Tip/Quote of the Day!
Since most horses are more narrow in their shoulders than in their hips, you need to be thinking about a slight shoulder fore positioning whenever along the rail or wall. If you allow their left shoulder and their left hip to be the same distance away from the wall on
Dr. Haefner's Advice
Tip/Quote of the Day!
"You cant do anything else until you can get your horse straight and forward." ~ Wendy Evans Harrison
Tip/Quote of the Day!
"It’s normal to lose momentum when pursuing goals. Sometimes this happens because we’re not truly committed to our goals. Other times, it’s because we struggle to hold ourselves accountable for doing the necessary work… but it’s time to re-focus, re-energize, and re-align with your goals
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Focus on the horse's hind legs in upward transitions. Look for the feeling that your horse begins to step into the new gait with the hind feet first.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
If you want your horse to stay awake, alert, on the aids, and thinking forward in the halt, you have to train him to think that way. And if you have not yet achieved this, don't be surprised if you lose some of these qualities, and the quality
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Think of your leg, seat, and rein aids as communication with your horse. You don't physically push or pull him anywhere, you give him subtle signals. And if he doesn't initially respond to your subtle signals, you need to teach him to - EVERY horse can
Tip/Quote of the Day!
"If we ask novice riders how much of their focus is on the horse’s head, most of them, if they are honest, might say 80 percent. But the head is perhaps 10 percent of the horse’s body, so be sure you are not using 80 percent of
Dr. Haefner's Advice
Tip/Quote of the Day!
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
Tip/Quote of the Day!
A correct inside bend in the horse's body is evident only when there is a soft, almost loose inside rein.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
"You're never going to be perfect, let go." ~ Chris Bartle
