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Tip/Quote of the Day # 677
Riding backwards (too much hand and/or not enough leg) when the horse is "having a look" at a fence can easily cause a stop.
Questions
Question # 252: I have a question about my jumping position. I am prone, when in motion, to tip my pelvis back - which then causes my lower leg to slip forward in front of the girth...
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 676
To be a great cross country rider, you have to be able to ride aggressively when needed - yet you have to be patient at the same time. You have to be assertive and positive without actually hurrying the horse off the ground.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 675
The most successful riders stay very much "in the moment", and are very attuned to feeling exactly what their horse is doing at any given moment.
Educational Discussions
Discussion # 120: What type of comments do you regularly recieve from the judges on your Dressage Tests?
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 674
A very common mistake riders make when performing the movements haunches in, half pass, or turn on the haunches is sitting too much towards the outside of the movement. To prevent this, think about stepping into the inside stirrup at the beginning of each of these movements, and again every
Educational Discussions
Discussion # 119: Let's evaluate the quality and correctness of these extended trots.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 673
When jumping a fence that is a part of a complex where you feel like you need extra control, don't make the tempting mistake of hanging onto your horse's mouth in the air to try to keep that control. If you interfere with your horse'
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 672
Don't just do trot and canter lengthenings to practice those movements for the test - they are a very important tool for increasing hind leg activity!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 671
If you get to riding with your reins a bit too long, you will be tempted to use your hands in a backwards way. It is easier to make a connection with truly forward feeling hands when your reins are sufficiently shortened.
Blog
Guest Blog Post # 55: "The Last to Find Out is Always…" by Bill Woods
It may come as no giant surprise that what something feels like and what it looks like are often not the same. That’s why we have video, why we have mirrors, and why we have frustrated instructors who can’t figure out why their students won’t do as