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Many horses like and do well with a little bit of rein contact throughout the jumping effort. But there are some that are so sensitive, that ANY amount of feel of their mouth at the top of the jumping arc will restrict their form - causing them to either jump with
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From Facebook fan Ashleen McCullough~ "You have to trust in something. Trust your riding, trust your horse, at the very least trust that your trainer knows what you can do. Without trust, you can't complete the exercise (no matter what it is.)"
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"The goal of any rider is to have the horse fall in love with your hands." ~ Tad Coffin
Dr. Haefner's Advice
Clients ask me great questions about a wide range of issues. They want to to know how to achieve positive performance states, deal with anxiety, accelerate their learning, regulate their energy, strengthen their motivation, and manage their behavior, just to name a few. It is relatively easy for me to
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"Horses are more content when they have discipline." ~ George Morris
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"What a lot of people don’t understand, is that in a good half halt, the horse should pick up the half halt by itself from the bit. A lot of people when they talk about half halts, they talk about what you do with your hands, but it
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"You should always be able to halt square and on the mark if you and your horse were correct." ~ Reiner Klimke
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From Facebook fan Tammy Parks ~ "When I treat my shoulders like the moveable joints that they are, everything 'comes together' so much better."
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"'Land in your feet' from every jump to avoid tipping forward." ~ Chris Bartle
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"Allow the horse to work/jump underneath you while you stay balanced and look ahead." ~ Chris Bartle
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"When you come to a jump, the horse is the one who has to decide to leave the ground." ~ Andrew Hoy
