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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4024
The rider's leg creates the energy in the horse's stride, and their seat is what controls that energy.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4023
"Lightness, whose characteristic lies in the elastic and springy flexibility of all joints and muscles, can only be acquired after all resistances have completely disappeared, that is, with the disappearance of all inopportune contractions." ~ Alexis François L’Hotte
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4022
"Shorter reins generally allow for a better connection and less delay of the aids." ~ Reiner Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4021
"Keep it calm. Ignore the wrong answers, praise the little wins. Horses cannot learn when stressed." ~ Sandi-Leigh Norris
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4020
An exercise to check if you are sitting straight and putting your weight equally down into both stirrups is to stand straight up for a few strides (at all three gaits), and notice which stirrup you have to consciously put more weight into to keep yourself balanced.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4019
To help your horse make a softer, more balanced canter depart - set him up for it, and then think of allowing him to canter, rather than asking strongly. If you push too strongly, your horse is more likely to push hard with his hind legs into the canter, and
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4018
"There's no such thing as Dressage for Eventers and Dressage for Dressage riders. It's all just Dressage." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4017
Excessive bend in the neck, whether lateral (usually to the inside), or longitudinal (behind the vertical) disconnects the haunches from the rein aids and allows the horse to remain locked up in other parts of the body, such as the poll and hips.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4016
"Don't teach your horse to need you every stride." ~ Donna Monagle
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4015
Horses that have a smooth and naturally balanced gallop stride often have longer careers in this sport. Keep that in mind when looking for an Eventing prospect.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4014
In any lateral movement, keep your eyes pointed to the spot that you want your horse to go to.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4013
Riding lots of transitions back and forth between trot and canter is a good way to loosen up a horse that is tight or stiff in the loin area.