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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3375
"Riders who lean back are driving the horse down in front. If they sit too strong, behind the vertical, then they are pushing the horse down, through and into the hand." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3374
You must be able to interpret the feedback and information your horse is sending you during your rides, without reacting emotionally.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3373
Think of the connection as you connecting your horse’s hind legs up into your hands.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3372
"First, [the rider] has to be ambitious. Mentally, he has to be well balanced and consistent. He has to be tougher on himself than on the horse. If he gets after the horse too much, he will not get far. One must really be able to push oneself harder
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3371
The horse is only capable of having true impulsion within the stride when they have a relaxed, supple, and swinging back.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3370
"Having a horse with crazy gaits and an eagerness to please at 5 years old is freaking me out because I’m really feeling the weight of the responsibility to not push too hard, too fast." ~ Lauren Sprieser This is something every rider should be thinking about!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3369
"Great horses bring an unquenchable love for the game, and a fierce competitive desire to every competition." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3368
Try giving yourself something positive to do with your eyes when jumping. Watch the top of the jump until your horse's head blocks your view of it, and then look up at the next jump. If you are following that plan at every jump, you will never be
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3367
Think of keeping your shoulders aligned with your horse's shoulders (or where you want them to be), and your hips aligned with your horse's hips (or where you want them to be.) This is especially important to think about during lateral work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3366
"If one induces the horse to assume that carriage which it would adopt of its own accord when displaying its beauty, then, one directs the horse to appear joyous and magnificent, proud and remarkable for having been ridden." ~ Xenophon
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3365
"It is only when the horse is tense that he puts his front leg out way in front of himself, and then brings it back. He never does it when he is relaxed, and the rules say that the horse has to be relaxed. Some people may think this
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3364
"Be positive when teaching (anything). Say what you'd like to see, explain how to achieve, praise what you see that you like." ~ Jodi L.Waldrip