Surely we can all each pitch in 5 bucks or so to get him thereā¦heck,Iāll pitch in 50 if we can have video or even better, live stream. 
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You could be right.
One point, thoughā¦ I never had much money either. I worked 3 jobs at one time. I went to work [for long hour and fair pay] for some of the best in the business, cause while youāre shoveling merde if you keep your eyes and ears open you can learn. Even when I was living at āhomeā, no where near the āgreatsā, I tried to lesson with the best in my area. I drove to clinics to auditā¦ people like John and Beezie Madden, Lisa Wilcox and Debbie MacDonaldā¦ hung out at the rail at shows listening to trainersā¦ worked long holiday weekends grooming for my trainer so I could pay my training billā¦
I did whatever I could to learn as much as I could, even starting out with nothing.
In terms of riding, I will never be more than a very small fish in a very, very small pondā¦ but I ventured out to the big pond to learn because I wanted to do so, more than anything.
In other words, where thereās a will, thereās a way.
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Anyone with questions or interest in my riding is welcome to email me. Here is a link showing a more accurate representation of my ride the Cyber bullies seem to be tearing apart. I fully admit that my horse was distracted that day, but we did have some nice moments. Those moments are shown right in these photographs.
With all the vile comments said and the obsession over me, itās not hard to believe there is a conspiracy against me and the judge had an unfair bias. Furthermore he commented on a public forum, meaning he singled me out!
These [edit] on The Chronicle of the Horse have one Mission: Seek and Destroy!They tear people down to build themselves up.
DONT BE A PART OF IT!!
Yes. Iāve never ridden in front of Ulf but I have ridden for Heidi and have also ridden in the warm up ring with her. Super nice lady with wonderful feedback. I have a pretty unique horse and when I saw her in warm up she commented that she remembered us, and wished us well. As a rider Iāve ridden in front of many judges but had zero interaction with most of them. As a volunteer Iāve had interaction with many judges, Heidi Berry is one of the nicest Iāve met.
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OK, so what level are you showing in these pictures, what movement is pictured, what score did you get and comments, and how do you feel about it?
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Hereās a tidbit I picked up from one of the greats Iāve watched clinic [donāt ask me who, I forget]ā¦
If you can not get changes correctly on your own, clean ones that are back to front, DO NOT practice them. At. All.
Practicing them wrong just solidifies them. Wrong.
Pretty soon you will be REALLY good at doing themā¦ wrong.
Get one clean, correct one and be done.
If you can not do that, you need help, because practicing them wrong just makes a bigger knot to unravel to fix them.
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I had some REALLY nice moments in my first Level test on Sunday, wish I had some pics, scored some 7ās I was delightedā¦then there was all those movements that sucked, because we just could not get it together, so we scored 5ās and 5.5ās Iām glad that those pictures donāt exist.
Most of us have highs and lows in tests, but I donāt blame the judge, they mark what they see, and as of yet I have not spoken to one judge who does not want the best for meā¦
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Itās telling that 2 of the good pictures are head shots, and another 3 are from the front which are difficult to evalute. Nick, why donāt you explain why these are good pictures? Explain what makes those pictures demonstrate a ābeautiful frameā (by the way, most dressage riders avoid the word frame, because it focuses too heavily on the neck rather than the hind end and back of the horse), ālightnessā, and āan uphill horseā.
Also, in my post on page 15, I specifically picked out two good pictures, and said what was good about them, while offering a critique of what needed to be improved, as well as an example of what a horse who is meeting the requirements of that level would look like. Why donāt you respond to that post, Nick?
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Nick, there are two qualities most great trainers have. Objectivity and humility. Those require total honesty. Iād suggest some introspection and self evaluation may help you be more appealing to the public.
Additionally, all great dressage trainers are still working regularly with someone highly experienced in the sport who will be their eyes on the ground and help them progress. They are usually proud to be coached by them. Yours would beā¦??
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That is a truly excellent question, I would love to see the answer to that one, there must be someone that Nick admires and respects.
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Nick Peronace, I noticed that in your latest blog post (to which you just provided a link), you took screenshots of selected show photos. Did you have the photographerās permission to screenshot and post those photos or would this be stealing those photos from the show photographer?
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Did you pay the photographer to use those photos in your blog? With the watermark all over them I am guessing not.
Edit to add - it looks like @BigDarnHorse and I had the same thought at the same time.
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Wonder if he has the photographers permission to use those photos. The watermark across the center is a good sign these are screen shots and not purchased.
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Sage advice well said.
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The photos lifted from pawsandrewind.com show a sweet horse heavily on the forehand with no topline or muscle and no throughness. Ho hum. Not surprising that he cannot see this I guess.
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All you haters are just jealous of that magnificent braiding job.
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I am willing to give someone credit who is willing to do their own braiding.
They might not be perfect but ā¦ he does get points for doing them.
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I have a two part question. What percentage of her weight do you feel she has shifted to her hind end in these photosā¦ and where in 3rd level does it ask for working trot?..
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I donāt want to rain on your parade on the photos that you just posted but that is one of the worst braid job I have seen. [edit]
I have to admit when showing at this level turnout is very important. I can give you a tutorial on braiding 101. Contact me for a private lesson.
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In the first pic with just the head shot; perhaps the light is wrong, perhaps itās an odd moment, but horsesā neck has a bulge right behind the 3rd vertebrae which, for me, is usually indicative of horse being consistently ridden front to back with a headset. All that being said, I do not know the horse or the rider or their historyā¦I would like to see the rider, in the other pics, not be leaning forward as those pics seem to show he does. I see legs which stick out from the horsesā sides instead of draped in a supportive hug I think this horse might appreciate. Horse is nice; shows she can come from behind. Wonder what the 3rd level scores were and what judges said in the comments. one cannot expect high scores at 4th right away when one is making the transition between 3rd and 4th. having been a scribe for a lifetime for almost every dressage judge out there; I can say with 100 million percent guarantee that no judge is out to "getā any rider nor is any judge act upon preconceived notions, if there are any. Every judge I know rides that test with the rider! Judge judges what is presented at that given moment in time; it is up to rider to ride what they have under their fanny at that given moment in time and give it their best shot. Going from schooling shows to USEF/USDF sanctioned shows can often be an eye opening moment regardless of venue. This rider does alot more complaining than he does seeking help for his weaknesses which we all have. Even the Olympic riders have coachesā¦hint hintā¦good luckā¦get the help to improve your own riding and this horse will be quite nice.
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