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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3238
"We cannot touch the mouth until the horse is making enough energy that it’s safe to touch him in the mouth." ~ Laura Graves
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3237
The evenness of the contact reveals the straightness of the horse. Instead of being tempted to try to fix unevenness in the contact with your hands, focus on helping your horse to use both of his hind legs evenly.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3236
Think about having weighted elbows. When your elbows are hanging down by your hip bones because you have relaxed your shoulders and are allowing your elbows to drop, your hands will be in the right place.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3235
Your engaged core is what allows your position to be unaffected by your horse's changes of speed on the flat.
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Guest Blog # 119: "Eventing vs Autocross!" by Soraya V Juarbe-Diaz
When Lesley put up a post about how driving habits could affect your riding, the first thought that came to my mind was “You don’t want to see how I drive...” Mostly because I like to go fast in a car, the faster the better... kind of like the
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3234
Do not miss the possible opportunity to shorten your reins when your horse changes his balance in the direction of increased collection. But make sure you maintain forward feeling hands when doing so. If you do miss it, and are riding with a length of rein that was more appropriate
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3233
If you ask for too much angle in any lateral movement (more than your horse can handle at that moment), you risk impeding the balance and fluidity of the movement, which should be some of your top priorities.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3232
The inside rein is like the directional or turn signal in your car. You use it to indicate the direction that you plan to go, but it doesn’t actually turn your car.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3231
"I like to think about making my body longer in the front to make me sit up instead of thinking ‘shoulders back,’ which can make you stiff." ~ Mary King
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3230
Riders have to learn how to be in self carriage while in the saddle, before their horses can be in self carriage.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3229
If your horse leans in heavy on the inside shoulder, or falls out through the outside shoulder on the circle in both directions, chances are it is something that YOU are doing as a rider that is the cause of the problem.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3228
Keep your relationship with your horse a top priority.