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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3086
Try to get away from prioritizing thinking about where your horse is carrying his head, and instead focus on how he is using his back.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3085
There is almost no better way to teach a horse to be more quick thinking over fences than to practice bounce fences. Try to incorporate them into ALL of your jumping training situations, not just in gymnastic lines. Even though you will not see a bounce combination on a show
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3084
"After each down transition that was well absorbed by the hindquarters the rider's hand has to yield by uncoiling the wrist so that the front legs can advance by a foot in order to relieve the haunches of their acute flexion, which they cannot maintain, and to
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3083
Think of that girth tight against your horse's side… after a while he tunes that out and barely notices it. The same will happen with your legs if they are always tightly clamped on his sides.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3082
"When you have finished your training session, give the horse the rein and go out on the road for a walk. Half an hour, up and down. Give the horse this hard ground and you will get strong hooves, good joints, strong tendons and a healthy horse." ~ Gerd
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3081
"Dressage is not an easy sport, there are so many variations, but the reaction to your leg, and straightness, are so important. You just don’t see top Grand Prix riders kicking or straining for a result. Don’t tease him, tap there so quick he doesn’t know
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3080
Try to get in the habit of giving your horse some time to think and process their thoughts between exercises that introduce new concepts.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3079
Imagine plugging your seat bones into the saddle each time you sit.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3078
In the process of training horses, it is almost always more difficult and time consuming to go back later to fill in holes in their foundation, than it is to just take the time to do things correctly in the first place.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3077
Riders with busy hands create horses with less sensitive mouths.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3076
"We must always remember that the horse, by its anatomy, is not meant to carry weight. Therefore the most important task after getting him used to the saddle is getting him used to the weight of the rider. The horse needs enough time for that. It is better to
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3075
A few strides of lengthening or medium here and there in whatever gait you are working in will add energy to that gait. You can then turn that energy into engagement with a half halt or downward transition.