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Tip/Quote of the Day # 661
"Take your time, but don't waste time." ~ Arthur Kottas
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 660
"Connection is often misunderstood. The horse must be taught to go from the seat and leg to the hand for it to be correct. But some riders will try to force it by working their hands and arms to 'work the horse’s neck back and forth to
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Discussion # 118: Let's discuss how to constructively open yourself up to attaining new information!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 659
"Under no circumstances (except to save your life) is see-sawing on the bit ever allowed. Nor is sneaky jiggling. The bit should only be moved by the chewing action of the horse." ~ Catherine Haddad Staller
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 658
Throwing the reins away to the point that they are so loose that there are loops in them is not the answer to solving your problem of being too strong/tense/rigid in the hands and arms. You must keep a connection, and learn to be elastic within that connection.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 657
"At the beginning of every ride you must be willing to explain 'yet again' to your horse what you expect of him with sympathy and empathy. Dressage is our dream, not theirs." ~ Yvonne Barteau
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Guest Blog post # 53: "Cheaters Never Win, and Winners Never..." by Bill Woods
Wrong! When you think about it, there aren't many sports in which "cheating" isn't de rigueur— not just expected but accepted and intrinsic to the way the game is played. In baseball it's the phantom tag at second base on the double-
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 656
It can be very helpful to keep all of your Dressage test sheets together, and to take the time to sit down and review them on a regular basis. This can remind you of the type of comments that you regularly receive, which you can use to help point you
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An Exercise to Test Your Horse's Straightness, Evenness in the Bridle, and Suppleness in the Poll
Here is a simple exercise that can be incorporated in a subtle way throughout your work to simultaneously test your horse's straightness, evenness in the bridle, and suppleness in the poll.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 655
Shoulder in to the right really strengthens the right hind leg, which will help to improve the horse's ability to do haunches in and half pass to the left. And vice versa.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 654
From Facebook fan Rachel Rogers Laliberte ~ "The hands make contact with the mouth but the riders use of driving aids (leg and seat) create the connection."