Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2760
When riding (or driving...), don't watch your steering wheel! Look at the road in front of you.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2759
To strive for those elusive "forward feeling" hands, aim to keep your hands slightly in front of your saddle pad at all times.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2758
"Your corners and short sides are what make your movements. Nine times out of 10, you have to do something out of a corner. If you ride a bad corner, you ride a bad movement." ~ Charlotte Dujardin
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2757
If you want to ride a soft and responsive horse, you must strive to be a soft and responsive rider.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2756
"Riding is, therefore, an ongoing, never-ending, challenging process. That aspect makes riding so intelligent and significant an effort. One merely strives, never arrives." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2755
"Every transition counts." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2754
"The only limits you have are the ones you put on yourself." ~ Jane Savoie
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2753
From Facebook fan Cecillia Berger ~ "There's no point in rushing a nervous horse."
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2752
An effective rider has trained their inner voice to be either positive or constructively negative, never self defeating.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2751
"The motto of instructor and rider must always be forward. Forward in the movement of the horse instructed to his care. Forward in order to achieve his aim in the art of training. Forward whenever difficulties appear." ~ Alois Podhajsky
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2750
"Leg yielding is a loosening exercise for the horse – they pull up the leg, fold the joints, push the leg to one side. It is far easier for the horse to leg yield from the centre line to the wall. He wants to go to the wall for help,
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2749
If you really want that coveted independent seat, you need to be willing to regularly do the "not so fun" stuff, like riding without stirrups.