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Totally not mad but, I let my trainer use my bridle and favorite reins with a student because they fit the student and the horse better. Due to the students inexperience, unfortunately my favorite buttery soft perfect braided jump reins got broken when the horse stepped on them. Not mad, the student's learning and made a mistake. Id rather not throw them out just yet, but with about a foot of leather missing, theyll only fit a pony or mini. Any ideas on how to repurpose them? Feels a waste to just toss them. Pic of the "offending" horse looking dorky but cute in his flysheet. Ive forgiven him since both the student and I had a great ride.

Hello!  I ride my boy in tendon and overreach boots (he really needs these) but I have always wondered about brushing boots and polos. What is your preference?

I am 6 months into riding again following a few years of occasional riding as I healed from riding injuries. My horse is a well-trained, sensitive FEI Lusitano that had time off last year for injury. He's made amazing progress thanks to regular training with my instructor. To improve my position and stability in the saddle, I feel I would benefit from slowing the horse and reducing the impulsion so I can balance better. I'd like to work on my position for sitting trot, which used to be an area of strength but no more. My instructor is against "using" my nice horse to improve my seat. He wants to continue to develop impulsion and the quality of the gaits which are doing very well. I'm feeling left behind and that I will soon have a horse that is too bouncy for me to ride (I'm older and getting/staying fit is a challenge.) My trainer says I am too impatient and must choose between the horse's development and my development. He says I can do both but it will take a very long time. I am losing confidence in myself and thinking about quitting because of my age (over 70). I don't have many years to regain what I lost due to injury rehabilitation. I know most readers are much younger and may not relate to this dilemma. I'd love to hear your thoughts though. Should I just stick with rising trot with impulsion as my instructor insists? And hope that this will help my sitting trot eventually?

Does anybody else have the most insanely tight and knotty upper back 😫? Woke up today and I feel like I got hit by a bus with how sore I am. I guess while riding yesterday I was holding lots of tension there or using those muscles without noticing? Would love to know everybody’s tips and tricks for dealing with the soreness and also preventing it!

Hi! I have been so busy with all my exams and finals, so i haven’t been on here in a couple of weeks. I got on today and got a notification that i have been selected to test the brushing boots! Which is so so exiting!! But i don’t really know how that works, and i haven’t got an email? So do you guys know how it all works?💖💖

Buonasera a tutti, volevo sapere in cosa consiste un post convalidato. Con quali criteri viene assegnato. Io ancora non ho ricevuto nessuna convalida ai miei post, non capisco se sia un problema del mio profilo o altro. Grazie

I am looking for a nice show envelope to keep my browbands that I am not using. I dont want to unwrap them every time to see which one it is. I prefer some sort of plastic showcase that I can storage in my cabinet on a hanger. Anyone an idea?

For my birthday my grandpa si buying me the kep Italia 2.0 the standard model but it doesn't come with the helmet bag but whit a tote Bag I really want to buy the helmet bag what you recommend (chose only the first 3)