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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4142
"Keep your hands down in front of the jump. Stop trying to control him with your hands, and control him with your seat." ~ Chris Bartle
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4141
Rather than simply holding in a combination or when riding down a line of jumps, individual half halts performed in time with the horse's stride will be more effective.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4140
Train your horse to be responsible for maintaining the gait or movement you put him in, with no nagging from his rider.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4139
What do we want from our horses over fences? Consistency and balance. If we as riders are more consistent and balanced with our own position as we ride a course, we make achieving that with the horse much easier.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4138
Be VERY careful who you train with! It only takes a single poor decision or moment of bad judgement to nearly ruin a horse!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4137
"I don't want riders who work physically hard. Work by thinking." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4136
"A significant portion of the art of dressage lies in your ability to differentiate between the positive tension of focused athletic effort, and the negative tension of resistance, fear, and anxiety." ~ Katherine Bateson Chandler
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4135
Horses that are truly moving with a relaxed and happily swinging back will not give you a feel of a "locked jaw" in your hands. Any resistance that you feel in your hand while riding ALWAYS starts in the horse's back.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4134
To get the best out of a horse with a sense of humor, you must be a rider with a sense of humor. 🙂
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4133
When a horse is equally laterally supple in both directions, it will be evident in the ease of which you are able to perform changes of bend and direction.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4132
Too much repetitive motion (of any one thing... trotting, cantering, circling, hills, jumping, leg yielding, etc) can easily cause fatigue, soreness, boredom, or a sour attitude. It is best to mix things up in your training.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4131
"When introducing new questions make sure they are fair, but don’t over prepare the horse. Let him find out it’s an oxer/filler/bounce when he gets there. They need to learn to react and make quick decisions." ~ Eric Smiley