The only negative is that you will be extra thirsty. By the way, I like to think that I look a heck of lot better than that! I will try and improve my appearance for the next batch! hope you are well and I can't wait to see you.

This is the most STUNNING photo EVER!!

Hi Laura!
You are so beautiful in the picture you sent, I was very happy
to receive it.
So glad to be part of this website.
Love, Sandra

Hey Laura!
How's school? Your pictures are great!

Hi Laura!
Love your pictures! I sent you a friend request!

Hi Honey, I posted the Indiana Jones trailer for you!!! xoxo

If you want you can share it with your friends by email!

How are you doing there? I love and miss you and hope finals will be great. Pevensey, Pevensey. 10 minuts away. open weekends only. Oh please let me know if you get there and take Katherine. It's ancient and wonderful!

I love you too laura. Good Luck. Dr. karen

That kind of riding is called reining! Yes, I've watched the Sarah/Matt Damon one and the Jimmy/Ben Affleck one - priceless!!!
How was last night? Any photos? xo

These photos are great! Did you make them "friends only"? I can't tell because I can see everything! I hope K took some too. Looks like a great night! And not bad weather! What about your second movie? Post it when you have the chance! xo

really, i dont have any pets besides my pony, and honestly, i dont know how 2 move the pacman with out moving the screen but the arrow keys do move him!!!!

the dogs are really my friends , the 1st one and the horse is my old horse derby, and the other dog is my trainers new puppy she got recently.

HI Laura. When are you two coming back? I love your photos. Oh, dont leave England. Do you think you could go to Italy next year? I love you. Can you get to pevensey? I am a bug.

yeh but the weather is so unsteady, its freezing at night then its hot during the day, it doesnt feel close to winter thats for sure!
ide love to visit canada especially the forests!

i heard about the site from the yahoo horse answers page, we were chatting about the eventing problems in america.

ive been riding since i was 8, im 16 now and i got my first horse 4 months ago, how about you?

thats nice to hear that you like the sport . Ive seen thoses blogs but ive never read them, what are they about?

Hi laura!
No i couldnt find something about Eurodressage. What did did u like about it?

Hi was richard from vancouver canada? if so then it is the right person

haha wow what a small world! thanks, the horse in the pic is my new guy i bought in germany while i was there...

heyy, you asked if my Dog and my rat ever meet... Yes they really get along! My rat loves to shove her face in to my dogs fur. lol.

Hi Laura,
your post on the discussion about seat at sitting trot has vanished.

I'd love to know how you got on.

LOL No we got her a cage after we found her. Now she lives in like a rat condo! 4 floors!

I think my whole family is allergic to rats. But I got out lucky, No Allergies! You have any?

Dear Laura, I am very new to this so hope this reaches you. There are rules for selection in the dressage team all of which I don't know. As I understand it with Heath, he could have taken the other horse Regardez Moi as he had qualified but at the time I think the owner had to bear the cost. Now apparently Aust. is bearing the costs. The selection competitions were overseas at Wiesbaden and Lingen. Except for Kristy Oatley and Haley Beresford none of the others scored 67%+. Haley was added to the list of contenders after these comps as she did so well. Regardez Moi has only scored 67%+ in Australia and not in international competition but it was with a judge who will be judging at the Olympics. There some people who think Heath has taken the wrong horse. Some how there always seems to be a mess up with Australian dressage selection. It really is very confusing but hope this helps a little. Regards, Carol

heyyy

Laura, thanks for the briefing on the travails of the showjumper Albert Zoer. Having just recently pulled a few muscles in my back and dealing with my own discomfort, I can barely imagine what this poor chap in going through. And so close to the olympics! Is there any update on his condition?

yea sure thanks :)

Hi Laura. I definitely remember the whole process of putting the applications together. I found it took a while to get the idea of what to write, but once you get one done it's easy to alter it to fit the different schools. My personal statements are stored in my old laptop. I'll dig it out tomorrow and send you some examples.

I've been in school. and working at the barn. Show season is over for me so now its back to work and training. You?

Hi Laura,
Walking horses generally have three main gaits. There's the flat walk, which is similar to what might be called a "working walk" in non-gaited horses. It is an even four-beat gait. Then there's the running walk, which is also a four-beat gait but much faster and more ground-covering. Accompanying the walk, there is also a characteristic head nod. It's so smooth, you often don't realize how fast you're really going. Finally, there's the canter, smooth and rolling.
Many people are probably more familiar with the "show horse" version of Tennessee Walkers -high-stepping, wild-eyed, with padded front ends. It's fine for some, but doesn't do the horse or rider much good anywhere except a flat, well-groomed arena. That's really not my thing. . .my own horse (and all of the walkers at my barn) are flat-shod, no thick pads.

Hi Laura,
Not really near sussex, what were you doing in the uk? Its about 4 hours drive, its near kent i think? I bought my horse in kent and my sister lives in london so thats quiet near i think!
Have a good day
Megan

Hi I know Jenifer

Thanks laura! Hope that tan getting is on A HORSE!

Thanks Laura, yes they are, the guy did an awesome job, I'm so proud of it.

Hi Laura!
Thank you for kind words. I am trying my best, but sometimes my vocabulary isn't good enough.
Since I got some English spoken friends I found out that it might be cool to write a blog they can read as well.
About the huge machine in the background in my picture: no, we aren't building stuff, just the farmer who owns lots of huge machines. I usually train my horse around these, since I haven't got a training pen yet.
You can tell my horse isn't afraid of huge machines anymore! *lol*

Hi again!
Sorry I didn't answer right away (we also have some funny time zones between us).
I am a "hobby rider" as we call it in Norway. That means I don't compete or train a certain thing (like dressage, jumping and stuff). I'm just working on getting my horse less stressed (when hacking) and some easy dressage.
Right now, we don't have a saddle that fit good enough, so I am in a long reining process. My new saddle will arrive in about one-two months.

:D

Thanks 4 The Add=]

Hi!
Sorry this really late answer, but I'm not always in mood for converting words in my mind before I write. It's kind of a thing that's easy for me sometimes, and other times it's really hard for me (not like hard to convert/translate, but to make the effort).

I sure hope my horse will be much better this summer. Since my daughter is 3,5 years old now, it's also easier for me to get her a babysitter if her father is doing something else. The other thing is, this summer I have someone to ride with, and that helps a lot (Hannah, on my friend list).
She's almost normal to ride when I ride with other calm horses, but alone.. Well, she's a nightmare *lol*
She doesn't buck (except for one time, last winter. A tiny buck when I used the whip to tell her not to go backwards into the road), but she is very eager to go backwards or just trying to turn. And of course she stress a lot. Sigh. This must sound horrible, but in fact, she's a really nice horse. Just haven't got all the experience. :)

About me going to other countries: YES! It's very common to travel a lot in Europe. We have like all those small countries, so most of it is just some hours away with car!
I can travel to Sweden right now if I want to. Takes me about 2-3 hours with driving. Denmark is about 12 hours driving.
Or I can take the airplane to England. About 2 hours :)

Which countries did you visit last year?

~Kine