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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2144
Dare yourself to give your horse as much freedom in the neck as possible in all of your work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2143
Good shoulder in work will improve the range of motion and sideways reach in your horse’s half pass work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2142
"The actions of arm and hand must complement rather than contradict the position and effect of the seat and leg. The inside rein must be shortened sufficiently to allow the hand to maintain the lateral flexion without any backward pull on the rein. In general the inside hand should
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2141
When bending their horse or performing the shoulder in, it is a common mistake for riders to draw their inside heel up, bringing the inside leg too far back to give the aid. This tends to push the horse's hindquarters out, producing angle rather than actual bend.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2140
Soften and let your horse lengthen his neck, while trying to maintain the feeling that he stays sitting behind, with a lowered croup and well engaged hind legs.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2139
"The secret in riding is to do only a few things but to do them right." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2138
Happy, fresh, relaxed, and supple horses always perform better than horses that are drilled and drilled!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2137
Shorter reins are not more restrictive of the horse when the rider keeps their hand properly "forward thinking."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2136
"Most of the riders ride with their upper body very stiff – especially their shoulders. If the stomach is in balance and in the position it should be, the shoulders are allowed to relax, and should relax. You need to be loose in your shoulders. As long as the rider
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2135
Riding backwards (too much hand and/or not enough leg) when the horse is "having a look" at the fence can easily cause a refusal.
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