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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4190
"Allow your horse the opportunity to use his neck more." ~ Reiner Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4189
The half pass helps to develop the brilliance of the medium and extended trot, by increasing hip and stifle flexibility, and freeing up the horse's shoulders.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4188
Ride in counter flexion to correct over bending, on circles AND on straight lines, as needed.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4187
Always keep your spine stretched upward when riding. When you slump, your head and shoulders will become "heavy", and your horse will likely become heavy in your hands.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4186
Sometimes you can make your circles better by not working on circles! Work on squares, 90 degree turns, and diagonal lines for a while, and maybe some nose to the wall leg yield. Then come back to your circles, after you have worked on better use of and response to
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4185
The quality of the contact that the horse will give you is largely dictated by the amount of hind leg activity at that moment, and how much the energy from that activity is able to flow in an uninterrupted way through the horse's supple and permeable body into
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4184
"Don't look at your steering wheel, look at the road." ~ Chris Bartle
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4183
"Good contact is like having a conversation with a friend in a cozy coffee shop. Bad contact is like being hollered at by a stranger at the DMV."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4182
The more incorrectly someone rides and trains a horse, the more veterinary maintenance intervention they will likely need for that horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4181
To balance a horse does not necessarily mean to slow it down. Horses can be balanced at just about any speed.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4180
Only if the shock absorbers in your hips are working properly, will you be able to keep your hands and upper body quiet as you sit the trot or canter.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4179
Don't ride faster than you can think.