Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4456
Transitions act as a test of your connection, and your horse's balance. If the quality of your connection is lacking as you begin a transition, it will be particularly evident as you execute it.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4455
"I think it is most useful if you ask yourself if you could release one or two reins at any time during your ride. If you can, then you are on your way to self-carriage." ~ Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4454
"You can influence a horse, but you're never *really* in control.” ~ Chris Bartle
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4453
Push yourself away from your hands, instead of bringing your hands back to you.
Videos
Video # 326: This is Sophie, riding a Dressage test in Pompadour, France!
You look to be a very solid rider, with a strong seat and leg. At times you look to be quite tense in your shoulders. Which is likely caused by the fact that your head and neck tends to jut forward, well ahead of your spine. Look at this drawing:
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4452
"Make him proudly independent of you so that he understands his job so well you merely walk the course and then show him the way. Tell your horse what you want him to do, and then allow him to do it." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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"Don’t get drunk on speed." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4450
"Let the neck fall down, don’t pull it down, create a situation in which the horse wants to let go his body and relax his neck." ~ Johan Hamminga
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4449
The horse's jaw unlocks when their back muscles relax and begin to swing with the movement.
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"Not all of us are lucky enough in our lifetime to have great horses. When you do get one, it's just the best feeling in the world." ~ Carl Hester
Lesley's Corner
Practice This the Next Time You Go Cross Country Schooling!
Here is a great exercise (suitable for all levels!) for you to practice, the next time that you have the opportunity to go cross country schooling!
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4447
If you follow your horse's mouth with a truly consistently elastic feel, they will learn to trust your hand so fully, that they will lose the desire to escape it.