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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1996
"A rider breaks up resistance in the horse by encouraging his hind legs to come forward and under his body." ~ George Morris
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1995
Think of pushing your horse though turns with your outside aids, rather than pulling him around the turn with your inside rein.
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Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 18: Self Awareness is a VERB not a Noun
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1994
Trainers, and farriers… these are two very important people that will make or break your experience in the horse world. The right trainer is the key to your success with riding, and the right farrier is key to your horse's soundness.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1993
"May every rider strive for a better connection with his or her horse by observation, closer understanding and patient groundwork. It matters not what discipline is pursued, only that there be a perfectly balanced union between the two – man and horse – so that the two become one." ~ Frederic
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1992
"The horse has to learn to look after himself, otherwise I might as well get off and just chuck him over. And I’m not that strong. I don’t go to the gym." ~ elite show jumper Ben Maher
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1991
For the horse, the learning happens on the release of the aid. That means if you don't release the aid, the horse will not learn.
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Question # 343: Kayla has a question about her horse hollowing and tossing his head in his canter transitions.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1990
"Riders tend to lean back and pull on horses who are rushing, which makes a bad situation worse. When you pull back against your horse, he will usually invert, drop his back and lean against your hand. Once he is in this shape, no bit in the world will
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1989
"The much more important things to me are the walk and the canter. They’re the two things you can’t change. With the trot, by teaching the horse to have more suspension, you can change the trot. I never worry about how bad the horse trots. I know
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1988
No matter how balanced a horse is moving, he will never be in self carriage if he has a rider that is hanging on his mouth.
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