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LOL, thats awesome. I actually just moved to NC and havent changed that yet. But thats where i last lived, as well as Hollywood, and Pembroke Pines through the years. Where are you now?

Awesome. I am an Agricultural Communications major. I have both my little retired horse here with me and a project horse.

awesome! I attended Midway this past year but I am going to Georgetown next fall. What are you majoring in? do you have your horse with you?

well hey there! I am from Kansas but attend school and have my horse in Kentucky. Whereabouts are you??

I am going to assume they are an IHSA team. You can read all about the IHSA at ihsainc.org The college team is going to run differently than a regular H/J equitation show. For the team, there are...

I am going to assume they are an IHSA team. You can read all about the IHSA at ihsainc.org The college team is going to run differently than a regular H/J equitation show. For the team, there are...

Yes they are legal as long as you are using the standing martingale piece in a hunter class, however they are unpopular. And a standing martingale, when adjusted properly, should not interfere with...

There is a lady at my barn that puts duct tape on her horse's hock for this reason. She recently tried something else that she picked up from some people at the track...its some type of bandage that...

Lots of show/event people here use poultice regularly. I was always told though that you only use paper when you poultice and plastic for sweats.

just break them in first and see what they do. Most people don't have even legs. My left leg is bigger than my right and I find with off the shelf boots I don't get a perfect fit. I have custom boots...

I have friends that have the GPA and Grand Prix ones. I am planning on getting one myself. They are pretty useful for horse shows.

The hunters are judge on the horse's style and way of going. They should have long, fluid, even strides and be consistent. They should have a round jump with high, even knees and be tight below the...

First and foremost...get a trainer. And we wouldn't be able to give you much insight to what kind of jumping to get into unless you provide videos of your horse. My retired horse was not the...

Always sit the first few steps of the trot. It is all learning to feel it rather than looking for it, just like your leads at the canter. Practice sitting and feeling for the movement. It just takes...

This one was definitely a strange cross...a TWH/Mustang cross. She was ranked in the top 10 jumper ponies in the US. Definitely an awesome little mare.

It will take some time, but you have to retrain your muscles from how you used to hold your leg to how it should be. If it continues to be a problem, I would suggest going tot he chiropractor. A...

When I showed my paint gelding, I would use black because he had black feet. I was told it was more of a breed thing to use black (I did not do breed shows with him), but I felt like it gave the...

I have never heard of someone using a rope bit. I can't see how that would be comfortable at all. Have you tried a rubber bit or a happy mouth?

My OTTB spent 2 years on the track...he is the most laid back horse I know and has been very successful in the show ring. Even more so than my retired paint gelding. And Thoroughbreds used to be the...