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The horse usually tries to compensate for the lack of strength in his back and his haunches by seeking support in the rider's hands. So if your horse does this, you might want to consider adding some strength training to your horse's regime.
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- How Centrifugal Force Affects Your Riding
- A Test to See if You Are Pulling on Your Horse
- Question # 149: When I get my jumping competition photos I notice that my horse very often has his right knee a bit lower than his left knee. What causes this? (Heather)
- Eliminate Your Bad Habits!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 32
- Question # 121: My horse drops her inside shoulder and turns her head to the outside. What exercises can I do to fix this? (Holly)
- Question # 113: My horse loves to stretch down! In fact that is all he wants to do most of the time! I know stretching is good for horses, but how much should I let him stay down there?? (Terri)
- Treating the Symptom VS the Root of the Problem (Current Freebie!)
- Question # 104: My horse is always heavy on his right shoulder, and on the right rein. What can I do to straighten him and get him to stop leaning on my right rein?? (Rebecca)
- Photo # 35: This is Mandy!
- Lisa's Blog post # 3
- Discussion # 80: Who can tell us why it is so important to ride with our thumbs on top?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4383
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3808
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3757
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2831
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2673
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2509
- Video # 320: This is Bridget, and her 20 year old horse who hasn't done this in quite a while!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2434
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2294
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1947
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1784
- The Crest Release, the Automatic Release, and Everything In Between (With Pictures!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1609
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1316
- HOW to Use the Turn Into Each Jump to Balance Your Horse
- The Function of the Rider’s Elbow Joints
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1233
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1132
- Nose to the Wall Leg Yield
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1095
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1066
- Discussion # 140: Let's discuss the very common problem of "one sidedness" in the horse!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 795
- Does Your Horse Try to Pull You Out of the Saddle?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 708
- Question # 254: At what level would a turn on the forehand show up on a dressage test? (Julie)
- Tall and Short Rider Problems!
- Question # 249: I have a 5 year old OTTB in training for a client. He's got a great mind but is only vaguely aware he has 4 legs, and he would live on the forehand if I'd stop pestering him about it...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 575
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 565
- Question # 245: A recent comment from a Dressage judge on my First level test was "wide behind". I have no idea what this means… unless they were saying that I have a wide behind (which is possible, but not relevant to Dressage I wouldn't think)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 466
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- On Riding Goals!






