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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3427
Your leg aid alone does not produce a leg yield. You need to close the door a bit on the outside shoulder by connecting with your outside rein to get any real hind leg crossing behind.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3426
"I've learned that a saddle that truly fits can give you a totally different horse to ride. I now have more stretch, larger movement, foamier mouth, and more go." ~ Jodi Waldrip
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3425
"I like to think of 'sitting on the outside hind' when I ask for the canter... That mental picture makes my body do the right thing." ~ Jessie MacWhistle
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3424
When a horse is ridden with a hollow back, his back muscles cannot properly support the rider's weight. This increases the risk for sore back muscles or even kissing spines. It is SO important that we teach them how to use their backs correctly!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3423
"An aid is never complete, until its release." ~ George Williams
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3422
Hans Mueller explained the difference between an aid and a cue this way: "Suppose every time your horse picked up a right lead you spit on his right ear. Pretty soon every time you wanted a flying change from left to right you spit on the right ear. Then
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3421
If you don’t see extra back swing from your horse in your stretchy trot, there is a good chance that your stretch is not truly correct.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3420
Horses often train people faster than people train horses.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3419
"Just because you had a knock down doesn't mean you can Forrest Gump your way to the next fence!" ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3418
"Leave the horse totally alone [through a gymnastic line of jumps.] I make sure that I come with the right approach to the first fence, for the rest, I say to the horse, this is totally your job. What I want is fifty – fifty, the same in cross country,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3417
From Facebook fan Mei Bo-Pa: "My german jumping instructor always said 'the money is in the forward'. Meaning translated ride your horse with a powerful canter to the jump and leave its mouth alone."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3416
Many amateur riders have a tendency to worry about the fact that their aids may not always be 100% correct when they ask their horse to do something. And therefore they are less likely to insist if their horse does not respond correctly. But just remember that horses can be