Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3439
"Matching expression with suppleness — that is dressage!" ~ Steffen Peters
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3438
"A good instructor makes riders relax so the experience is enjoyable. If the rider feels safe and is able to repeat the exercises without the coach present then they have learnt. If they are afraid of the coach belittling them, destroying their confidence, humiliating them etc the coach is
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3437
"If dressage horses hold themselves and won't stretch, stand in the stirrups and go for a forward canter, allow them to be a horse. Get rid of the freshness, then back to work." ~ Ingrid Klimke
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3436
"When I was in Pau, Bobby (Hale Bob) did his best dressage ever, because I was there with one horse for one week, and we put cavalletti on the circle with so many exercises, he was so supple and so smooth and had so much expression in his gaits.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3435
"The rein back should be the same as asking the horse to move forward, otherwise they can't move their hind legs — so don't restrict the movement." ~ Frankie Sloothaak
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3434
If you are able to do a good transition from walk to halt - keeping your horse straight, connected, and up into the bridle, you will have a good basis for all downward transitions.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3433
"I mean no disrespect to L judges, and I hope I can be one someday, but being an L judge doesn't tell me much about your riding, training, or teaching ability; it only tells me about your qualifications as a judge. Similarly, I see a lot of
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3432
"The first thing I do is move them off my leg. After the lateral work, nine times out of 10, horses put their head down because their back is coming up. No draw reins, no gimmicks, just the inside leg to the outside rein." ~ Anne Kursinski
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3431
"I don't start to collect before the horse is stretching forward and down into the bit." ~ Hubertus Schmidt
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3430
"The back is the bridge in the horse, and it can only be there if the hind leg is really working. The rider has to influence the hind legs to build that bridge, otherwise it is a horse in three pieces, back, front and you somewhere in the middle.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3429
Shorter reins are NOT more restrictive of the horse when the rider keeps their hand properly "forward thinking."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3428
"The faster you go back [to your basic foundation], the quicker you'll move forward." ~ Elaine Hayes