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| Topic: WHO THINKS WE NEED a ## WESTERN SECTION ## |
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| Re: WHO THINKS WE NEED a ## WESTERN SECTION ## [message #2001337 is a reply to message #1805076 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 01:35 |
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fatnawful Messages: 372 Registered: January 2009 Club: O'verseas. |
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| ananaka wrote on Wed, 08 September 2010 11:28 | We all have our likes and dislikes why cant western riding have a say we like our western just as much as you like your dressage lets be fair here and i do both and my horse does both very well so dont favour one over the other we are all equal ARE'NT WE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Re: WHO THINKS WE NEED a ## WESTERN SECTION ## [message #2001523 is a reply to message #2001337 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 09:44 |
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| fatnawful wrote on Thu, 09 September 2010 01:35 |
| ananaka wrote on Wed, 08 September 2010 11:28 | We all have our likes and dislikes why cant western riding have a say we like our western just as much as you like your dressage lets be fair here and i do both and my horse does both very well so dont favour one over the other we are all equal ARE'NT WE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LOL!!! AHAHAHAH!!


Rest in Peace, Little Pink Pony.
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| Forum: Showing |
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| Topic: Which height class would I enter? |
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| Re: Which height class would I enter? [message #2001372 is a reply to message #2000778 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 07:17 |
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mate_is_my_horse_16 Messages: 551 Registered: June 2009 Club: None |
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Ok yeah I thought I enter the taller class. I have not read many programs set out like that either but that is how it was put so yeah.
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| Topic: Ringwood Pre Royal 12th september |
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| Re: Ringwood Pre Royal 12th september [message #2001595 is a reply to message #2001362 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 10:43 |
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bettyk Messages: 252 Registered: April 2008 Club: saftey beach |
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That's great news.. I'll defently be goin but only in the show hunter if the breeds are in the mud lol
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| Topic: wow, albury show's big this year! |
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| Re: wow, albury show's big this year! [message #2001607 is a reply to message #2001551 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 10:51 |
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completely understand there is only limited room, but they could have arranged it a bit better so the arenas were a bit more even! the hunters had a massive amount of room, if they cant give the handful or ridden arabs classes more room, why dont they fit them in between the galloway or hunter classes and let us use a decent workout area? and keep led classes in the smaller space?

RIP Jazzy...you were my heart, my soul and my wings, i will never forget you!
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| Forum: Dressage |
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| Topic: BEDS Round 5 |
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| Re: BEDS Round 5 [message #2001338 is a reply to message #2000265 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 01:57 |
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pete Messages: 286 Registered: July 2007 |
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Please note that there WILL be a photographer at this event - look out for his desk up at the office.
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| Topic: accepting the contact |
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| Re: accepting the contact [message #2001342 is a reply to message #1985482 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 04:09 |
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Basically as alot of others have said.
The best and most correct thing to do is drive the horse so forward that he has no choice other than to take the contact. Then he is truly on the aides and in front of the leg.
You can use spirals and counter bend and flexion whilst pushing forward so the horse again has no choice but to move up into the contact.
At the moment I have 2 horses from clients who are broken at the neck and due to this don't want to take the connection correctly.
After 10 minutes of bending flexing and really going for it forward in the Trot they are already significantly better. Essentially have to get the relaxed back and long neck....
Within 3 rides give or take you can fix this.
ITS ALL ABOUT THE FORWARD DRIVE!!!! 
Oh and bits are relatively irrelevant as long as it some sort of snaffle you are fine.
Size is fine as long as it's not pinching. Bigger rather than smaller.
[Updated on: Thu, 09 September 2010 04:11]
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| Topic: Best Bit For Dressage and Training |
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| Re: Best Bit For Dressage and Training [message #2001537 is a reply to message #1998577 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 09:58 |
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Broodmare1 Messages: 3145 Registered: May 2007 Club: KEC |
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I've actually just swapped from the sweet iron to a Sprenger loose ring french snaffle in the last week and the horse is going supa doopa in it. This was after being advised by 2 instructors to drop the sweet iron. She goes really well in it and I'm about to purchase one, gulp, lot of money for a bit but if it works its worth it eh!!
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| Topic: dressage and rossets |
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| dressage and rossets [message #2001380] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 07:29 |
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heey,
just wondering, when you goto a dressage day (i'll probbably be going to upper beaconsfeild) do you plait up? if you only doing one or maybe two tests would you still plait?
thanks in advance
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| Re: dressage and rossets [message #2001400 is a reply to message #2001380 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 07:58 |
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RubyH Messages: 1076 Registered: October 2007 |
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yes - I always plait up. From memory, most people at PC comps do as well
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| Topic: New Dressage Saddle.... Opinions??? |
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| Topic: Albury ARC Dressage Championships roll-call |
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| Re: Albury ARC Dressage Championships roll-call [message #2001475 is a reply to message #2001272 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 09:09 |
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yeah one the organiser there said she'd been cursed and had tried to run iot for several years poor bugger!

RIP Jazzy...you were my heart, my soul and my wings, i will never forget you!
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| Re: Albury ARC Dressage Championships roll-call [message #2001497 is a reply to message #1979897 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 09:25 |
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colourlesspaint Messages: 858 Registered: June 2007 Club: Albury |
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Thanks the the horrible weather, i was pleasantly suprised that i have 2 very tolerant ponies who were on their best behaviour in near clylonic conditions!! 
Won both lvl 5 tests on the arrogant & pigheaded campdrafter that i inherited Was the first time he has ever set hoof in a dressage arena!!
Was sooo pumped for the sunday comp, learnt both tests & knew what to improve on from saturday, then turned up & saw no arenas!! Mum forgot to ring me to tell me that it was cancelled!! So just sat around & chatted & had coffee & bacon & eggs was lovely!
AWARC are holding another dressage day on 5th December.
D & F tests, with trophies, rugs & sashes up for grabs
PE, You are right, was EI in 2007, then 2008 was a good, then 2yrs of crapola weather!!
Last i heard, the committee were thinking about moving the champs to March.
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| Re: Albury ARC Dressage Championships roll-call [message #2001531 is a reply to message #2001497 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 09:54 |
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Broodmare1 Messages: 3145 Registered: May 2007 Club: KEC |
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| colourlesspaint wrote on Thu, 09 September 2010 09:25 | Thanks the the horrible weather, i was pleasantly suprised that i have 2 very tolerant ponies who were on their best behaviour in near clylonic conditions!! 
Won both lvl 5 tests on the arrogant & pigheaded campdrafter that i inherited Was the first time he has ever set hoof in a dressage arena!!
Was sooo pumped for the sunday comp, learnt both tests & knew what to improve on from saturday, then turned up & saw no arenas!! Mum forgot to ring me to tell me that it was cancelled!! So just sat around & chatted & had coffee & bacon & eggs was lovely!
AWARC are holding another dressage day on 5th December.
D & F tests, with trophies, rugs & sashes up for grabs
PE, You are right, was EI in 2007, then 2008 was a good, then 2yrs of crapola weather!!
Last i heard, the committee were thinking about moving the champs to March.
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Bum, thats my daughters birthday.....wonder if she'd notice mum not there
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| Re: Albury ARC Dressage Championships roll-call [message #2001646 is a reply to message #2001531 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 11:27 |
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awesome CP!!
and yup, december is great for me

RIP Jazzy...you were my heart, my soul and my wings, i will never forget you!
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| Forum: Book Club |
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| Topic: the best ever horse movies |
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| Topic: Tomorrow when the war began |
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| Topic: The Dark Tower Fans |
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| The Dark Tower Fans [message #2001640] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 11:24 |
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groveborn Messages: 2697 Registered: October 2007 Club: SEDC |
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Universal announced today that it has acquired the rights to produce three films and an NBC series based on the seven novels, short stories and comic books from Stephen King’s The Dark Tower. Ron Howard will direct the first film and the first season of the TV show, which will be written by Akiva Goldsman (The Da Vinci Code).
“I’ve been waiting for the right team to bring the characters and stories in these books to film and TV viewers around the world,” said King, in a statement. “Ron, Akiva, Brian along with Universal and NBC have a deep interest and passion for the The Dark Tower series and I know that will translate into an intriguing series of films and TV shows that respect the origins and the characters in The Dark Tower that fans have come to love.”
More than 30 million copies of The Dark Tower have been sold in 40 countries. After the series of seven books was completed, a prequel of comic books based on one of the characters was also published.
“The worlds of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series are richly detailed, inter-locking and deeply connected,” said Goldsman in a statement. “By telling this story across media platforms and over multiple hours—and with a view to telling it completely—we have our best chance of translating Roland’s quest to reach The Dark Tower onto screen. We are proceeding with tremendous excitement, fidelity to the source material and, quite frankly, no small amount of awe at this opportunity.”
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| Topic: HORSE TRAIL RIDES.../ PONY HIRE.your place or mine.. |
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| Topic: Discounted Acupuncture Treatments Available! |
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| Re: Discounted Acupuncture Treatments Available! [message #2001408 is a reply to message #1841440 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 08:10 |
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equima Messages: 140 Registered: February 2010 |
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Maintaining Optimal Performance and Health for your Horse
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| Topic: LOOKING FOR A TRAINER |
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| Topic: Nicolle's Browbands |
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| Topic: Ian Leighton in Geelong area September 6th to 10th (possibly the weekend too) |
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| Re: Ian Leighton in Geelong area September 6th to 10th (possibly the weekend too) [message #2001496 is a reply to message #2001170 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 09:25 |
harmoni333 Messages: 21 Registered: March 2009 |
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| Re: Ian Leighton in Geelong area September 6th to 10th (possibly the weekend too) [message #2001504 is a reply to message #2001496 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 09:33 |
harmoni333 Messages: 21 Registered: March 2009 |
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Sorry for late response guys: Internet being a bit of a pain.
Dear Magical: so happy you got so much out of the lesson: look forward to seeing you again.
Dear courtjester, Ian is happy for you to come for a look: he's at Wallington Park; 1625 Bellarine Hwy. Wallington. He is there this morning and tomorrow (Fri), 9am-12pm. Hope you can make it. Regards, Carolyn
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| Topic: B-BOOTS NEOPRENE HORSE WORK BOOTS (Now with pics!) |
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| Topic: Kirby homecare system demonstration |
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| Re: Kirby homecare system demonstration [message #2001359 is a reply to message #1983877 ] |
Thu, 09 September 2010 06:59 |
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crimson_warrior Messages: 923 Registered: September 2009 Club: Used to ride for Williams... |
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