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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2223
"Feel the hindleg in your hand, a steady hand. Today we have this fashion for hand riding, don’t copy fashion, what is important, is correctness. You must have elasticity from your shoulder to the horse’s mouth, a straight line, a steady connection and elasticity of hand."
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2222
"Don’t ride to other people’s ability – always ride to your ability and your horse’s ability." ~ Andrew Hoy
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2221
"Suppleness means that the muscles contract and de-contract, and this has to go through the entire horse, it cannot be blocked in the middle of the back, and it also has to go through the rider." ~ Susanne Miesner
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2220
"We should read the old books because competition breeds a lot of false information. It breeds artificiality, it breeds exaggeration." ~ George Morris
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2219
"A mounted horse must convey the impression that horse and rider are cast in one piece and inspired by the same will." ~ Waldemar Seunig
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2218
Any issues you have at the canter are usually there at the walk too, but just don't bother you as much because you're not going very fast. And it's easier to fix things at the walk.
Dr. Haefner's Advice
Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 41: We focus on the wrong things... Why?
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2217
"The most repeated mistake is the riders' weight taking off before the horse and often with catastrophic results - The rider that learns to look after the Engine, Line and Balance of his horse on the Approach and allows his horse to make the decisions about where he
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2216
Dressage is the very best physical therapy that you can do with a horse. But ONLY if it is done 100% correctly !
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2215
If becoming a great rider wasn't hard, everyone would be able to do it. It's the hard that makes it great.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2214
"The absence of a correction is not a reward to a horse. The only thing that is a reward is 'good girl' or a pat on the neck or giving them a sugar. You can’t train a seal without fish." ~ Robert Dover