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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2155
"You have to constantly refine your program and train with the best people that you can find so that you’re always growing and staying competitive." ~ Jessica Phoenix
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2154
"There is no miracle, there is no magic wand. It is just education, trying to be as clear to the horses as you can. When I give an aid, is the horse going to understand?" ~ Emile Faurie
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2153
It is tempting to try to lift your horse up in front when he drops down too low, by giving a good yank upwards on the rein. But that is not a good fix for this problem… as it will tend to increase the horse’s anxiety about the rider’
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2152
"The horse has to have independence, responsibility, and tolerance for a variety of distances because you’re going to mess up and the horse has to be able to cope." ~ William Fox Pitt
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2151
Think of the rein contact as a living, breathing thing. It should breathe with the horse's movement.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2150
Lack of sufficient long and low stretching work often causes sore backs in horses. Their back muscles need to be loose, relaxed, and swinging to be healthy!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2149
"It is true that when the training is slow, the progress is quick, when the training is quick, the progress is slow." ~ George Morris
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 34: When you lose a piece of your heart...
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2148
Turn on the forehand and leg yield can be used to teach the horse that the rider's leg can mean something other than, "Go forward." The horse must understand this concept in these very basic movements before you will find much success with any of the
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2147
"The absence of a correction is not a reward to a horse. The only thing that is a reward is 'good girl' or a pat on the neck or giving them a sugar. You can’t train a seal without fish." ~ Robert Dover
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2146
Riders can benefit SO much from discussions about their riding. Riding is as much cognitive as it is physical - both aspects need to be exercised to truly improve!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2145
"If you say nothing to a horse, you mean nothing to a horse. We have to be in a conversation and teaching them." ~ Robert Dover