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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1025
“Why not ride your dressage movements out in the open, in the field or the back paddock? Chances are your horse will be brighter, more forward, and focused.” ~ Michael Jung
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Discussion # 145: Stiff vs athletic movement
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1024
Lightness is not the looseness of the contact, it's the way the horse moves over the ground.
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Photo # 70: This is Anna! (Current freebie!)
Hi Anna! As usual, your position is near perfect here! Your leg is solid, and your heels are well down, yet I get a slight sense of stiffness or rigidity in your ankles in this picture. A more flexible ankle will give you better shock absorbers, and even more solidity
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1023
Always keep the cheeky type of horse busy by giving them lots of little tasks to do, or they may look for a way to amuse themselves.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1022
There are some trainers who teach "lifting" the horse with your hands on the takeoff of the jump, to assist the horse off the ground. This is somewhat of a slippery slope, as the more you offer to lift the horse, the more the horse will rely on
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1021
Balance and rhythm go hand in hand. Focus on maintaining an even rhythm, as every time the rhythm changes, the balance changes.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1020
"Horses are easier to train than people, especially Thoroughbreds because they are always thinking." ~ Steuart Pittman
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1019
In hand work is a great way to teach the horse the concept of moving away from pressure. When the horse knows how to yield to pressure anywhere on his body on the ground, you will be able to apply it to under saddle work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1018
“We want to make sure we don't pinch with our thighs and knees, because that can pop the rider out of the saddle like a clothespin on a bowling ball.” ~ Lauren Sprieser