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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1818
"The difference between an incorrectly compressed horse and a collected horse is that the collected horse can put his nose toward the ground (stretch) while staying round." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1817
What you are used to doing will often feel right to you. That's why you should make sure that what you are doing is really correct, before you practice that way so many times that it becomes an ingrained habit - one that might be difficult to change.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1816
"You are connected with your seat to the horse’s back, connected with your legs to the horse’s body, and connection can only work if it goes through the whole horse and into the rider’s body, and from the rider’s body back to the whole horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1815
When you are looking down you will have even more of a tendency to ride from your hands. Looking up will help to remind you to ride from your seat.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1814
"Rhythm is more about balance than footfalls. Don't get obsessed with managing the footsteps, rather try to keep the horse bearing weight evenly in the hind end and the feet will fall into a steady rhythm." ~ Suzy Hettich
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1813
The evenness of the contact reveals the straightness of the horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1812
The hindquarters are the engine, but you steer the horse by directing his shoulders.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1811
A rider's hands can only be as good as the arms they belong to.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1810
"Resist in exactly the same proportion as the horse resists." ~ George Morris
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1809
"Horses don’t come with a manual. The rider needs to know the aims of training." ~ Susanne Miesner
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1808
"Don’t let him trick you into too much contact. He is allowed to go into your hand, but not an ounce more. Never cover up in training, never one stride with too much in your hand. One ounce too much will build up too much tension; shorten the