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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3063
The greatest horses are those that just KNOW they are the best at what they do.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3062
"It is wonderful to use the 'forward and down' stretching exercise as part of the daily work. We also must keep in mind a suitable balance between work and rest periods during any ride, and we need to schedule adequate days off work and days spent hacking
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3061
"It’s the self-questioning, self-doubting rider that gets the least/worst responses from the horses." ~ Nicole Cotten Ackerman
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3060
"Don't ride to other people's ability – always ride to your own ability and your horse's ability." ~ Andrew Hoy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3059
"Don't try to guess when your horse will take the jump! When we do that, we usually guess wrong." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3058
Get on your horse with the mindset that you just know that you are going to have a great ride. Your horse will feel your positive vibes.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3057
Good lengthening, medium, and extended work requires straightness in the form of even loading of the horse's hind legs.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3056
"The regularity of the horse’s rhythm is essential to his gymnastic development." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3055
"You can exaggerate every virtue into a defect." ~ Bill Steinkraus
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3054
"Check the engine well before the jump..... to not distract and break the rhythm just before the jump." ~ Ginger Cantor
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3053
Training a horse too hard and too often doesn't build muscle, it breaks it down. Make sure you are allowing for muscle recovery between workouts.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3052
Riders should know where their horse is going to land from a jump before they take off. How? The type of canter in the final strides of the approach will dictate the shape of the horse's jumping effort, and the trajectory of the jump.