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ANY horse can perform basic dressage movements, but to excell competitively, it really takes a horse with a conformation suited to the sport... here is some more info that may be helpfull;

http://www.tvda.org/conformation.htm
Here is a good diagram of desirable conformation for a dressage horse. As you can...

CowGirlUp1833

What is your first name? Kimberly

Are you married/single/a child (tell us about you a little)? Engaged to a wonderful man named Jim. We are getting married in Sept.

Where do you see yourself in ten years? Hopefully, Jim and I will have 2 healthy children at that time (and I pray by then they are in kindergarten at least!! LOL) I also hope to be competing at 4th Level or above at USDF rated shows. I hope to have a sucessful warmblood production business (buying weanlings,...

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I'm posting this publically because I think this could help other people facing depression or help people who love someone with depression understand a bit better. I had posted a verison of the below post on someones thread.... and decided I would keep the post in case someone else could use it to.

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This sounds a lot like a Depression-induced panic attack. I know, I used to trash my life regularly when I had them.

I owe my first (WRONG) marriage,...

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Something I see a lot in riders is see-sawing...

See-sawing the horse down does not create a truely through horse - instead you will get a temporary false headset and as soon as the seesawing stops, the horse will hollow out and come up again anyway.

True roundess is acheived through Steady contact - with correctly applied half halts - which incorporate the entire body, not just the reins.

The biggest misconception people have about a "round"...

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I strongly believe, no matter how good a coach is, you should not spend more then a few years with one trainer. No one person can teach you everything and everyone will teach you something - even if its what NOT to do.

It sounds like you've just outgrown each other - it doesn't mean she hasn't taught you a lot or isn't good at her job -so don't feel guilty about moving on - its all part of the natural progression of riding.

I have 2-3 students who I plan to move to...

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