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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1093
Riding is about 80% mental. Control of your mind is even more important than control of your body.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1092
It is very hard to have correct hand position if your elbows are not close to your sides. Look closely... where you see riders with their elbows sticking out, you will see distorted hand positions.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1091
From Facebook fan Jessica Fuller Stewart ~ "When my horse is truly forward he can not bulge his shoulder in the corners as easily. If I let him back off just a little in the corner he can then bulge very easy. Forward is everything!"
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1090
"A tense horse's lateral suppleness can be improved by very forward canter leg yields." ~ Carl Hester
Educational Discussions
Quiz # 29: Front leg conformation quiz!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1089
Some riders seem to think that if they can just sit perfectly enough, their horse will naturally bring his body together and move in a balanced way. And that is not necessarily true. While it is very important to sit correctly, horses are likely to remain on the forehand until
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1088
Many issues that you might have at the canter are usually there at the walk too... but just don't bother you as much because you're not going very fast. And it's easier to fix things at the walk, so it is wise to start
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1087
The quieter you become with your aids, the more detail you can hear and feel.
Questions
Question # 290: I recently started riding a very nice, well trained thoroughbred. She is pretty big, probably 17+ and a little long backed. My normal ride is a 15 hand compact very (overly) sensitive ottb, so she feels ginormous....
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1086
From Facebook fan Alexis Soutter ~ "While teaching the girl who rides my horse this week, it was reinforced how important it is to be willing to pause and regroup if you and/or your horse are stressed or upset. By going back to an exercise you do well and
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1085
A still tail carried close to the horse shows the inactivity of the back muscles in the loin area.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1084
“The secret in riding is to do few things right. The more one does, the less one succeeds. The less one does, the more one succeeds.” ~ Nuno Oliveira