Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3388
"Never over correct in the halts as it can make the horse nervous." ~ Hubertus Schmidt
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3387
"Ride all resistances forward and avoid halting instead ride a circle and encourage the neck to be looser and round until you have the horse's attention." ~ Hubertus Schmidt
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3386
"Until the horse comes free in the shoulder, in the shoulder in, he will not come free in the shoulder, in the half pass. Mostly, "more forward" develops the freedom in the shoulder, so often refresh the gait." ~ Hubertus Schmidt
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3385
"If you are riding too much from your hand, you're holding on – you are not sitting down and riding." ~ Debbie McDonald
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3384
Breathe when you shorten your reins.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3383
"Stretching is important in every schooling session, but don’t let your horse think it is a break from the work. Stretching is not supposed to be associated with quitting." ~ Christine Traurig
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3382
The tone that you begin each ride with will tend to carry on throughout your ride. Make sure you start every ride in the right frame of mind, with a clear plan.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3381
Most riders know that we want to keep a straight line from our elbow to the horse's mouth when riding. But did you know that this means when viewed from above as well as from the side? And that it also includes your wrists and fingers??
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3380
"I can tell you one thing, I have no running reins in my stable. I think it’s a completely unacceptable weakness as a rider, especially as a potential international rider." ~ Jonny Hilberath
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3378
"Release the pressure so that the horse understands that what he did was good. The language that you speak with your horse is the pressure and release." ~ Buck Davidson
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3377
"I often wonder why people think they have to kick and pull on a horse who can feel a fly land on his neck." ~ Jimmy Wofford
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3376
"If I improve ten things by one percent that’s a 10% increase in my performance." ~ Andrew Hoy