Tip/Quote of the Day # 4615

If you ride a nicely flowing forward free walk on loose reins long enough, horses very often begin to seek the contact on their own.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4614

"A horse with amazing gaits can cover up even the most un-amazing rider." ~ Steffen Peters

Interval Training For Conditioning the Event Horse

In the sport of Eventing, ensuring that our horses are truly fit for our level of competition is one of the best ways to prevent unnecessary injuries.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4613

"Keep your hands down in front of the jump. Stop trying to control him with your hands, and control him with your seat." ~ Chris Bartle

Maintaining the Horse's Length of Neck in Transitions

Learn about the ONE very basic exercise that the all of the riders had to do at the USET training sessions down in Ocala, that proved to be very challenging!

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4612

"One of the goals of dressage is to recreate the natural beauty of the horse’s gaits under the rider, so that the horse moves as beautifully under the weight of the rider as he does at liberty. In order to achieve this, the swinging of the horse’s

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4611

"Instead of gunning it to a scary fence, hold the horses head between your hands, and his body between your legs, and keep a steady deliberate pace." ~ Sascha DeAngelo

Monitor Your Horse's Stress Levels, For Best Results in Training

Horses become incapable of learning when they go past a certain level of fear, anxiety, or stress. This means that if you keep hammering away at the horse, trying to teach them something when they are currently overwhelmed with stress, it will not work.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4610

"As the beginning of the session should be, the end of the session should be: long neck, stretch over the back, swing." ~ Carl Hester

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4609

Acceptance of the outside rein is key to resistance free downward transitions.

Does Your Horse Like Rein Contact Right Up to the Point of Takeoff at a Jump? Or Does He Prefer a Soft/Loose Rein in the Final Strides? Find Out Here!

To get the very best out of every horse when show jumping, riders need to really think about the specific way that each individual horse needs and wants to be ridden between the fences. Let me help you to figure out what kind of horse you have!

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4608

You should feel like you have to ask your horse to stop, rather than simply "letting" him stop. If he stops when you let him, he is behind your leg.