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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2440
Everyone talks about engaging the horse's inside hind leg - but the key to a good quality canter is sufficient engagement of the outside hind leg… as that is how each canter stride begins.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2439
"It is not our horses job to understand our language. It is our job to understand theirs." ~ Reiner Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2438
The smoothest and easiest canter to walk transitions come when the horse can canter at nearly walk speed.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2437
I find that many riders are using bits that are too BIG for their horse’s mouths (too long, from side to side.) While certainly better than a bit that is too small, when a bit is too big there is too much movement of the bit sliding back and
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2436
You need to decide that, from this day on, your horse will respond to light aids. If you don't expect him to, and don’t consistently give him appropriate feedback, he probably won't ever be as attentive and responsive as you would like him to be.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2435
"One of the good things about our sport is that while getting older might slow your reflexes down, the knowledge you have enables you to continue to improve, and handle the challenges better." ~ Shane Rose
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2434
To make your seat stronger when riding, think of using your core muscles in a downward fashion.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2433
When you hurry a horse’s training, you just get to the wrong place more quickly.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2432
When doing lateral work, every time your horse steps nicely under his body with his inside hind leg, you should feel him stepping up into the connection of your outside rein. Be sure to make good use of that opportunity to soften your inside rein. Every single time.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2431
Whenever you are nervous about something during your ride, make a very clear plan of what you are about to do in your mind. Then put your focus on the execution of that plan to override your nerves.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2430
"I try and have the feeling when I sit on a horse that I sit in the saddle, and my legs aren’t gripping around the horse - they just hang. At the sitting trot everyone wants to stop themselves from bouncing. What you have to do is let
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2429
"Your riding needs to take into account your horse's personality." ~ Jimmy Wofford