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From Facebook fan Kelly Turman-Meyers ~ "The longest paths [in learning how to ride and compete] are usually those people without good trainers. The shortest path is to find the best classical trainer you can and ride as many horses as you can."
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"Regularity and rhythm have to go through all the collected work as well. If the horse gets heavy, use the energy more. If you remember this rule, it will stop you making mistakes even if you are not as experienced as a rider. Keep going back to the basics.
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The horse is not capable of true collection when his muscles are tense. No matter how hard you try to achieve collection, it will elude you unless you can first achieve loose and relaxed muscles.
Questions
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In any lateral movement, keep your eyes pointed to the spot that you want your horse to go to.
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"Beginners are not bad riders, they merely lack experience. The only truly bad riders are usually 'experienced' in the poorest sense of that word; those who blatantly and ignorantly bully their horses." ~ Egon von Neindorff
~Quin's Corner~
You’ve talked on a walkie-talkie, right? There’s radio silence until somebody pushes a button. Then, sometimes there’s static or a click that serves as a warning for you to get ready to listen … or sometimes the talking just starts, maybe even with the first or last part
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Having sufficient energy in your canter allows the horse to jump more smoothly and easily. Make sure you are truly riding forward!
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Whether flatwork or jumping, you never want to look at any time like you would flip off the back end of the horse if someone were to cut your reins.
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You must train your horse to understand that he should stay at whatever speed you put him in until told otherwise. Remember that every time you allow your horse to make a decision about his speed or energy level (or don't realize that he has done so), you
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"If the horse has a high opinion of the rider, he will let himself be guided, if not, he will resist." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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"If you put a muscle where it doesn’t want to be, it is broken down – not build up." So don't go thinking that you are building the right muscles when you force a horse's head into a position. The horse has to be
