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"The greatest hindrance to driving the horse properly comes from riders stiffening their legs…. The horse cannot monitor tight legs as aids and will sour to the pressure, which he will interpret as a meaningless second girth." ~ Charles De Kunffy
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"The horse's engine is in the rear. Thus, you must ride your horse from behind, and not focus on the forehand simply because you can see it." ~ Bill Steinkraus
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Rolling out the ground lines a foot or so in front of the fences can help horses to learn how to "back themselves up" a bit when necessary.
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"Eventing horses need exercise and plenty of it. Walkers and treadmills are great as you can work your horse without the added burden of a rider weight, but if you don’t have these at your disposal, long walks on a loose rein or paddock time are equally beneficial.
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"What is Feel? Feel is the invisible quality in every good rider who is communicating with her horse in harmony. She can perceive where the horse is during every step because he accepts the rider’s seat, leg and rein aids through the connection. The rider can then communicate
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(“Where did the support I am used to go?”) I’ve been starting to ride a horse for a woman. She is an adult amateur jumper rider with a big warm blood – easily over 17 hands. She describes him as very strong, almost like a freight train, particularly on his
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If you want your horse to take a better, deeper lateral step in any lateral exercise, engage your seat bone on the same side as you use your leg. For example, to better engage your horse's left hind leg in a left shoulder in or a spiral out
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Don't ask for more trot than your horse can handle in your lengthenings and medium trot. Balance and rhythm are more important.
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Good jumping involves landing at the same speed as your take off.
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Quite often the "silly" spooker has a physical reason for that behavior - either pain or unresolved tension somewhere in their body.
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Don’t try to rebalance your unbalanced horse with one big, crude half halt. It won’t work. Intelligent use of figures, frequent transitions, and the use of multiple smooth and subtle half halts as needed, ridden within the rhythm of the horse’s stride, will bring you the best
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If your leg aids are too strong, your horse will either stiffen and brace against them, or quickly learn to tune them out. Every time you catch yourself applying a strong leg, stop and refresh your aids.
