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 of

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

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 what

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 tests.

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

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

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

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: 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: 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, for

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