Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1945
The lazier type of horse will often do best with a little gallop around before any Dressage work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1944
With any game that involves strategy, there is usually a "best move", a "second best move", and so on, that you could make at that possible moment. The same is true for training a horse. The trick is knowing what the "best move" is,
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1943
If either horse or rider has a hole anywhere in their foundation, that hole will haunt them for life unless they go back and fill in at some point.
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 10: Appreciate Complexity... Work on Simplicity
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1942
When your horse gets too low with his head, it is NOT an effective correction to attempt to lift his head with your hands. Even if that does succeed in raising your horse's head, it creates a hollow back. Only lowering the quarters raises the front end correctly.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1941
"Lateral work to achieve straightness: My horse was backing off instead of accepting the left rein so we rode renvers to the left and shoulder in to the right. As soon as he was accepting the left rein we could go straight - and actually succeed at being straight.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1940
Ride your horse like you just know he is going to do everything right. He will feel your positive vibes.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1939
"Beware of the modern day notion that a person can 'invent' a new horse training method. There are no quick and easy ways. Truth is that the training of a horse is a study, a craft, an art. Training takes patience and the knowledge develops over many
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Guest Blog post # 104: "Everything in Context" by Bill Woods
So the WEG is over. If you watched it streaming or were there live, you saw some wonderful horses and great rides. There was much to emulate. One word of caution: nothing exists in a vacuum. So if you were taken with how quietly everyone rode, don’t make that
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1938
It is SO easy to let bad habits creep into your riding. This is why you must have eyes on the ground - no matter what level you ride at!
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1937
Be wary of trainers who encourage you to do things to artificially "lift" the horse in front. True elevation comes only from lowering the quarters.
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