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When training a spooky or green horse over fences, keep all new or odd looking fences quite small at first. This way you can make sure that there will be no refusals. If he spooks at it, you can just walk over it. When you train a young horse with
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Create good habits right off the bat with the young horse that is just learning how to jump, by using rails on the ground on both sides to form a visual chute for any gymnastic line or gridwork. With less steering needed from his rider, he will be more free
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Many horses attempt to avoid bending in their bodies by stepping to the outside with their outside hind leg. Be on the lookout for this, and keep that outside hind leg under control to make sure the horse truly bends in the ribcage.
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Control the tone of the voice in your head when you are riding, as if it becomes irritated or harsh, your horse will feel it and become tense. If it becomes timid or uncertain, your horse will feel that and may either become timid and uncertain himself, or he may
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“I don’t want to have riders who tire themselves out. Work by thinking instead.” ~ Nuno Oliveira
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It is hard to maintain tension in the body when smiling. Make yourself smile when you feel tension creeping in.
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"Major improvements take time. They don’t happen overnight. If you make a commitment to learning something new every day, getting just a little bit better every day, then eventually – over time – you will reach your goals." ~ Jack Canfield
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The more freedom you can give your horse when performing, the more brilliance he will be able to show.
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"If you’re a typical goal-directed, Type A personality kind of rider, it’s easy to over- focus on short-term goals and over-school the movements your next test calls for. Yes, it is OK for your main concern to be where your horse is in the
