Tip/Quote of the Day # 135

Related Articles:

• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4210
• Video # 314, and Question # 337: Lauren has a question (with video) about her new OTTB mare.
• How Centrifugal Force Affects Your Riding
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 223
• Discussion # 142: A rather random Dressage thought for the day on riding precise circles!
• Question # 261: I have had my 8yr old gelding about 3 months, previously he had done lots of hunting in his native Ireland but no competing. We have completed four BE 90 classes...
• Discussion # 122: How do you best handle this situation?
• Rider Leg Aids
• Video # 107 and Question # 321: Kellyn has a question about her lovely OTTB, along with a video
• Lateral Work as "Medicine" For the Dressage Horse
• 3 Signs That Your Bending Aids Are Working Correctly
• Question # 279: I am working on up and downward transitions to the canter with my 17 year old OTTB. He is going great the the right, really lifting in the upward and going down to the trot easily. When I switch to the left...
• Discussion # 108: This is how many riders ride through their turns!
• Video # 108 and Question # 323: Kayla has a question (with video) about her horses tendency to fall out through his right shoulder when going to the left.
• The "Shoulder Yield" Exercise
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4188
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4186
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3446
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3229
• 3 Distinctly Different Ways of Controlling Your Horse's Shoulders in Circles, Turns & Lateral Work
• Video # 103: This is Kayla doing Novice level Show Jumping!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 947
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 316
• An Exercise to Help You Ride ROUND Circles
• Lisa's Blog post # 47
• Question # 45: We rescued an Arab mix pony last year. She is nervous and a bit high strung/quick in all her gaits. She is one of the most unbalanced horses I've ever ridden, leaning heavily on her shoulders and not engaged behind.
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2889
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2577
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2522
• A Mental Trick to Help You to Think More About Your Horse's Hind Legs When Riding & Jumping
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1434
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1298
• The Pre Flight Checklist
• Video # 91: This is Vita!
• Question # 235: I'm always raising my outside hand (especially while cantering and on 20m circles) and I have no idea why. I also struggle to find my seat bones and to feel totally connected to the saddle...
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 322
• Square Exercise # 2 - The Diamond Exercise
• Question # 121: My horse drops her inside shoulder and turns her head to the outside. What exercises can I do to fix this? (Holly)
• An Exercise to Improve Your Cross Country (For Riders at Every Level !)
• There Are Always Two Sides to Every Story - Even Between You and Your Horse!
• An Exercise to Sharpen Your Horse's Response to the Outside Aids
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1795
• Does Your Horse Fall In When Lunging?
• Question # 308: Wondering if I could get some advice on choosing a bit to try for a horse of mine. He's an ottb who is not far into retraining and is a fantastic horse with a great brain but I'm a bit stumped on what to try for a bit....
• Where a Rider Should Look When Riding the Various Lateral Movements
• HOW to Use the Turn Into Each Jump to Balance Your Horse
• Learn Your Horse's Natural Tendencies
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1329
• Basic Suppling Exercise # 4
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3915
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3661
• The Mark Todd Clinic - Fresno CA, Jan 2015 (Current Freebie!)
• Discussion # 105: The horse's neck muscles tell the story!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4324
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4289
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4243
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4133
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4036
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3848
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3797
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3485
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3401
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3176
• Guest Blog # 115: "The Words Are Not Magic" by Bill Woods
• A Test to See If Your Horse is in LATERAL Self Carriage
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2847
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2366
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2259
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2099
• All About the Volte!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2087
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1723
• Video # 101: This is Kellyn and her horse, Bauer, doing their Novice level show jumping round!
• Guest Blog post # 86: "Lines Disease" by Bill Woods
• Question # 310: What's best way to teach your horse to maintain a steady rhythm? My horse has issues with this. (Chris)
• Question # 309, and Video # 97: This is Susanne!
• Question # 284: While conditioning work is best done in the open with varying terrain, not everyone has access to the amount of open space, or open space with the right terrain or footing to do their conditioning rides...
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 972
• Dressage Canter Adjustability Exercise
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 746
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 743
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 612
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 586
• Square Exercise # 3
• Question # 215: I have a question about riding circles in a dressage test. Do you have any tips for riding a good shape? My last test I got marked down for the shape of my circle...
• Video # 66 and Question # 208: This is Kymbre!
• Shannon's Blog Post # 8
• Question # 137: How much contact on the outside rein is appropriate? How do I know when I have the right amount? (Sarah)
• Video # 21: This is Briana and Henry doing their novice level dressage test! (Current freebie!)
• Exercises to Improve Your Horse's Suppleness
• 10 Ways to Improve Your Dressage Scores
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3939
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3638
• Dr. Haefner's Corner "Ask the Doc", Question # 5
• Dr. Haefner's Corner "Ask the Doc", Question 4
• Question # 306: Do you recommend getting a pure showjumping coach or an eventing coach to help with showjumping issues? (Ashleigh)
• Video # 93: This is Jen!
• Making the Best Use of the Terrain on Cross Country
• The Problems in the Eventing World Today! (written in 2014) (Current freebie!)
• Discussion # 110: Let's discuss this Chris Bartle quote!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4484
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4459
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4274
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4247
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3809
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3655
• The Order of Aids For Changing Your Horse's Bend From One Side to the Other
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2602
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2141
• Training and Conditioning the Young Event Horse
• An Exercise to Help Improve Your Horse's Connection Over the Back
• Question # 317: My mare ALWAYS lands on the right lead after a jump...
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1465
• Guest Blog post # 91: "Roamin Empires - Sad!" by Bill Woods
• Discussion # 155: How does your horse most commonly evade your bending aids?
• The BEST Exercise to Loosen Up Your Horse's Tight Lower Back Area
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1122
• Video # 87: This is my lesson from today. This is my new 4 year old OTTB (never raced, just race trained).
• Question # 238 and video # 71: I have been working on leg yielding in the canter, and have encountered a problem!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 446
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 323
• Basic Suppling Exercise # 3
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 159
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 48
• Question # 140: I have a question about lunging. Normally my horse is very good on the lunge line,
• Treating the Symptom VS the Root of the Problem (Current Freebie!)
• Question # 59: I have a question about the Novice 3D dressage test.
• Get off the Rail!
• Question # 57: PJ does turn on the forehand very well (we can spin around fairly quickly, or go slowly one step at a time), is starting to learn turn on the haunches (for some reason I neglected this until very recently).
• Question # 54: When a dressage test says "approaching [some letter] working canter" what is the most accurate way to ride this to get the most points?
• Question # 48: My horse Pie is a 5 yo OTTB. We are having trouble picking up the left lead.
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3640
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3548
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3487
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3358
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1689
• An Exercise For Riders at All Levels, That Will Improve Your Dressage Test!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1484
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1450
• The Wiggly Worm Exercise
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1199
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1182
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1178
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1091
• Video # 90: This is Vita and her newly off the track TB!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1041
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1009
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 975
• The Return to the Track in Counter Shoulder In Exercise
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 808
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 748
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 674
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 616
• Question # 164: In USDF First Level Test 3, there is a "one loop" at the canter... Basically a shallow serpentine....
• Basic Suppling Exercise # 2
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 32
• Discussion # 66: Who can tell us how counter bend improves the horse's ability to bend properly to the inside?
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4437
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4378
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3946
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3898
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3743
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3702
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3598
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3461
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3027
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2993
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2989
• Video # 324: This is Bridget and her 5 year old horse's first course at 75cm!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2642
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2623
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2572
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2530
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2503
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2378
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2241
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2240
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2213
• The Box Exercise
• Advanced Jumping Exercise # 1
• Advanced Trot Pole Exercise # 2
• How Your Driving Habits Relate to Your Riding Habits
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1771
• Video # 102: This is Kellyn, riding Novice level test B
• A Variety of Exercises to Do With 3 Poles on the Ground - For Riders of All Levels!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1289
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 991
• Question # 283: My half halts seem to work pretty well on the flat, but between jumps my horse tends to blow me off. He fights the bit and just keeps going at whatever speed he wants. What can I do to make him listen to me? (Heather)
• Video # 83: This is Lija doing a show jumping round!
• The S-Turn Jumping Exercise
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 690
• Video Discussion # 80: This video shows a good exercise to work on to improve the quality of your canter when jumping!
• Video # 77: This is Ashley schooling cross country, and jumping some her first ever Training level fences!
• Video # 73: This is Jen doing a hunter round!
• The Short Backed Horse
• Video # 58: This is Catherine again!
• Video # 48: This is Kayla on another very nice horse, this time riding Novice Test B!
• Video # 34: This is Kari doing the Training level test 1 Dressage Test!
• Why Good Circles Go Bad
• Video Discussion # 40: Let's watch this video with Tim Stockdale giving tips for riding a jumpoff round!
• Riding the Dressage Movement E Turn Left B Turn Right