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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3592
Riders have to be in self carriage before they can expect their horses to be in self carriage.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3591
If you let your hot horse train you to take your leg off, they will likely be over-reactive when you need to put your leg back on to give an aid.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3590
"The techniques you use for relaxation, stretching, walk breaks, things like that, a more competitive or nervous rider doesn’t pay enough attention to that. They think, 'I’ve got a test to do so I won’t keep stretching him until he’s relaxed, I’ll just
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3589
Any use of the inside rein can easily shorten the horse's neck.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3588
"There are many horses that can only be taught through lateral bending, especially second degree bending, to let the rein aids go through to the hind legs." ~ Sigismund v. Josipovich
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3587
"If the calves are too far forward, the rider is unable to bring the horse under the centre of gravity." ~ Ingrid Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3586
"Once you have ridden cross country with short stirrups you will never ride cross country with long stirrups again." ~ Chris Bartle
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3585
If you get to riding with your reins a bit too long, you will be tempted to use your hands in a backwards way. It is easier to make a connection with truly forward feeling hands when your reins are sufficiently shortened.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3584
It is very important to treat each horse... and each situation, individually. When problems arise - sometimes the best answer is time, patience, and encouragement. While at other times, strong corrections might be in order. A big part of success in interacting with horses is being able to read each
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3583
Shoulder in to the right engages and strengthens the horse's right hind leg, which will help to improve their ability to do haunches in and half pass to the left. And vice versa.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3582
From Facebook fan Jenn Elizabeth ~ "The biggest thing I can do to help my horse improve his form is improve my own."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3581
Just putting in the time does not guarantee success. You have to be practicing things correctly to improve.