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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1112
"Up your game, ask for more!" ~ Stephen Clarke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1111
From Facebook Fan Trisha Francisco ~ "As I’m working my way back in to horses, I'm reminded constantly by little things here and there & discussions that there's a reason classics are classics... There's a reason they're still around, as they
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1110
Always keep your spine stretched upward when riding. When you slump, your head and shoulders will become heavy, and your horse will likely become heavy in your hands.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1109
From Facebook Fan Anne Rawle ~ "Never teach a horse something you don't want him to learn."
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Question # 292: Is a stop or turnout at a jump considered a disobedience or a spook? And do you believe some "spooks" are really just excuses to misbehave not truly fear? (Nancy)
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1108
"Just as the sculptor at first chisels the future outlines of his work of art with powerful blows out of the crude block of stone, and then lets it develop in increasingly finer detail in all its beauty, the aids of the rider must also become more and more
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1107
From Facebook Fan Tricia Carr ~ "In a recent lesson my mare reminded me that when approaching a fence, my mind set and my aids have to agree. I can "think" I want to go over the fence, but if I ride defensively, and my aids, (or lack
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1106
"A ruthlessly condensed training only leads to a general superficiality, to travesties of the movements, and to a premature unsoundness of the horse. Nature cannot be violated." ~ Alois Podhajsky
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1105
From Facebook Fan Annette Gaynes ~ "Believe in classical Dressage, particularly if you have a horse who is a tough subject. Eventually, it will pay off and you will have a happy, healthy, sound horse who wants to do the work."
Blog
Guest Blog post # 77: "The Amateur's Affliction" by Bill Woods
The Amateur's Affliction Lots of things stand in the way of someone becoming a really good rider. Among amateurs high on the list is guilt—guilt for not riding as elegantly as Charlotte DuJardin (or whomever their hero might be). Maybe you are beyond this stage, but many
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1104
"The human will be well advised to aspire to a "fair strictness" in his behavior towards the horse. This is the fastest way for him to gain the horse's trust and the safest way to keep it." ~ Kurt Albrecht
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1103
Don't be suckered into thinking that you must stay on the lines of approach that the Event organizers have created for you on the cross country course - whether that is a path that they have mowed in the grass, or a prepared path in the dirt. If moving