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Tip/Quote of the Day # 137
Horses love a routine… it gives them confidence. With the nervous or green horse, develop a warm up routine that you will use every day. And make sure it stays the same at shows.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 136
“The most important thing that I want to see today is horses looking where they’re going. I don’t want horses to be waiting, waiting, waiting for instruction. I want them to be looking forward, watching how their expressions change and how their ears lock onto the fences."
Lesley's Corner
What To Do When a Half Halt Doesn't Work
Questions
Question # 153: I have a new 5 yo OTTB. Gorgeous, but a bit timid. I tried your "bravery test", and he failed big time! He wanted NO part of it, no matter what I did. I tried walking him over, tried riding him over, and he just got worked up.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 135
Always be on the lookout for even the most subtle amount of bulging to the outside on circles and turns, as it is highly unbalancing to the horse. And remember that too much bend in the neck is the number one cause of bulging to the outside.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 134
Think about keeping your head up and still throughout the jumping motion to help keep your upper body more quietly poised.
Videos
Video # 55: This is Catherine!
Blog
Guest Blog post # 29: "When it's Not Working" by the famous Bad Eventer!
OCT26 When it's not working........ Baby Seabiscuit (one of my 5yo OTTB projects) has made me think about another youngster I had some trouble with awhile back. I'm sure NO ONE believes the Super Pony ever acted like that. While I am Bad at Eventing.......... um.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 133
The rider's hand should act as a filter, and not as a closed drain plug, which would kill the energy of the hind legs.
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Shannon's Blog Post # 7
Nothing But Time At 24, I've aged out of Young Riders quite some time ago. The U-25 program through USEA requires a qualifying CCI** which my horse won't even be old enough for until 2015, when coincidentally I WILL be 25, turning 26. This year
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 132
Whenever a horse jumps in less than ideal form, it is almost always a result of loss of balance on the approach. So fix the problem by improving the quality of the canter on the approach.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 131
When you hurry a horse, you just get to the wrong place faster.