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"It is wonderful to use the 'forward and down' stretching exercise as part of the daily work. We also must keep in mind a suitable balance between work and rest periods during any ride, and we need to schedule adequate days off work and days spent hacking
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"It’s the self-questioning, self-doubting rider that gets the least/worst responses from the horses." ~ Nicole Cotten Ackerman
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"Don't ride to other people's ability – always ride to your own ability and your horse's ability." ~ Andrew Hoy
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"Don't try to guess when your horse will take the jump! When we do that, we usually guess wrong." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Get on your horse with the mindset that you just know that you are going to have a great ride. Your horse will feel your positive vibes.
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Good lengthening, medium, and extended work requires straightness in the form of even loading of the horse's hind legs.
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"The regularity of the horse’s rhythm is essential to his gymnastic development." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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"You can exaggerate every virtue into a defect." ~ Bill Steinkraus
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"Check the engine well before the jump..... to not distract and break the rhythm just before the jump." ~ Ginger Cantor
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Training a horse too hard and too often doesn't build muscle, it breaks it down. Make sure you are allowing for muscle recovery between workouts.
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Riders should know where their horse is going to land from a jump before they take off. How? The type of canter in the final strides of the approach will dictate the shape of the horse's jumping effort, and the trajectory of the jump.
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It can be helpful to make lots of little changes of frame in your warm-up… a little stretching, a little up, and repeat… This can help your horse to come more through his body.
