Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2990
"Keep your hands down in front of the jump. Stop trying to control him with your hands, and control him with your seat." ~ Chris Bartle
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2989
The key to efficient and precise turns in the show jumping is counter flexion through the corners.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2988
"You’re not going to get a quicker reaction from your horse by digging in your spur. If you’re standing on one foot and someone comes behind you and scares you, you’re not going to put your foot higher in the air. You’re going to put
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2987
"Body awareness is essential. You must be trained to feel each body part as you’re riding, such as your big toe, or your little finger." ~ Conrad Schumacher
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2986
Remember to breathe... It's a lot easier to remember your Dressage Test or your Jumping course with the benefit of a little oxygen!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2985
Balance and rhythm go hand in hand when riding. Focus on maintaining an even rhythm. As every time the rhythm changes, the balance changes.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2984
On stretching the horse ~ "My father always said, think of stretching the nose to the sand. Think that as a rider you can always give more and more, the horse will tell you how much he really needs to open up, from the tail, right through the vertebrae, through
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2983
Give the inside rein in your upward transitions into the canter.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2982
The horse shows improved self carriage with more expression and cadence in his gaits, not as a result of the rider doing more, but by the horse doing more and the rider doing less and less.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2981
"Every pull and resistance in the horse's neck originates in the back." ~ Stefan Wolff So don't try to "soften" the horse's neck or jaw. Address the real cause of the problem - the state of the horse's back,
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2980
"For riders: It is hard work, takes more time than you have, and requires more money than you thought. You will learn more than you ever thought possible when you began in the sport, but you will never learn it all. You will never be as good as some,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2979
Whenever you punish a horse for something he does not fully understand, he loses some confidence and trust in you.