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Tip/Quote of the Day # 457
Always remember that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. And that the distance you will travel between elements in any combination or related distance will change if you are not straight.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 456
To help your horse move fully through his body, as well as giving him the confidence to truly think forward, you must make sure your hips and lower back are 100% moving with his motion. The bigger your horse moves, the more you must move your hips.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 455
Many riders have a tendency to "make themselves small" by rounding and somewhat compressing their spine when sitting on a horse. Instead, imagine that you have a hook on the top of your head, lifting you towards the sky… and picture your spine elongating as you stretch up
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 454
Lots of little changes of frame in your warmup… a little stretching, a little up, and repeat… can help your horse to come more through his body.
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Question # 235: I'm always raising my outside hand (especially while cantering and on 20m circles) and I have no idea why. I also struggle to find my seat bones and to feel totally connected to the saddle...
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How Much is Too Much? So this topic has been on my mind for the past 9 months or so.... Really since I started training both myself and my horse for the classic 3-day: How much is too much? How hard can I push this horse? How high can
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 453
Many horses think walk time is "break" time. If you want to ensure that you get good scores on your walk work, you have to convince your horse otherwise in your daily work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 452
To develop cadence, you must get to the point where your horse is in true self carriage.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 451
"I often wonder why people think they have to kick and pull a horse who can feel a fly land on his neck." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 450
When we get the feeling that our horse is improving, the color of the ribbon pales in significance.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 449
Competitions are a test of our progress as horsemen, they are not an end in themselves.