Parringa Park in Blakiston, South Australia, Australia | Local business
Parringa Park
Locality: Blakiston, South Australia, Australia
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25.01.2022 Mums lost it again and been fencing she’s not very good at this post and rail caper on her own...so I’m going to distract her...hi mum, what ya going? Seems all big bad and scary! Silly old girly
22.01.2022 Pretty pleased with this repair. 6’6 ,missing a big Chunk and a big chunk re-attached can’t wait to see how it sits...if it shifts it may need a counter balance to the repair.
22.01.2022 Due to unforseen circumstances I need to find Milky a new home asap. His price is negotiable, but his home is not.
21.01.2022 When your rat bag of a horse has been out of work for 8 weeks and comes back foot perfect...gotta love an awesome coach and hard work.... love this little horse. Ernie aka Gohardorgohome
21.01.2022 Miss Kye has had a horrible 8 weeks..2 abscess in the same hoof...on blew out the heel and the other WAY more spectacular come out the cornet band..and been on a diet....not lame anymore...back into work for you too before I officially retire you
20.01.2022 THE REAL RULES OF DRESSAGE 1. If you really want to get better at dressage, take it up at an earlier age - and grow an extra 3 inches of leg. 2. A dressage tes...t is a test of your skill against another competitor's luck. 3. Dressage is about achieving a harmonious working relationship with your horse, whose only idea of harmony is eating grass in a field with his buddies. 4. If you want to end a drought or dry spell, wear a new jacket and hat to an outdoor arena. 5. Untalented, difficult, aggressive horses have robust health, good hocks and long lives. 6. Talented tractable horses are accident prone and have OCD lesions. 7. You will ride the best test of your entire life just prior to being disqualified for not wearing your gloves. 8. Never keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your head before a test. 9. Never keep less than another 300 separate thoughts in your head during a test. 10. Horses do not improve their paces because you are wearing expensive German breeches. 11. If you chose a disco theme for your dressage to music test then the judge will be more than 90 years of age and Swiss. 12. The less skilled the rider, the more likely they are to share their critique of your test. 13. If you are considering the services of a horse clairvoyant to help you with training then you have reached the point of total desperation - try the German breeches. 14.Your horse has never heard of Podhajsky, let alone read the book. 15. No matter how badly you ride a test, it is always possible to ride a worse one. 16. If it ain't broke, try shifting your position and it will be. 17. Judges only suffer from temporary blindness (or kindness) when they are judging someone else's test. 18. If you fall off your horse in the arena you will have paid to have the test videoed. 19. If you are feeling confident before a show then three of the USET dressage team will turn up to give their young horses some "experience." 20. Your horse will perform its best piaffe ever when you ask for extended canter. 22. Since runs of bad competitions come in groups of three, the fourth competition is actually the beginning of the next group of three. 23. No one cheats at dressage because no one has worked out how to do it. 24. It is surprisingly easy to end a test with a perfect square halt once you have scored a four for every other movement. 25. The result of an expensive lesson from a top pro is that you will stop believing in that tiny piece of innate ability that was holding your riding together. 26. Remember when buying a dressage horse advertised as "needs experienced competitive rider" this really means "needs the skills of Isabelle Werth just to stay on board." 27. If you think your test was better than someone else's, it probably wasn't. 28. If you pay 60,000 for an imported WB, you will be beaten in First Level 4 by a Quarter Horse. 29. Clinics given by someone with an interesting accent are not necessarily superior to those given by the homegirl. 30. If you go to the expense of raising an expensive WB foal, he will have a talent for jumping and no walk worth talking about. **Author unknown
20.01.2022 love this little horse to the moon and back
17.01.2022 SOLD Due to unforseen circumstances I need to find Napoleon a new home asap. His price is negotiable, but his home is not. No text messages, pm's or emails, only phone calls will be answered as this is incredibly hard and reluctant sale.
16.01.2022 Such a pretty girl. She doesn’t pose very often
13.01.2022 Love this mare..doesn’t take her long to follow your lead and what was scary is now not an issue, and all of her own accord.
10.01.2022 LOVE this pony..no matter how small the mile stone, celebrate it, kick your own ass and grab fear by the balls..you WILL be rewarded
10.01.2022 This rain is amazing...happy soggy Saturday from Ernie and me... live life to the fullest. Roll in the mud, jump in the puddles and sing in the rain
08.01.2022 You silly old mole yes he’s a boy and he’s an idiot
07.01.2022 Does your horse's tail swing? If a horse's tail gets caught between his hind legs he is not using his body properly. If the tail lays flat and listless these a...re clues that energy, messages and feedback from the brain to the body and back may not be traveling up and down his spine properly. If the tail is clamped down, the horse may be in fear or in pain, closing the hindquarters down. This is something to discuss with your veterinarian. If your horse's tail swishes constantly and more so during transitions, changes, or anytime you make a request, your aids may be too loud or he may be frustrated with the work. A little swishing when asked to do something demanding for a short time is different from constant swishing. We must observe and know our horse to figure out what is concentration and what is upset. The tail reflects the health of our horse's spine. As the spine undulates in a slightly serpentine pattern through our horses' body, his tail should carry through this motion. As our horse uses his back and body better and better, as his balance changes and improves, he will use his tail differently. We want to keep an eye on it and note improvements or set backs as they tell us how well the training is progressing or is stalling. We look for a tail that is carried in a soft arch slightly away from the body with the mass of hair rhythmically moving from hock to hock in a pendulum motion. Touching your horse's tail, gently lifting it and rotating it, combing the hair with your fingers, taking segments and gently pulling them in a circular motion while observing your horse will give you feedback about how he feels in his back and body. This should be done easily with no resistance, the tail should have a good weight in your hands and feel alive, not dead. PLEASE PROCEED WITH CAUTION. Stand to the side at first and stay close to the croup. If your horse reflexively clamps down or threatens to kick, do not try to force the issue or become aggressive. Reassure your horse with a neutral touch and your voice. If the problem persist, contact your health care pro, do not insist as you and your horse may get hurt. UPDATE: For additional insights into crooked tail and detailed and extremely well illustrated massage recommendations please check this pdf article which was shared by Debranne Pattillo of www.equinology.com http://www.manolomendezdressage.com//Equinology-Hamstring- Thank you for your endless generosity in sharing educational knowledge with the equestrian community worldwide. UPDATE 2: We read a very insightful post from one reader we wanted to share relating to the potential relationship between a harder tail grooming and washing experience and possible surrounding muscle soreness: Fran Welsby wrote: " Hi, do you find how a horse accepts their tail being washed also gives you clues? We shampoo, condition then use a de-tangle spray thru the tail then using our fingers carefully separate out the hairs from the roots to the ends. I have found that the ponies that relax, give me their tails to do all this generally fall asleep while I work, those that don't often will be the ones with some haunch/ham string issues." An interesting observation. (Repost from 2013 and 2015)
07.01.2022 **** STOLEN**** please keep your eyes open and report if seen.
02.01.2022 Thanks Ernie...that was the only rug that didn’t rub and fitted you perfectly with NO shoulder rubbing. Wonder how good I am at fixing rugs and if I have the same material to do it skye Park here we come...we are running out of rugs
02.01.2022 Such a stunning, well educated horse...buyer will NOT be disappointed..priced well below his value..someone is going to get a massive bargain
01.01.2022 So very well said!!
01.01.2022 I’m never buying rugs with shoulder gussets again. This rug Kye is wearing and the one Ernest wreaked today (10yr old rug) are a light cotton canvas. Way better than the cheaper cotton rugs you can buy. Rain resistant (rug gets wet but horse doesn’t) where it looks like it has been wet the horse is actually dry underneath. And there is NO shoulder hair rub with the NO shoulder gusset
