Just tell the kids to use "Perfect Prep"

[BBowen]

[QUOTE=M. O’Connor;7669832]
Crawling is not attractive or elegant; the lurch into the air at the jump can be painful to watch --from a crawling pace a horse has to work hard just to get over the jump, which makes a nice photo, but there isn’t any flow to such efforts. Collapsing in a heap on landing is pretty often a result.

If a horse is that big, why NOT leave out the step? A horse who can gallop comfortably on a 14’ stride could feasibly leave out a stride on 5 stride and longer lines without it being missed much…

Maybe we need an X-tra L division, where the course designers can set those lines out there.[/QUOTE]

Amen. Unfortunately, that is not what pins. If you do not have the correct strides between fences even with a big-strided horse, it doesn’t matter how the jump looks. You would think that a lovely hunter round that flows would be judged as such. I love seeing the nice big canter and a lovely bascule over the fences regardless if the horse leaves a stride out. It presents a very pleasing picture. Many times, horses that are pinning in the hunter ring, I feel like standing behind them to give them an extra push to help them over the fences.

[mvp]

[QUOTE=vxf111;7669750]
Note that THIS use of social media by a judge is apparently NOT prejudicial to the interests of the sport.[/QUOTE]

Touché, sistah.

[ladyj79]

Remember when that JMR lady said RG was going to come on and explain himself? I’m still really looking forward to that

[SnicklefritzG]

[QUOTE=BBowen;7670740]
Amen. Unfortunately, that is not what pins. If you do not have the correct strides between fences even with a big-strided horse, it doesn’t matter how the jump looks. You would think that a lovely hunter round that flows would be judged as such. I love seeing the nice big canter and a lovely bascule over the fences regardless if the horse leaves a stride out. It presents a very pleasing picture. Many times, horses that are pinning in the hunter ring, I feel like standing behind them to give them an extra push to help them over the fences.[/QUOTE]

Imagine what would happen if Axel Steiner were asked to comment on a hunter round. :lol:

[danceronice]

[QUOTE=vxf111;7650479]
God forbid a horse with old tendon issues get a job that suits it without a chemical elixer or old fashioned grinding down??!![/QUOTE]

Catching up on this thread…and maybe it’s a tangent but THIS. A racehorse shows the slightest sign of flinching or has a bad day and people scream to retire it, but tranquilizing a horse to cut down lunging on old tendon injuries is a positive outcome? As someone with some old injuries herself, what I have learned is not take more painkillers to get by (and increase the grinding) but change/reduce the activities that hurt! I owe my horses the same consideration. (FTR, Lucky’s race trainer felt the same way about him–no injuries yet, but as he was showing less enthusiasm and more minor aches, the thought was move him on to lighter work, not find a masking agent so he could keep pounding.)

[JumperGal24]

I love Perfect Prep! You can buy it on Amazon Prime to get it in time for horse shows - http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Prep-Training-Calming-Supplement/dp/B00K21939Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420330418&sr=8-3&keywords=perfect+prep

It’s all natural and completely legal, and doesn’t make the horse seem dazed or down.

[starhorse]

[QUOTE=JumperGal24;7938198]
I love Perfect Prep! You can buy it on Amazon Prime to get it in time for horse shows - http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Prep-Training-Calming-Supplement/dp/B00K21939Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420330418&sr=8-3&keywords=perfect+prep

It’s all natural and completely legal, and doesn’t make the horse seem dazed or down.[/QUOTE]

Um.

Welcome to COTH?

[AffirmedHope]

Is Perfect Products experiencing a downturn in profits for their products?

[Bristol_Bay]

Possibly.

[starhorse]

[QUOTE=AffirmedHope;7938211]
Is Perfect Products experiencing a downturn in profits for their products?[/QUOTE]

Wondering if our new friend here has anything to do with the Amazon store she just linked (ActivEquine)?

[Sticky_Situation]

[QUOTE=AffirmedHope;7938211]
Is Perfect Products experiencing a downturn in profits for their products?[/QUOTE]

Must be… Although it’s an interesting choice of threads to advertise on

[starhorse]

Oh, don’t worry. She’s advertising on all of the threads with “perfect prep” in the search, it seems.

http://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/showthread.php?365938-Does-anyone-use-the-perfect-prep-training-day-formula&p=7938222#post7938222

[Coanteen]

[QUOTE=starhorse;7938218]
Wondering if our new friend here has anything to do with the Amazon store she just linked (ActivEquine)?[/QUOTE]

Probably - she necroposted in 2 Perfect Prep threads, both times with that link.

[starhorse]

[QUOTE=Coanteen;7938230]
Probably - she necroposted in 2 Perfect Prep threads, both times with that link.[/QUOTE]

Necroposted - hahahahaha.

Can’t wait to see what other products the poster sells on her Amazon store my horse needs - with free 2-day shipping, I hope?!

[ACMEeventing]

[QUOTE=Coanteen;7938230]
Probably - she necroposted in 2 Perfect Prep threads, both times with that link.[/QUOTE]

“Necroposted”. Heh heh.

Wish I’d come up with that

[Coanteen]

[QUOTE=ACMEeventing;7938239]
“Necroposted”. Heh heh.

Wish I’d come up with that[/QUOTE]

I didn’t, it’s pretty common in other forums. There are often rules against necroposting

[monalisa]

Please don’t flame me but in America the answer for everything is “take a pill.” Don’t want to lose weight, take a pill. Don’t want to exercise? Take a pill to get your blood pressure down. Diabetes? Take a pill. How is this approach different?

[Sticky_Situation]

[QUOTE=monalisa;7938471]
Please don’t flame me but in America the answer for everything is “take a pill.” Don’t want to lose weight, take a pill. Don’t want to exercise? Take a pill to get your blood pressure down. Diabetes? Take a pill. How is this approach different?[/QUOTE]

A diabetic taking insulin to control their blood glucose isn’t even remotely the same as someone giving a horse a calming supplement or medication to place better in the show ring (even if Perfect Prep does claim to “stabilize blood sugar” or whatever…). Apples and oranges.

[arapaloosa_lady]

[QUOTE=Sticky Situation;7938486]
A diabetic taking insulin to control their blood glucose isn’t even remotely the same as someone giving a horse a calming supplement or medication to place better in the show ring (even if Perfect Prep does claim to “stabilize blood sugar” or whatever…). Apples and oranges.[/QUOTE]

Well, except for the fact that most type II diabetics could control their condition with appropriate diet & exercise. It’s just difficult to do so, thus most patients end up taking medication instead.

Definitely not just an American problem, though. It’s easy to take the easy path in life.

[doublesstable]

[QUOTE=monalisa;7938471]
Please don’t flame me but in America the answer for everything is “take a pill.” Don’t want to lose weight, take a pill. Don’t want to exercise? Take a pill to get your blood pressure down. Diabetes? Take a pill. How is this approach different?[/QUOTE]

I kind of have to agree with most of this post. America seems to be the fast food capital of the world. The quick fix. It’s just how things have evolved.

IMHO - that rider needs to get a different saddle (she has a dressage leg with no room in front of the flap to shorten her irons). That is a LOVELY horse with a rider that needs to spend money on lessons (more time in the saddle) not a tube of perfect prep.