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Tip/Quote of the Day # 340
If you learn the *whys* behind each aid or exercise used in each specific circumstance, you will become a more educated rider with a greater ability to be productive.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 339
"To understand the extent of damage caused by overbending, think of a horse’s “broken” neck as of a garden hose slashed between faucet and nozzle. Like the stream of water, the impulsion can no longer reach your hand in full. Proper head position is determined by its elevation
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 338
"What to do with a mistake - recognize it, admit it, learn from it, and then forget about it." ~ Dean Smith
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 337
Make your gridwork more challenging by setting it up across the short side of the arena. This means you will be able to practice shorter approaches, and your horse will have to learn to process information and think more quickly.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 336
“Look for a genuine coach with real coaching skills rather than a rider who may know how to do something, but not how to teach it. Also, find someone who has solid experience of working with riders of your level." ~ William Micklem
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 335
"A rider must never put his own ambitions above the horse's needs." ~ Klaus Balkenhol
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 334
"Ninety-nine percent of problems riders have with horses are actually problems with the basics." ~ Christopher Hess It may look like a more specific or detailed problem, but it can usually be traced back to a hole in the basics.
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Question # 207: My lazy-type horse goes great at home, on trails and at clinics in a three-piece loose-ring snaffle. But, at our occasional foxhunts or when jumping even tiny things outside (away from home) he gets excited, runs through it ...
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Question # 206: I know that walking up and down hills increases hind end strength, and I have seen a big benefit from walking hills. What are the benefits from trotting up or down hills, and how much of each gait should I mix in when doing hills? (Sharon)
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Question # 205: My horse is always "right on" on cross country. In stadium, however, we are both notably greener. Sometimes she's in XC mode, taking off all over the place in the warm up, which often leads to…
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 333
The sign of a good rider is that their aids are so subtle and smooth that you can hardly see what they are doing.