Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3320
The elasticity in your rein connection should come from your mobile elbows, not active fingers.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3319
The strength of your engaged core is what allows your position to be unaffected by your horse's changes of speed.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3318
The more you look down, the less influence your seat has in the saddle.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3317
True lightness is not about the looseness of the contact. It is the way the horse moves over the ground - with real hind leg engagement.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3316
Michael Jung says he puts particular emphasis on checking his horses’ heart and respiratory rate once before and twice after each ride, the first time immediately after work and the second time after the horse had time to recuperate.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3315
Don't forget that the way the distance rides between two jumps changes as the fence height changes. The horse will land further into a line or combination when the jumps are larger, which makes the distance effectively shorter.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3314
Try to get out of the arena as much as possible. It will do your horse good both mentally and physically.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3313
The old masters learned early on that riding accurate arena patterns is the key for improving a horse's balance and straightness. Always keep this in mind in your training.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3312
When you are teaching your horse something new, begin to teach it to him in the direction that he finds the easiest, so that it is a more positive experience for him.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3311
Be extra careful when conditioning both young horses and older horses. Young horses have tendon/ligaments/bones that have not yet been strengthened. And the older horse’s ligaments and tendons tend to become less elastic and resilient over time.
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Guest Blog # 121: Lunging, by Bill Woods
Sometimes what I see makes me crazy(er); so here are my own thoughts on the topic that I wish you would take into consideration when you lunge.It is said that whenever you work with your horse you are "training" him— sometimes for worse, sometimes for better
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3310
"Don't delude yourself into thinking that you have light, soft hands, if you ride with loose, almost dangling reins on a strung out horse. That can be done with insensitive hands as well. A soft hand requires the rider to feel whether the horse is softly on