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noooo hes not too fat - if he had his feathers on he'd probably look more balanced in that he would appear a more heavier cob if you get what i mean! one of our traditional coloured cobs who was a son of another horse at the stables has only really grown into himself now at 6 - he looked so scruffy and gangly before now hes beautiful (and off to the highland show today - he just missed qualifying for HOYS in his last show and qualified for regional CHAPS - amazing considering what a clumsy oaf he was just a couple of years ago!)
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WOW how much has rolo changed!!!! he looks absolutely stunning now - you wouldnt have thought hed turn out so chunky from the first pic. i love that last pic he just looks stunning - how old is he again?
Mist - look forward to updates on your adventures!!
And Jacky - good luck that sounds really exciting, i love xc just never get the chance to do it
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excellent news!!! well done pops for getting better
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oo connie is lovely -and 14!! what a good age she looks fab
look forward to updates 
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bless her - she'll have a great life as a pub dog.....a lab's idea of heaven i guess (if they do pub food that is) .i think i'd like to be a pub dog....GOOD LUCK mollydog
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fantastic thread- have really enjoyed looking at all the pics...
Monty was very handsome....hope hes enjoying life at the bridge
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Non horsey person back in asking questions
This morning my pal and I were on our dog walk following a forest trail. Suddenly a horse and rider came round a bend and we immediately gathered up all the dogs (5 in total) put them on leads and made them sit whilst the horse went by. The rider didn't acknowledge us, even tho we were oohing and ahhing at her horse, coz he was gorjuss.
We neither of us wanted our dogs to spook the horse or risk our dogs getting kicked had we left them to walk/run round and I would have thought it was worth a nod of the head from the rider. Am I wrong in assuming this
When driving I always slow down and often stop on meeting a horse or horses and have never once not had an acknowledgement from a rider so this is why I found this morning's rider a bit rude.
Marion
very rude - we dont meet dog walkers very much when we ride as the woods are private - owned by lowther estates. However the last few occasions we have, the owners have just let their dogs run amok! the last time was during half term and we had a massive trek of 16 horses. I was on foot and the horse at the front ridden by staff was micky (5yr old irish draught quite green ridden as broken to drive first). A walker and her 2 dogs were aproaching with one on the lead. She made no attempt to catch the other dog despite it running head on to micky who was having kittens running backwards into the other horses (really not helpful on a beginners ride). I had to shout at her to get hold of her dog but i did thank her when she did.
When walkers like yourself though actually keep hold of dogs and try to make conversation it is really rude not to even acknowledge you!!!!
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Nipped over to see my grandparents in Ambleside on Monday with phoenix and afterwards we decided to go to the lake and hire a rowing boat. Phoenix first of all battled the gauntlet of swans making sure they knew who was boss - lol, then we set sail on a rowing boat. She was slightly confused by it all and was a bit restless but enjoyed running around when we parked (crashed) the boat into the other shore!!!
beginning of the day - a girl needs her beauty sleep you know....
looking out for the enemies - or pirates......
looking a bit seasick lol
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OOO well done claire and Loki - he makes very light work of those jumps - what a star
and larne looks lovely - very much like Oscar a coloured pony at our stables
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aww shes so beautiful
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lol i know so well the difficulty getting on a slightly fat cob (dont mean rolo is fat but a few at work are slightly lardy lol)- having someone to hold other stirrup is essential! Had a really wet soggy day at work - had treks up until lunch then did much needed cleaning of tack. Then a couple of us had to use poo sucking machine in field which takes FOREVER and the horses just poo over what you have done the next day!! anyway we had to take over from our manager and another lass as the manager managed to release the jack and drop the machine bar thingy that attaches to the quad on her foot (OUCH) so she she was carted off to hospital. Took us over an hour in the pouring rain to hoover poo from a fraction of the fields then got home for a lovely well earnt
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norty lexi! glad shes feeling better
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lovely pics - cooper and cromwell are so cute in that last pic
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OMG well done!
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sorry ive had a long day at work in the sun as well - wow u look amazing there!! i understand what you mean - i just do as im told lol we used to have bareback lessons when i was younger - never see it done now but i can see the sense that it is much better for balance. - do u have even a bridle on in that pic!!?
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WOW!! thats amazing - well done both of you - i bet thats a lovely walk/jog to do. Robin Hoods bay is beautiful - a wonderful place to finish!!
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personally I think things like rising trot with no stirrups is rediculous. Chances are you will be squeezing, bumping and out of pace with the horse a lot more than he finds comfortable, thus making him more tense etc. Riding with no reins (In safe invironment) is ok, as you should not need them to keep your balance anyway. If you need to practuice no stirrups, ride bareback! Why make it more unfair on the poor horse than it has to be?
I really dont think ash was suffering here. hes not really used for lessons much and the instructor really knows what she is doing and i wasnt bouncing around either!!!! hes a cob, very steady, sturdy and very hard to unbalance - really didnt look like he was suffering. We were on the lunge doing 1/2 circle of rising trot, 1/2 sitting trot for about 5 min or so on each rein then had stirrups back and trotting round standing up. I ride bareback as well (when i dont fall off lol) am only doing what told to do in lesson and it helps to get your leg in the correct position as well and ensure that your hips are moving forwards and backwards rather than up and down when doing rising trot. My instructor wouldnt do anything that would hurt her dressage horse - its maybe not on the scale you guys to dressage but still competes most weeks and she loves him to bits.
Loki looks absolutely stunning!! cant belive how much he has changed
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We have had a running debate in our local paper over the use of shock collars after they printed an article in the paper about a trainer that uses them to deter dogs from sheep. Its been going back and forth between the kennel club writing in and the trainer - sad thing is that people will believe a trainer and someone from work recently was going to go to her - totally beliving that shock collars were a good thing after what this trainer had said.
heres what kennel club said....
heres a link that shows the letter from the trainer in response to the kennel club
unsure if any mps support the ban here.....
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good luck bumpy for today!!!!!
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Wow - kai looks like a lady on a mission lol shes a lovely looking horse
and trigger is looking great - with the nicely rounded shettie belly -
lol you could get a few funny looks..........
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i felt it when i got off - was walking like john wayne lol I was a happy hacker but slowly getting addicted to schooling and dressage now......
nothing beats a good hack however 
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nice to hear everyones news and pics and look forward to pics of rolo and his new saddle
I had an individual lesson today as my friend was away so after about 14 yrs of riding i had my first lunge lesson
really shows up your faults!!! had to ride without reins or stirrups and concentrate on legs to slow down, stop, go forward etc and do sitting trot and rising trot without stirrups wasnt actually too hard but just now have to practise. Aparantly i need to open my hips more i dont know if anyone has any exercises that are good for that? It was a really hot morning and ash (who i rode - and incidently got in the 70s% for his last dressage test!) is quite lazy so it was really hard work. By the end of it off the lunge my canter had gone to pot but i was sooooo knackered! rode with spurs for the first time as well just so i could be more precise when asking for aids etc am slowly getting there - its funny because you think you are pretty confident and ok in the saddle until you get proper intense lessons then it all suddenly clicks and you have so much to work on!! am loving it and really seeing an improvement - just wish i could get my legs right all of the time
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aw poor loki! the three horses from work that are down at our boss' house having a rest at the mo broke out of their field in the early hours. our boss is away so the manager got a call at 630 this morning to say they were out on the lane
its 2 clydesdales and bear the big lazy lump - he likely the culprit and so he's going back up to work today 
didnt have a lesson as instructor is off up to the highland show today with ash and solo so we took a couple of the horses out for a hack then a play in the field - so hot thou!
anne thats a lovely pic