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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4491
Tension meeting tension will only double the tension. If your horse becomes tense, you must be able to stay relaxed, or you will make it worse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4490
"The blood runs hot in the Thoroughbred and the courage runs deep.In the best of them, pride is limitless. This is their heritage and they carry it like a banner. What they have, they use." ~ C.W. Anderson
Lesley's Corner
Riding From "Front to Back"
To ride from "front to back" means that the rider is using their hands to artificially shape the horse's head and neck, rather than letting the head and neck position change naturally as the overall carriage of the horse improves with training (ie collection.)
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4489
Don't make the mistake of "skipping" rising trot just because your horse is comfortable with you sitting the trot. Rising trot can be a great way to encourage more back movement and swing within the trot, for horses at any level.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4488
Every exercise should have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Try to slow your mind up and feel each stage of the process.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4487
The elasticity in your connection should come from your elbows, not from having open or active fingers.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4486
"We cannot touch the mouth until the horse is making enough energy that it’s safe to touch him in the mouth." ~ Laura Graves
Videos
Video # 85: This is Lija jumping a keyhole fence!
Since I can't see the approach in this video, I can't tell what your approach was like.... But by the time you got to this jump, your horse's canter was looking pretty weak and underpowered.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4485
If you don't give your horse something to do, he might give YOU something to do. Always have a plan for each ride, and keep your horse's mind engaged with YOUR plan.
Videos
Video # 76: This is Taren, doing a show jumping round!
It looks like your canter may have been a bit weak coming to your first fence, as your horse jumped it a bit high and weak. But your second and third fences were quite nice! On the turn to fence 4, it looks like your horse may have gotten a little heavy on his right shoulder.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4484
When your horse is more difficult going to the left because he wants to carry his body too "curled" to the left, (and therefore tends to fall through the outside shoulder when going that direction), this is often best addressed by schooling on the right rein, rather than
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4483
"If the rider can halt his horse in any lateral movement, so that it stands quietly in the same position, or ride straight forward without hesitation, it is proof that the horse was going well between hands and legs." ~ Borries von Oeynhausen