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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4297
Make sure you understand the difference between energy and stored energy in your horse when riding. It is the difference between speed and impulsion.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4296
If you want to have a really solid position over jumps, practice your two point position a lot. Really put in the effort, if you truly want the results!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4295
"The quality of a good canter: round, energetic, straight, cadenced, light. You have to feel in the strike off that the horse lifts his forehand without throwing himself forward." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4294
"As dressage riders, we require our spine to remain in a neutral position where all the vertebrae are evenly stacked, one upon the other. We need to maintain this dynamic balance as the horse moves under us." ~ Rebecca Ashton
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4293
The inside rein is like the directional in your car. You use it to indicate the direction that you plan to go, but not to actually turn your car.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4292
"You need to have a good seat to be able to use a spur correctly. You should not use them unless your horse is in front of your leg. They are not to be used to get your horse forward." ~ Hazel Roberts
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4291
When you do a lengthening, whether in trot or canter, you should move up to your lengthening within a few strides. Then maintain that exact level of lengthening until the end of your line, where you take just a few strides to (clearly!) show your transition down.
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An Exercise to Help You to Refine Your Turning Aids
Have you noticed how top riders turn with amazingly effortless and practically imperceptible aids? Turning is a perfect example of “less is more.” Here is an exercise that will help you to refine your turning aids, so that YOU can be one of those riders with effortless and invisible aids!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4290
"There is no point in asking for connection until responsiveness from the leg has been achieved." ~ Laura Graves
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An Exercise to Rev Your Horse's Motor - Building Impulsion & Hind Leg Engagement
A variation of the Rubber Band exercise, this "rev the motor" exercise helps you to turn the energy in your horse's stride into true hind leg engagement - which is the key to building collection! Here's how to do it:
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4289
"In the warm-up, I mostly ride curved lines so that I can work on lateral suppleness along with getting the horse relaxed over the back. I spend as much time as it takes for the horse to feel relaxed and willing to lower and stretch from his withers.