Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3391
If you are too much "on guard" and ready for any possible shenanigans from your horse when riding, you might actually cause them. Your horse will feel your state of tension, and feed off of you.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3390
When riders maintain constant aiding to keep the horse going, the horse will become more and more dull to the rider's driving aids.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3389
"We all get better at riding by riding." ~ Carl Hester
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3388
"Never over correct in the halts as it can make the horse nervous." ~ Hubertus Schmidt
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3387
"Ride all resistances forward and avoid halting instead ride a circle and encourage the neck to be looser and round until you have the horse's attention." ~ Hubertus Schmidt
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3386
"Until the horse comes free in the shoulder, in the shoulder in, he will not come free in the shoulder, in the half pass. Mostly, "more forward" develops the freedom in the shoulder, so often refresh the gait." ~ Hubertus Schmidt
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3385
"If you are riding too much from your hand, you're holding on – you are not sitting down and riding." ~ Debbie McDonald
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3384
Breathe when you shorten your reins.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3383
"Stretching is important in every schooling session, but don’t let your horse think it is a break from the work. Stretching is not supposed to be associated with quitting." ~ Christine Traurig
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3382
The tone that you begin each ride with will tend to carry on throughout your ride. Make sure you start every ride in the right frame of mind, with a clear plan.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3381
Most riders know that we want to keep a straight line from our elbow to the horse's mouth when riding. But did you know that this means when viewed from above as well as from the side? And that it also includes your wrists and fingers??
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3380
"I can tell you one thing, I have no running reins in my stable. I think it’s a completely unacceptable weakness as a rider, especially as a potential international rider." ~ Jonny Hilberath