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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3559
"If the calves are too far forward, the rider is unable to bring the horse under the centre of gravity." ~ Ingrid Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3558
"This afternoon I decided to work on turn on the forehand after watching Anne Kursinski's demonstration during the George Morris clinic. My aha! moment is when I realized that I was allowing 'good enough' instead of 'right'! Once I persisted until right he
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3557
When turning in the air over jumps, do not start your turn until the horse is at the top of the jumping arc. In other words, once the horse has lifted both shoulders fully, and the knees are up, it is safe to turn. Turning before that moment can cause
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3556
"The jump is the product of your last three strides, always." ~ Michelle Strapp
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3555
"When you’re riding across country, any problems that you have in the showjumping will become magnified because the difference between cross country and show jumping is the speed that we travel at, the surface that we run on, and the fact the fences don’t come down. So
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3554
It can be a clever time to think about working on the beginning of a piaffe, or "half steps", when you are out hacking and your horse gets a bit excited and "prancy." Take advantage of the moment, to ask them (and allow them) to do
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3553
It is never wise to add pressure to the situation when your horse is already tense. Make careful use of quiet, soothing exercises that the horse is already familiar with to help him to relax, rather than pushing for anything difficult.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3552
The more complex the movement you are riding, the more your basic foundation is being tested.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3551
Your basics are the base of your success. The stronger your base, the further you will go.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3550
Since Eventers are very often adrenaline addicts, the more nervous you feel before you start off on cross country, the bigger the rush afterwards!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3549
In a good, productive stretch - active energy travels over the horse's topline and into the rider's hands. If you don't feel at least a little power coming from behind up into your connection, your stretch is not correct!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3548
"School figures should not be regarded as an end in themselves but rather as a stage in a particular aim, that of control of the horse. Initially, they will be practiced in the school but an early opportunity should be taken to perform them outside so that the rider