Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2748
Canter is often the best gait to develop increased collection in the horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2747
Many riders bend in the middle of their body as they jump over a fence. But this means their hip joint will not work as it is supposed to. You need to keep your back flat to let your hip angle close naturally with your horse's jumping motion.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2746
Don't get frustrated if you can't achieve things right away. Don't let that make you begin to look for shortcuts. Change is a process - not an event.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2745
Riding with stirrups that are too long might seem easier to you when you are jumping, but they are actually making it much more difficult for you to naturally follow your horse's jumping motion. Shorter stirrups (within reason, of course) will make you a better rider over fences.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2744
"The cavalletti help you stay in the rhythm, because sometimes horses make one stride a little bit bigger than the other and that means loss of rhythm, it must be stride, stride, stride, all in rhythm, and not one stride small, one big." ~ Ingrid Klimke
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2743
"Your reins are not your seat belt. They are not the handlebars either. They are the brakes. Ride with your legs!" ~ Serah Vogus
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2742
If you don’t know where you want to go, just about any road will take you there. The more specific your goals, the more accurately specific your plans and actions need to be. True in riding, and in life.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2741
One of the most important things for riders to remember is that we do this for FUN! Make sure that you remind yourself of this often. If you access more of the fun in your riding, your horse will usually go better.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2740
"From half-halt to half-halt, you have to own the rhythm of the horse's footfalls in each of the three gaits and the tempo or how fast they are going over every meter of ground in that gait." ~ Robert Dover
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2739
"You want your horse off, around and ahead of your inside leg." ~ Christine Traurig
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2738
"To ensure that you have the correct bend in the haunches-in, imagine wrapping your horse's body around your inside leg." ~ Charlotte Bredahl-Baker
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2737
Think of revving your horse's engine when you collect, as if you are shifting into a lower gear.