Tip/Quote of the Day # 3379
Think of riding the wave of movement through your horse's back as you sit the trot or canter.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3378
"Release the pressure so that the horse understands that what he did was good. The language that you speak with your horse is the pressure and release." ~ Buck Davidson
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3377
"I often wonder why people think they have to kick and pull on a horse who can feel a fly land on his neck." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3376
"If I improve ten things by one percent that’s a 10% increase in my performance." ~ Andrew Hoy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3375
"Riders who lean back are driving the horse down in front. If they sit too strong, behind the vertical, then they are pushing the horse down, through and into the hand." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3374
You must be able to interpret the feedback and information your horse is sending you during your rides, without reacting emotionally.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3373
Think of the connection as you connecting your horse’s hind legs up into your hands.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3372
"First, [the rider] has to be ambitious. Mentally, he has to be well balanced and consistent. He has to be tougher on himself than on the horse. If he gets after the horse too much, he will not get far. One must really be able to push oneself harder
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3371
The horse is only capable of having true impulsion within the stride when they have a relaxed, supple, and swinging back.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3370
"Having a horse with crazy gaits and an eagerness to please at 5 years old is freaking me out because I’m really feeling the weight of the responsibility to not push too hard, too fast." ~ Lauren Sprieser This is something every rider should be thinking about!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3369
"Great horses bring an unquenchable love for the game, and a fierce competitive desire to every competition." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3368
Try giving yourself something positive to do with your eyes when jumping. Watch the top of the jump until your horse's head blocks your view of it, and then look up at the next jump. If you are following that plan at every jump, you will never be