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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3472
You have to be able to ride in "neutral", with no aids whatsoever, for your horse to be able to feel, recognize, and respond to the lightest of your aids.
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3471
"So many riders are horse-obsessed, but for some reason they don’t see themselves as part of the beauty of the picture that is, after all, a partnership. They spend their time disciplining and training the horse and manage to excuse themselves from the same rigours." ~ Richard Weis
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3470
"The important thing is how the horse goes over the back, that he sits, but at the same time he stays quick in the hindlegs." ~ Holga Finken
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3469
"At its finest, rider and horse are joined not by tack, but by trust. Each is totally reliant upon the other. Each is the selfless guardian of the other's very well being." ~ Michael Plumb
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3468
Courses of ground poles are a smart way to practice just about every single skill you need to jump well, while minimizing the stress on your horse's legs.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3467
Think of your leg, seat, and rein aids as ways to communicate with your horse. You don't physically push or pull him anywhere, you give him subtle signals. And if he doesn't initially respond to your subtle signals, you need to teach him to - EVERY
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3466
"The first thing to think in half-halt is to make it invisible to those watching on, which is easier said than done." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3465
"In order to jump well, a horse must have a canter which simultaneously contains both balance and impulsion." ~ Jack Le Goff Check out this entry for a discussion on this topic!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3464
Riders should carry their hands just above the horse's withers, so as to create a straight line from the rider's elbow to the horse's mouth. When a rider’s hands are rising above that line, many times this is because of tense, drawn up
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3463
"Classical riding starts with correct movement, we want to build up the strength of the horse and build up the movements – make them more brilliant more expressive, more light, more supple, and if you do not understand this, then you do not follow the rules." ~ Reiner Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3462
Carrying your hands with your thumbs on top when riding keeps your hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders in a "neutral" position, which allows your joints to move most freely to enable an elastic rein connection.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3461
"Too many riders use corners and turns to slow down, when they should be using them to create impulsion." ~ Patricia Calhoun Deasy