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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2258
It’s just as easy to train a horse to be sensitive to our aids as it is to train them to be dull to our aids. Every time you give your horse an aid you have a chance to train (or re-train) your horse to be sensitive to
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2257
Soften the reins too much at the beginning of a lengthening, and you may find that you lose your stored energy. Which will likely cause your horse to quicken his stride rather than giving you a true lengthening.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2256
"If you are riding a youngster they are definitely tuned into you. So I found that if I rode unconcerned on the trails so were they. Eventually nothing seems to bother them." ~ Manette A Pacheco
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2255
"Tell a man he is brave, and you help him to become so." ~ Thomas Carlyle -- This can work quite well with horses too!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2254
"Often one hears riders in whatever discipline say that their aim is to bring the horse to a certain level or to place highly at certain shows. These goals are absolutely legitimate, but we must not forget that they are only a byproduct of what should be our highest
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2253
Many horses with back or Sacroiliac issues often do best starting off a ride with the rider having a canter around in a light seat.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2252
"If you are riding a youngster they are definitely tuned into you. I found that if I rode unconcerned on the trails so were they. Eventually nothing seems to bother them." ~ Manette A Pacheco
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 44: It's Not About the Trailer...
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2251
If your horse does not offer to stretch near the end of a workout, there is a good chance that you didn't have him working correctly through his topline during your ride.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2250
Sometimes we don't know how much we don't know. And that is the problem...
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2249
You must be able to interpret the feedback/information that your horse is sending you during your rides, without reacting emotionally.