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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3297
A horse needs to have above average back strength to carry a rider easily in collection. If you have lofty goals with your riding, it is a good idea to keep your horse on a strength training program.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3296
You don't really improve your horse's canter by just cantering around and around. Instead, use lots of forward and back transitions to "spice up" your horse's hind legs.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3295
From Facebook fan Nicole Cotten Ackerman ~ "Someone once suggested I recognize that I was nervous because 'I love this and am so lucky to be doing it', and now I say that out loud to myself and my horse every time the nerves creep in... works wonderfully!
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3294
A horse can only be truly straight when they are equally laterally supple on both sides.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3293
"Be precise on the flat. Then a course will be easy." ~ Joe Fargis
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3292
"When your horse loses his 'go', try sitting lighter, not deeper. I find on my mare, when I'm losing impulsion, I'm gripping or riding too deep. And when I just relax my legs and drape them and use my hips more, my horse
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3291
It may seem like riders only need to think about a formal conditioning schedule at the upper levels, but every horse at every level will benefit from a balanced and well thought out conditioning schedule.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3290
"Discipline is straightness with supple hind legs." ~ Lilo Fore
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Guest Blog # 120: Too Focused? by Bill Woods
I observed a very exotic horse on a show grounds the day before he was to compete. He was an Iberian horse of some sort who obviously had a lot of training. But unfortunately he was totally wired. A thumbnail: held together, tense throughout, unable to stand still in a
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3289
"Permeability can only exist when, on the one hand, the thrust and impulsion from the hind legs reach the forehand undiminished, and on the other hand, when the weighting and flexing half-halts fully reach the hind legs. This requires the forehand and hindquarters to be aligned in such a
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3288
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." ~ Vince Lombardi
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3287
"A horse only works for 45 minutes. He can carry us for that 45 minutes." ~ Kyra Kyrklund