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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2300
"Is the rider able to ride all the movements with a long rein, long with contact, then as long as possible? It is possible to ride piaffe on a long rein when the rider rides 100% with a balanced body, and the horse is on his aids." ~ Christoph
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Discussion # 172: Let's talk about the similarities of ballroom dancing and riding horses!Â
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2299
"Jumpers in Europe use a lot of dressage these days in order to maintain balance and rhythm around technical courses. They need instant reaction to have a hope of doing well." ~ Stephen Clarke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2298
"When the horse is straight, he is in the position of shoulder-fore. Shoulder-fore position is when the horse’s outside hind leg tracks directly behind the outside front leg and the inside hind leg tracks between the two front legs. The horse’s inside hind leg is
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2297
"The inside leg to the outside rein is ancient history. One of my friends is very interested in ballet, and he said to me last year, George, it is opposition in the dance that creates balance." ~ George Morris
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2296
Just because you can't see your grass growing doesn't mean it's not, and the same can be said of your progress as a rider. Much of the time it is not noticeable until you stop and look back at where you came from.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2295
"Keep your thumbs together so you know where your hands are. Your elbows loose and more elastic by your side. Stand in your stirrups, stretch down and think about your lower leg being there all the time. Toes out a little, stretch your heel down." ~ Chris Burton
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2294
"The weakest rider is stronger than the strongest horse if the rider is able to bend his horse honestly." ~ Conrad Schumacher
~Brianna's Corner~
Brianna's Blog post # 21: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
"What do you want to be when you grow up?" If you have not been asked this question at least once in your life, surely you have not lived. I think I was first asked this question around eight or nine and I shrugged my shoulders and mumbled
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2293
It is possible to have contact without a real connection (in fact, it is quite common unfortunately), but a true connection always involves good contact. The connection involves the horse's entire body… with energy created in the horse's hind legs traveling through the horse's
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2292
Whenever you are facing any type of fence with a ditch in front of it, think of it as a "free" front rail.