Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-16 Thread MorrisShadowMT
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello all I am a trainer and have been ridding dressage and training for many years. I have been training Fjords for the past 2 years.I agree with you about everything can be done beautifully with a snaffle. However I find it very difficult to ge

Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-16 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Genie, have you thought at all that there might be riders out there that for whatever reason use a mild curb bit to ride their horse in English tack, and KNOW how to use one? By your reasoning I suppose we should not allow ANY curb bits, f

Re: bits allowed for evaluations

2006-05-16 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lori and everyone else who reads this list and is concerend about this, I think we need to remember that we are not trying to do a 'pure' dressage test, nor a 'pure' western test...I thought the intent of the evals was to make the testing

Re: Bits--mylar and otherwise

2006-05-16 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The NFHR eval testing is NOT a sanctioned dressage test in any way - or am I wrong here? Karen McCarthyGreat Basin Fjords :: Carson City, Nevadahttp://www.picturetrail.com/weegees --

Re: Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-16 Thread Genie Dethloff
This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree with Solveig and Lori. There are varying degrees of severity in snaffle bits all the way to a Dr Bristals which is allowed (luckily no twisted wires are allowed). When ever you add leverage to a bit you are changing the dynami

Re: bits allowed for evaluations

2006-05-16 Thread Lori Albrough
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pat Holland wrote: At the very least, we whom have the experiance and knowledge of the discrimination understand it. Those making the rules apparently do not. I was a member of the evaluation committee when the issue of bits for English

Fjord wanted

2006-05-16 Thread Jimaryjmh
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi I have a neighbor who asked me to post this Can provide an excellent home for: 1. very quiet, not quick/athletic 2. very experienced trail horse 3. must be dependable to take care of rank beginners 4. at least 14 hands 5. needs to be able to be

Re: bits allowed for evaluations

2006-05-16 Thread Pat Holland
This message is from: "Pat Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > We polled other trainers/owners and Wayne Hipsley, the chief > evaluator, and all were in agreement that other bits should be > allowed--that the bit component of the rules needed to be > re-evaluated--especially for the advanced te

Advanced English Test Bits

2006-05-16 Thread Olivia Farm, Inc.
This message is from: "Olivia Farm, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello from Olivia Farm, I just wanted to point out that the Advanced English test is based on a First Level dressage test. While this is not extremely advanced as dressage goes, it does require some "further training", which is

Re: Bits--mylar and otherwise

2006-05-16 Thread coyote
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] According to the USEF/USDF rules, kimberwicke bits are not permitted in USEF/USDF-recognized dressage competitions at ANY level. See: http://www.goodhorseman.org/Legal%20Bits.pdf DeeAnna

This showed up this morning in my local bargain news

2006-05-16 Thread Lisa Wiley
This message is from: "Lisa Wiley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Two horses, FJORDS, 13 & 15 years old, Geldings, perfectly matched, road safe, performed in competition, with 2 horse stock trailer, 3 sleds: work/cutter/bobsleigh, 3 seat custom wagon, hay wagon, spoke wheel training sulky, 2 complete sets o