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Tip/Quote of the Day # 183
The best riders are masters at self control.
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Questions
Question # 166: As an instructor living in the north, I teach in small indoor arenas with minimal jumps. What are some ways to keep it fun yet educational during the dreaded winter months?
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 182
The more spirit the horse has, the more difficult he may be to train. But once you have developed a good partnership with the horse, this same spirit will make him a tremendous competitor who will fight for you when the chips are down.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 181
There is a time for being in perfect balance, and a time for being in a defensive balance (with your center of gravity behind your feet) - but there is never really a time where it is productive or beneficial to be in a position where your balance point is ahead
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 180
It is possible to have contact without a real connection (in fact it is quite common, unfortunately), but a true connection always involves good contact. The connection involves the horse's entire body… with energy created in the horse's hind legs traveling through the horse's
Questions
Question # 165: I was hoping you could give me an outline of a training program to use for the lower levels of eventing, and also a bit of a guide as to how, and at what levels of competition, the training program should change, as we move up the levels.
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Guest Blog Post # 33: "Warm Up Survival" by the famous Bad Eventer!
Warm Up Survival I was so proud. I lunged The Serial Killer before dressage and he was super calm. The calm before the storm??? He even warmed up nicely......a little too nicely...... He was definitely NOT his normal self. As I was circling the dressage arena I decided I
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 179
You will get more of whatever behavior you tolerate - both from horses and from people.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 178
Ride forward within the stride you have to the jumps, vs pushing horse out of its stride and disrupting balance.
Educational Discussions
Discussion # 81: When riding a complex with a drop to a skinny jump like this one, how do you get your horse to successfully focus on the skinny jump?
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 177
"In training we must be encouraged to first establish the principles and only then to tackle the details." ~ Reiner Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 176
"Nothing is as impressive or as valuable for the training as being able to control the impulsion and the desire to go forward to such an extent that the rider is able to bring his horse to a standstill from an extended trot or canter without the slightest effort