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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3132
"Instead of saying 'Oh shit, is my horse going to take off at the fence?', say 'Yes it is', and go with it." ~ Mark Todd
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3131
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3130
To make your seat stronger when seated in the saddle, think of using your core muscles in a downward fashion.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3129
Well ridden half halts are the single most important way for you to increase your horse's carrying power behind. This is because half halts will be used constantly throughout your work, even in the show ring, to encourage the horse to carry more weight behind. So the effectiveness
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3128
"The worst mistake a rider can make is to fail to discover and accept a horse’s personality. By oversimplifying horses and lumping them all together the rider risks ‘breaking’ them and taking away their spark." ~ Klaus Balkenhol
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3127
"To ensure success, the Eventing coach must give the same sort of attention to cross-country training and conditioning that is currently given to dressage and show jumping." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3126
"One of the many roles of the Event coach is to be able to recognize the interaction of the three parts of the sport and to keep them in balance." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3125
Gymnastic jumping exercises are meant to teach the horse to solve problems when jumping. They teach horses to think about their timing, developing their eye for accurate judgement, and teach them to be clever with their footwork. To then go out and squelch the horse's initiative at fences
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3124
Think of stretching the front of your upper body upward to grow taller in the saddle.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3123
You will always have more options when approaching a fence off of a shorter, bouncier canter stride with lots of activity. That's when just about ANY takeoff spot feels smooth. Whenever you feel like your horse took off from a "bad spot", the actual problem was
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3122
With both jumping and Dressage, if your horse is struggling to maintain a consistent rhythm, think of using your breathing to help him stay regular. This is one reason why counting is so useful when riding, as when you count, you will breathe in that rhythm.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3121
"A riders feel will always be reflected by the horse. Harmony is the word that describes the result of riding with feel." ~ Klaus Balkenhol