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If your horse struggles to maintain a consistent rhythm, think of using your breathing to help him stay regular. This is one reason why counting is so useful, as when you count, you will breathe in that rhythm.
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Riders who do not stretch their horses are missing out on the full body suppling and gymnasticizing effects that a real stretch over the back will provide.
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"With excellent timing of your release of the aid, you can train prompt response to incredibly subtle aids, all while improving understanding and relaxation." ~ Alexis Soutter
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Overbending the neck is especially problematic in lateral work, as it causes the horse to displace their weight to the outside.
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"A lot of riders think that will make their jumping better by jumping as many jumps as possible. They will go and get a jumping lesson, as opposed to a dressage lesson or doing some physical exercises to teach them body awareness skills, and probably the last would help
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The basic rule of riding is that energy is created with the legs, directed by the rider's seat, and guided by the reins.
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"Dressage is the art of putting one crooked body on top of another crooked body and making them both straight." ~ Richard Weis
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"With the bend on the circles and in the travers, it is important to use as little inside rein as possible. If you need the inside rein, there is something wrong with the earlier work." ~ Christoph Hess
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"If the horse is straight, not with the haunches in or out, it depends not on the neck, but on the body. The body is from the shoulder and that’s how you get the horses straight, you get both sides in the same length, that’s it."
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You will never regret taking your time with training your horse.
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"Many people think, what is piaffe, piaffe is something the top riders do in Grand Prix – no, no, no, that is not right. Piaffe is something you use to train your horse, to make the horse more together and more balanced. You can start the piaffe right from the
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When Grand Prix show jumper Rodney Jenkins was asked whether or not he also rides on the flat, he responded with, "Well, yes ma'am, that's the only way to get from one jump to another."
