Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2855
If you attempt to shorten the reins before your horse is honestly thinking forward, he is likely to become even more stuck and behind your leg. Always get your horse thinking forward first!
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2854
Many horses are quite responsive to their rider’s gentle voice. Don’t forget to take advantage of this when your horse is tense or distracted.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2853
"Fifteen minutes of excellent work is better than an hour and a half of wandering aimlessly around." ~ Col. Bengt Ljundquist
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2852
"In the end it's very important to have a good partnership with the horse. That you know the horse and the horse knows the rider and you trust each other." ~ Michael Jung
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2851
Leg and rein aids work a whole lot better with the support of the rider’s engaged seat.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2850
Your mind controls your body. So the stronger you can train yourself to be in the mind, the better you will ride.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2849
"First thing I look at when I buy a horse is paces rather than breeding. Beautiful parents don’t always produce beautiful children. I’m not looking for the flashiest paces, but also the trainablility and rideability. How are you going to keep a big, flamboyant mover sound into
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2848
Allow with the reins when approaching a drop into water. Holding too much in the last strides can cause the horse to not use his body fully over the fence into the water - which can cause a stumble or fall on landing in the water.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2847
"Pick the right patterns, execute them correctly and they will school the horse." ~ Major Lindgren
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2846
"The rider's seat is a 'transformer' whose role is to modify the energy emitting from the horse's haunches." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2845
Stiff shoulders can easily cause a rider to have tense, tight hands. To relax your shoulders, take a deep breath in, and exhale... looking for the feeling that your shoulders and elbows drop and become supple.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2844
One of the horse's biggest evasions to suppling exercises, is that of moving his body laterally instead of bending. In other words, watch for the tendency to swing their haunches to the outside to avoid bend, like this "/", rather than this "(".