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Tip/Quote of the Day # 279
Lunge lessons allow you to focus more on learning to feel what your body is doing, as you don't have to worry about controlling the horse.
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Brianna's Blog Post # 4
(Mac and I doing what we love most!) It’s just what we do. I don’t know about you but I have a need to ride! I love what I do, I absolutely live to ride. I like to think of it as a hunger. If I don’t
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 278
"There are many horses that can only be taught through lateral bending, especially second degree bending, to let the rein aids go through to the hind legs." ~ Sigismund v. Josipovich
Questions
Question # 188: I have a student who has a hard time seeing her leads while on the horse. I've tried to have her watch the front leading leg to see what lead it is, but she says she cannot see the legs at all.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 277
On roundness - "If you have the body, you have the head - if you have the head you don't (necessarily) have the body." ~ Jack LeGoff
Questions
Question # 187: I'm working with a horse that insists on coming above the bit in the transition into the canter. She has a solid canter, a balanced counter canter, and can do the 1* canter work pretty darn well...
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 276
When jumping, imagine that the jump is coming towards you on a conveyor belt... and just focus on keeping the rhythm and the quality of the canter consistent, while you wait for the jump to come to you.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 275
Always keep your eyes up when walking a course. See exactly what your horse will be seeing for the first time.
Questions
Question # 186: In the sitting trot should I have a flat, straight back or more of a S shape with stomach forward of shoulders? I tried both to see if there was any difference in my horses way of going but he seems fairly ambivalent. (Katy)
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 274
From Facebook fan Gabby Ballin ~ "Just because something went bad once doesn't mean it'll go bad again. If you anticipate a problem, your horse will too."
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"Hospital or Back On" Before I even get into this topic I want to start off with a few ground rules. First, WEAR A FREAKING HELMET. Second, these are my personal opinions and thoughts, everyone is different. Third, please use common sense and air on the side of
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 273
We want the horse to understand that he is not to go against the rider's hand. But we do not want him to think that he should give to the hand. If he learns to give to the rider's hand, he will tend to want to