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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4226
In addition to the suppling benefits, basic lateral work helps the horse to understand that the rider's leg creates engagement of the hind legs, rather than merely speed.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4225
"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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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4224
"Riding forward to the jump is NOT accelerating to the jump. There is a difference." ~ William Fox Pitt
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4223
Don't let the quality of your transitions suffer in your effort to be accurate. While both are important, it is more important to perform good transitions, than to perform them exactly at the letter.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4222
"Relaxation is first mental, then physical. A horse in pain or one who fears you will never relax his body." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4221
With horses that like to curl their neck and become over bent, the rider needs to be careful not to get their reins too short. This will cause the horse to stay too short in the neck. Think of having longer arms that are always reaching towards the horse’s
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4220
We must not forget that the horses we ride today are descended from the ones who did NOT get eaten by the mountain lion at the water hole. In other words, it is perfectly normal for horses to be spooky.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4219
Work on a horse and that horse will get better. Work on yourself as a rider, and ALL of your horses will get better.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4218
"I'm not sure if it is chicken or egg, but the riders who sit in the middle of the movement, in the middle of their horse are the ones with the self carriage." ~ Chris Hector
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4217
"Don't take the tempo down without revving the engine." ~ Chris Bartle
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4216
"When working on your horse's balance, keep in mind that horses can't be balanced under unbalanced riders. We always need to begin with the education and balance of the rider." ~ Debbie Mcdonald
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4215
"Contact has to be just that, contact. People think 'oh this horse is very light I have nothing in my hand' – this is wrong because then you have no contact to his hind legs." ~ Jean Bemelmans