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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4036
Only precise riding trains the horse correctly. Be exact in your geometry, figures, and lines.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4035
"Relaxation is the bread and butter without which you cannot advance to stage two, balance." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4034
"The volte is one of the most important movements you can ride. It is teaching the horse to bend in his ribcage, within his body, and then to maintain a rhythm – in the future this movement will become a half pass. We are working on control over the balance
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4033
Whenever you are facing any type of jump with a ditch in front of it, think of it as a "free" front rail, or a rolled out ground rail. Focus on the top of the jump (ignoring the ditch), and ride freely forward to it in a balanced,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4032
If you want to improve your medium and extended gaits, improve your collected work. The more your horse can "sit" behind, the more expressive your mediums and extensions will be.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4031
"I find it better to often have short, intensive moments – ten or fifteen minutes – not longer, then a break to allow the muscles to recover. If you want the horse to carry more weight, then you need time for muscle recovery." ~ Johan Hamminga
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4030
"Let your horse be your teacher, pay attention to his invaluable feedback." ~ Lilo Fore
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4029
Activity doesn't really start in the horse's hind legs... it starts in their brain. They have to decide to create activity before it will appear. Why is this significant? You need to train your horse's brain to understand and respect your light leg aids,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4028
"If I want my horse to be steady and up to the bridle then I have to provide a steady target [quiet hands] and use leg to keep him up there."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4027
"Push him to the contact, release and then push to the contact again." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4026
Horses usually add a stride when jumping uphill. Make sure you wait for it… with your leg on.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4025
"I make my students ride in gallop position in trot and canter with no rein contact and no hands on the neck, as there is no point in trying to progress until a good balance is in place. It is a great concern to me that so many riders