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Stirrup Length for Dressage
Many riders associate Dressage with longer stirrups, and immediately lower them to the point that it negatively affects their position. Stirrups that are too long will make your leg weak and unstable - often leaving you "fishing" for your stirrups & tipping forward in the saddle.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 115
"It hardly needs to be mentioned that, in order to ride good corners in the arena, you have nothing more to do than to apply the same aids as for enlarging the circle. Just as we don’t need to mention that spiraling out on the circle is a
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 114
"Americans want instant dressage the same way they want instant coffee." ~ Jack LeGoff
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 113
A good jumper is a delicate mix of chicken and bravery. Too chicken and he won’t go, scared to run on down to jumps he is not familiar with. Too brave and he may lose his carefulness - knocking everything down, as it doesn't bother him too much
Questions
Question # 150: I need help with my 17 yr old TB's dressage. We are showing at the Novice level, and got a score of 29.5 once this year. But most of the time he is too tense to get a good score.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 112
Systematic, progressive training is like stacking one building block squarely on top of another, to eventually build a strong, solid building.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 111
Think of that girth tight against your horse's side… after a while he tunes that out and barely notices it. The same will happen with your legs if they are always tight and clamped on his sides.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 110
Most riders don't do nearly enough transitions in their daily work sessions.
Educational Discussions
Discussion # 76: Is this horse behind the bit? Or behind the vertical?
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 109
Energy has to be created before it can be shaped or contained.
Educational Discussions