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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3363
"A good rider can hear his horse speak to him, a great rider can hear his horse whisper, but a bad rider won't hear his horse even if it screams at him." ~ Unknown
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3362
"Get the transition done with the least amount of commotion. Be as light and invisible and efficient as you can be." ~ Joe Fargis
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3361
"Dressage is not just a sport. Yes, a part of it is about competing, and trying to come in first. But dressage is only beautiful when it is done well, when the rider and horse dance in harmony. If a rider has not reached that stage with his horse,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3360
"Horses should finish [a training session] just loving life." ~ Joe Fargis
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3359
"Be precise on the flat. Then jumping a course will be easy." ~ Joe Fargis
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3358
Your outside leg is a very important ingredient in your bending aids. And many riders seem to forget all about it! Don't forget to keep it down, back, and close to your horse's side.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3357
Leg is for adding energy, and the rider's seat governs the length of stride.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3356
Did you know that your spine doesn't end at your neck?? It goes all the way up into your head! So when a rider looks down, or juts their head and chin forward, they are compromising that stretched up, vertical spine.
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"The rider must listen into the horse, in order to judge when the moment for an aid has come, which aid is needed and how intense it must be. He must know how to create or wait for the right circumstances, to prepare the horse." ~ Gustav von Dreyhausen
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If you learn the whys behind each aid or exercise used in each specific circumstance, you will become a more educated rider with a greater ability to be productive. If your instructor doesn’t tell you why, ask!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3353
So many people seem to think they can teach riding just because they can ride. These are actually two VERY different skills!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3352
On riding your horse in a round frame: "If you have the body, you have the head - if you have the head you don't (necessarily) have the body." ~ Jack LeGoff