage pad for longe line lessons, and I liked it a lot. Very comfortable, and a nice balance between full saddle and completely flat pad. My super-sensitive mare didn't seem to notice the difference between it and my regular saddle.

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I don't have much to offer in the way of experience, but following this thread with interest, as we have just purchased 30+ acres in the same part of the country as DJR. The place has great pastures, a lovely barn, but only an outdoor arena. I have no immediate plans to move my one mare away from ou...

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Here is my (unhappy) story: I went through this last year with my mare - both eyes. Could not get it under control with the same regime that you are using now. Tried a few things at NCSU - steroid injections in the eye, leptospirosis antibiotics, and finally the cyclosporine implant surgery. The sur...

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Lovely little mare! What's her breeding?

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He sure is a brick shithouse, isn't he? Although, I am pretty sure that's your type...

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Congrats! What a nice job you've done with him (and it looks like he did grow some space between those forelegs)!

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Oh, so sad, Deanna! He was a beautiful boy. Hugs to you and to Kara.

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So much personality in that face! Sorry about stinker, but love seeing the progress with Jr. Tell him his red cousin says 'hi' from Canada!

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I have a pony! Bought my mare from exvet (and I never would have looked at a horse on the other side of the country without "knowing" her from the board).

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Look at that face!! Glad to hear she is settling in and has made a new friend.

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Flight - that looked like so much fun!! I can see my red mare liking that sort of work, and that it would help build confidence. (Goes off to look for working equitation clinics near Ottawa...). I am in the beginnings of moving hell, so my goals are just keeping Autumn well-groomed with occasional r...

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