Get your FREE daily tip here!
Always keep in mind which fences are "towards home" and which are "away from home" when walking your courses. Especially in regards to the in gate in the show jumping arena. But even on cross country the difference can be felt in some horses, especially when
Get your FREE daily tip here!
If you attempt to shorten the reins before your horse is honestly thinking forward, he is likely to become even more stuck and behind your leg. Always get your horse thinking forward first!
Get your FREE daily tip here!
Many horses are quite responsive to their rider’s gentle voice. Don’t forget to take advantage of this when your horse is tense or distracted.
Get your FREE daily tip here!
"Fifteen minutes of excellent work is better than an hour and a half of wandering aimlessly around." ~ Col. Bengt Ljundquist
Get your FREE daily tip here!
"In the end it's very important to have a good partnership with the horse. That you know the horse and the horse knows the rider and you trust each other." ~ Michael Jung
Get your FREE daily tip here!
Leg and rein aids work a whole lot better with the support of the rider’s engaged seat.
Get your FREE daily tip here!
Your mind controls your body. So the stronger you can train yourself to be in the mind, the better you will ride.
Get your FREE daily tip here!
"First thing I look at when I buy a horse is paces rather than breeding. Beautiful parents don’t always produce beautiful children. I’m not looking for the flashiest paces, but also the trainablility and rideability. How are you going to keep a big, flamboyant mover sound into
Get your FREE daily tip here!
Allow with the reins when approaching a drop into water. Holding too much in the last strides can cause the horse to not use his body fully over the fence into the water - which can cause a stumble or fall on landing in the water.
Get your FREE daily tip here!
"Pick the right patterns, execute them correctly and they will school the horse." ~ Major Lindgren
Get your FREE daily tip here!
"The rider's seat is a 'transformer' whose role is to modify the energy emitting from the horse's haunches." ~ Charles de Kunffy
Get your FREE daily tip here!
Stiff shoulders can easily cause a rider to have tense, tight hands. To relax your shoulders, take a deep breath in, and exhale... looking for the feeling that your shoulders and elbows drop and become supple.
