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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4424
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.
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Jumping Rideability Exercise # 3
This exercise is a GREAT way to test and confirm your horse's rideability when jumping, as well as check on the balance and overall quality of your jumping canter. Learn all about it here!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4423
True bending from nose to tail requires that the horse understands all three of these things: how to move away from lateral leg pressure, how to move into the connecting outside rein, and the aids for inside flexion.
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Clashing of Aids vs the Coordination of Aids
It is NEVER productive, or correct, to give your horse conflicting aids - kicking and pulling at exactly the same time. That only causes great resistance, and/or a horse that becomes deadened to the aids. Learn how to use the coordination of your aids, for far better results!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4422
Everyone feels like they have the one horse that is so different and unusual that conventional and classical methods will not work for them. But the truth is, the basic principles will work on 99% of horses. Yes, every horse should be treated as an individual. But classical principles still
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A Funny Story - With an Important Message! (Current freebie!)
This funny story shows why it is so important to ensure that your students really understand what your terms mean! And of course the same is true for training a horse. You need to make sure they truly understand what your aids mean, or you may be setting yourself up for unnecessary frustration!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4421
If you and your horse have been having the same problem for a while, chances are the two of you have developed a set of reactions that serve to trigger each other's behavior. You will need to figure out what those are to get past it.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4420
"When the rein back is started on demand and carried out without haste, it is a magnificent exercise which should be repeated frequently." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4419
When the horse is at a level where they are ready for it, mixing up a few strides of shoulder in, a few of half pass, a few more of shoulder in, to a few steps of renvers is a great way to keep your horse sharp to your aids.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4418
When doing a turn on the haunches or a pirouette, the rider must keep their weight centered over the horse, with an engaged inside seat bone. I see far too many riders (at all levels) letting their weight fall to the outside, which is a hindrance to their horse in
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4417
"The difference between an incorrectly compressed horse and a collected horse is that the collected horse can put his nose toward the ground (stretch) while staying round." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4416
"In defining 'collection,' I like to use the word 'compression' because when you compress something such as a spring, it wants to push back. If you take a spring that’s 12 inches long and you compress it 1 inch, it wants to push back