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"Try to do the work early then leave her alone. Being clever enough to leave the horse alone is one of the ways we get them to jump. Look at a horse free-schooling, the neck is down, the jump is classical. We want to leave them alone so
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"A good rider has a natural springing down of the ankles. The body is flexible. The rider maintains the same seat now matter how big the gaits. World class riders must do it by feel and mental fitness. Feel comes out of the seat." ~ Conrad Schumacher
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A horse and rider combination will not be truly safe on cross country until they both understand how to come forward to the base of the jumps.
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Practicing transitions on a circle allows you to utilize the bend and increased engagement from the exercise of the circle to improve the connection in your transitions.
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"Relaxation is the bread and butter without which you cannot advance to stage two, balance." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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("The wall has a magnetic quality which pulls your horse towards it.") Open spaces are a great advantage at times when you are schooling. No corners or turns coming up in a few strides to break the rhythm or cause anticipation. But at times solid boundaries can help.
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The more contact you hold on your horse's mouth, whether on the flat or between jumps, the more effort you may have to put in to half halt or stop. Try to be as light as possible, so that when you do ask for something softly, your horse
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You will have to push YOURSELF to get better, because no one is going to do it for you.
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A coach who tells you only what you want to hear does you no favors.
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The more often you are able to give the reins (even if only in a subtle way), the more relaxed your horse will likely be.
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The inside rein should be used only as much as is truly necessary. Make it a game to see how little inside rein you can use in any movement that you ride.
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A rider's rigid shoulders or elbows will cause the horse's back to become correspondingly rigid.
