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horsey
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 Posted - 06 Oct 2006 : 8:50:08 PM
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i am wonder any one, who knows about disabled riders in endurance, dressage or breeder, etc..........
or any disabled horses???????
pls tell me all about them!
i am still waiting to hear from u
tara
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Pauline
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Judith S
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Wales
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Posted - 06 Oct 2006 : 9:16:26 PM
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Pauline - I've spoken only via email with your friend - & it was ages before I realised she was a disabled rider!!
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horsey
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Pauline
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horsey
Gold Member
England
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Posted - 06 Oct 2006 : 10:06:44 PM
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i saw the broodmare with foal in large stud, the manager showed me this broodmare. i open my mouth and dare her that that broodmare is full blind and no eyes. oh gosh!!!!! she explained me that that horse on breeding for long time and her foals outstandings fine. the broodmare must be brave and happy to have foals to around her nicely.
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arabianlover
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England
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Posted - 07 Oct 2006 : 08:31:16 AM
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i know someone who lost one of her legs from below the knee, she competes in dressage.
also have a freind with MS who owns her own arab and shes hoping to compete her undersaddle next year |
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horsey
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England
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Libby Frost
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 07 Oct 2006 : 12:43:09 PM
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We have a friend with one leg(removed from the hip) who has a specially adapted motorbike + sidecar gsx1300r ( i think!) which is all specially adapted for him and some bit of kit!!
years ago when i did my yts training there was a disabled lass with no use of her body from the waist down who used to to dressage on one of the school ponies who was extremely quiet she even competed at Goodwood on him !! |
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Grey Girl
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England
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Posted - 07 Oct 2006 : 5:33:34 PM
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There's a lady who lives near us who is - I think - an Olympic standard dressage rider with the paralympic team. Certainly she rides at a very high standard.
A chap at a previous place I worked at was a thalidomide victim with very very short arms and legs and he rode my friend's 16.2hh horse and another friend's teamchaser.
And another friend used to work for a lady who was blind but she still rode at speed all over the place - and jumped!
Although not the same, a friend of mine rode while her leg was in full plaster from hip to toe after a motorbike accident... phew, rather her than me.
I think those who ride with a disability are very very brave and I take my hat off to the RDA who gives people a chance to sit high and proud and be able to do something tough and physical that a lot of able-bodied people can't do.
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mucknomoney
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England
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Posted - 07 Oct 2006 : 6:26:58 PM
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| Perhaps people are not aware of the Calvert Trust in Keswick, Cumbria? This is an outward-bound type of centre whose clients are only disabled. They have their own horses for disabled riders and even do carraige driving up the Lake District fells. The problem they have is getting small but weight-carrying horses as many people who come to ride are adults but it is unsafe to have them on big horses as helpers can't reach them to support them. |
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horsey
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England
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Posted - 07 Oct 2006 : 10:34:08 PM
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myself, profoundly deaf doing the endurance for last 5 years, and stopped for awhile cos have baby. i miss the endurance riding. now i currently breeding out of my own advanced endurance mare. she have bay colt the white markings like mother. good news that she is in foal to Remington Steele.
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Marafia1
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Posted - 07 Oct 2006 : 10:47:33 PM
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tara
one day I would love to do endurance, it is my ultimate ambition. How wonderfull it must be to ride and ride with the world passing you by.I had a look at remington steels sire in all breeds http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/remington+steele he is beautiful and loved the pictures of remington steel on your web link
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