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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3940
"There is no point in asking for connection until responsiveness from the leg has been achieved." ~ Laura Graves
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3939
"A horse with good foot work will rarely fall. A horse who is not given the chance to practice that footwork because he is always brought to the right spot will come big time unstuck when the s*** hits the fan and the fallible human on top gets it
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3938
From Facebook fan Gabby Ballin ~ "Just because something went bad once doesn't mean it'll go bad again. If you anticipate a problem, your horse will too."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3937
"What we want to start creating in these horses is an engine that is always running, where we don’t shift gears until we want to. It’s like revving your RPMs and waiting a moment before you shift up into that higher gear. But if you don’t
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3936
On roundness - "If you have the body, you have the head - if you have the head you don't (necessarily) have the body." ~ Jack LeGoff
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3935
"No complicated riding before the horses are going truly forward. In dressage, the difficulties are often created by a lack of good basic work (which is the foundation of the house)." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3934
Riders who take the take the time to perfect those boring old basics will find the more difficult things are much easier to achieve.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3933
"Follow the horse's mouth by means of a supple back." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3932
“A good horse should be able to sort out his own feet.” ~ William Fox Pitt
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3931
“The more horses you ride, the better your horsemanship.” Michael Jung
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3930
“When you don't have a confident position, it’s saying to people you don’t believe in yourself. So sit up, shoulders back, chin high, and ride your best test.” ~ Robert Dover
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3929
The rein back is a great exercise for strengthening the horse, and increasing the amount of "sit" behind. But only if it is done correctly.