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Hi, Debra:
It sounds like what we cal "the snots" at the tracks here. It can take 6 - 8 weeks to resolve, and intervention with antibiotics doesn't help. It just needs to run its course.
However, I think "Splash" makes a good point - are you sure…
Hi, Cathy:
I would immediately cut out the high-fat grain. Your horse doesn't need it (the other older one may), and she likely doesn't need the "equalizer" supplement either, if the hay is of good quality. It sounds like the hay is probably better…
Hi, Kelly:
I do, but it's some time ago. They used to fit TB's well, not so much with the WB's, which is maybe why I don't see them here in the West much anymore.
If you don't feel comfortable riding in the Albion it for sure doesn't fit somebody,…
Hi, Kelly:
In my experience Passier saddles fit most horses well, and certainly fit most TB's well. Unless there's something weird about your horses' backs Passiers should work for you. I've found that Stubbens don't fit most horses very well - I h…
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Hey, my wonderful mare finished her First Level Bronze Medal in 2008, started and finished her Second Level Silver Medal in 2008, and picked up the first 2 required scores of her Third Level Silver Medal in 2008! She's also the BC Second Level Open Champion! She is a total sweetie, really fun to train and show, and completely belies the myths about chestnut mares!
She's now (fall of 2009) finished her Third Level Medal, and started on the Fourth Level Medal. We had a short season due to my wrist and back injuries this year, but she managed to pull the scores anyway. She won her Fourth Level class (first ever) at the last show this fall and won the Division as well. She was the Reserve Champion High Score horse for the Southern Interior Dressage Association, reserve to her 1/2 sister and stablemate, Whimsical, who won the award for 2009!
She's now (fall of 2009) finished her Third Level Medal, and started on the Fourth Level Medal. We had a short season due to my wrist and back injuries this year, but she managed to pull the scores anyway. She won her Fourth Level class (first ever) at the last show this fall and won the Division as well. She was the Reserve Champion High Score horse for the Southern Interior Dressage Association, reserve to her 1/2 sister and stablemate, Whimsical, who won the award for 2009!
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- At 10:24pm on February 4, 2010,
Lorel Dennis said…
- Hi Jan,
Great to hear from you. Our weather bureau got it wrong for my area so we only fot a few showers yesterday and no storms as forecast. We are also suffering from the el nino and have been in drought now for the last ten years. The bush has got so dry now it is just explosive which is why the fires last year got so bad. We don't have forced evacuations here, we have the right to stay and defend although if you leave and the roads are blocked they won't let you come back.
How did you go when you had to move all your horses for three weeks? Sounds like a nightmare.
You mentioned competing stallions. Were they yours or did you compete them for other people? Also how many horses would you have in your barn at the moment?
As an instructor, I was just wondering if you could help with any advice for a problem I have with my horse. He is hollow to the right so that when I bend him to the left, he's very difficult to get off the left rein, he sets his jaw and stubbornly hangs on. We do lots of lateral work and use lots of flexions. His suplleness has improved greatly but its a very old ingrained habit. Some weeks I feel like I'm winning, then other weeks I feel like we're getting no-where. Would you have any good exercises I could try?
Hope your horses are all going well.
Lorel
- At 3:42am on February 4, 2010,
Lorel Dennis said…
- Part 2, I ran out sof space.
I've been working through a series of Heather's exercises and am quite impressed with how much flexibility you can gain in such a short time. I've been a bit slow off the starting blocks as it takes some motivation when you're tired but the payoff is starting to happen. Its very funny trying to do barn chores ambidextrously, I'm so disgustingly unco-ordinated on my left side although its starting to improve. How have you been going?
Sidetracking now but I just noticed that you have a group called the crazy chestnut lovers!!!!!!!!! Go the chestnut, every horse of mine that I have used as a riding horse in the last 12 years has been a redhead! I hated them to start with but they kinda just get under your skin. My boy that I ride at the moment is a very sweet but overly sensitive redhead who can get his knickers twisted over the silliest little things. My other is a 3yo trakehner/tb cross who has the worlds most adorable, almost unflappable temperament and just looooves people. I'm breaking him in now and wouldn't swap him for the world.
All the best, Lorel
- At 3:41am on February 4, 2010,
Lorel Dennis said…
- Hi Jan,
I seem to have lost the last few weeks, they've been so busy and already its February. We are in the middle of our bushfire season here and this weekend is the first anniversary of what we call Black Saturday. The 7th Feb last year was horrendous, 47 degrees celcius (just on 117 farenheit) with 100km per hour winds. The fires tore through the hills so fast that many people had no warning and around 170 people died. There are so many horrendous stories from friends who went through it or have passed stories on. My friends horse disappeared for a couple of days. A group of horses left the property when the fences burnt, then they all came trotting back down the driveway a few days later, worse for wear but still alive. She is well now although her airways were damaged and feeding now requires a little more effort as she cannot cope with dust.
Fortunately, since I last spoke to you the weather has become milder and its actually raining right now. We have been issued with storm and flash flooding alerts for tonight. Where I live I am surrounded by hills and eucalypt forests so we live in fear here of the same thing happening. Out of curiosity, you mentioned boreal forest in your last blog. None of my friends here know what boreal forest is so just wondering if you could describe it.
Is there a lot of hype where you are about the coming olympics? I hear they are worried about some of the events not having enough snow as the weather is a fraction too warm to manufacture snow. I'm sooo looking forward to spending hours in front of the tv watching the games, there's nothing like watching sport at olympic level.
- At 4:53pm on January 25, 2010,
Laura Coffey said… - I'm going to follow your advise. I may add some mommy's little helper to the mix, (propranolol) used by musicians for performance anxiety for years. Could be useful for some of your students with similar problems as well. It works on the physical symptoms of anxiety while allowing you to remain clear headed. Far more lucid than you would be if under more than comfortable amounts of stress. They will need and MD to write a script.
I either have the the scardie cat Connemara of the Universe or he's playing me. Dee spooks at everything. Before I bought him there was a flood on the farm and he had to be moved to an adjoining property. The bugger ran through an oak fence to go home. Of course there was no one sitting on his back with a whip encouraging him to stay where he was.
In truth, the more Dee connects with me the better he becomes. I now believe a great deal of his problem is the result of spending too much time standing around doing nothing when he was younger.
Well time to return phone calls. Have a great time at your clinic. If you ever come to NY let me know. We have a lovely home and a spare bedroom for you and your husband.
Laura
- At 8:13am on January 24, 2010,
Laura Coffey said…
- Jan, It's going to be in the 50's down here this week. Dee is going out on a trail ride if it kills both of us, and it just might. The most important message is...spring is coming!
- At 6:54pm on January 13, 2010,
Jenna Merkley said… - I have a chestnut mare too.. I would like to say the myth about chestnut mares doesnt occur with her but.. I think it does! She is very loving but has an attitude haha. :)
- At 6:09am on January 13, 2010,
Lorel Dennis said…
- Hi Jan,
Hope this finds you well and that you are now fairing much better with the right changes. I can relate to the spasms in the back, i used to suffer from them also. It took me a couple of years of yoga to reslove and thankfully they haven't returned. Unfortunately getting older (46) means after I have done all my chores and ridden I get a bit more tired than I used to and my old excercise (yoga or pilates) regime went out the window so now its time to get back into it. This time I'm about to start the stretches from Heather's e-book and will soon get into an online program.
I can't wait to iron some of the kinks out. I often find I have trouble with the left canter. My horse is harder to this side and it is often hard to analyse when things aren't quite right which is due to his crookedness and which is due to mine.
How long have you worked with Heather and how much time would you spend per week on her program?
Just wondering what the weather is like over there. We just went through a 4 day heatwave, the highest day reached 41.5 celcius (about 106.7 farenheit) and had the warmest night on record at 30.2 celcius. Are you noticing any changes in the climate where you are?
Cheers and all the best with your horses.
- At 9:13pm on January 9, 2010,
Akaash Maharaj said… - Dear Jan: Thanks for your kind wishes. I appreciate it very much, and it will certainly keep me warm on cold nights, physical and metaphorical!
- At 4:07pm on January 9, 2010,
Lorel Dennis said…
- Hi Jan.
Thanks for leaving your comment on Heather Sansoms blog about her work with you and the problems you had with one sidedness. I am now looking into online training thanks to your comment. Its so frustrating trying to ask your horse to work in a supple manner when you struggle with your own tightness. We are currently working through all the lateral movements and beginning work on the changes and canter pirouettes.
It sounds like you're having a wonderful time with your mare. Congratulations and best of luck with her in the future.
- At 7:04pm on December 29, 2009,
Catherine Dukles said… - Wow, -5 is awful! Wasn't that cold here, stayed around 20. I rode today and my new horse was trying to buck me off so I was quite warm that whole rode because I was making him work! But after that I froze!!!
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