Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4145
"The horse needs to learn how to jump from a bad distance. How is he going to learn if you don't practice this?" ~ William Fox Pitt
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4144
"A horse's energies are gathered up from behind and by yielding on the reins and giving him the room to step through to the center of gravity, the neck will shape to reflect the activities in the haunches. Trying to achieve collection by working on the horse&
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4143
"The legs bring the horse to the seat, and the seat brings the horse to the hands. When the teacher says 'shorten the reins' it needs to be translated into: 'engage the hind legs, sit on them, and then take the slack out of the reins&
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4142
"Keep your hands down in front of the jump. Stop trying to control him with your hands, and control him with your seat." ~ Chris Bartle
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4141
Rather than simply holding in a combination or when riding down a line of jumps, individual half halts performed in time with the horse's stride will be more effective.
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Video # 58: This is Catherine again!
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4140
Train your horse to be responsible for maintaining the gait or movement you put him in, with no nagging from his rider.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4139
What do we want from our horses over fences? Consistency and balance. If we as riders are more consistent and balanced with our own position as we ride a course, we make achieving that with the horse much easier.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4138
Be VERY careful who you train with! It only takes a single poor decision or moment of bad judgement to nearly ruin a horse!
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4137
"I don't want riders who work physically hard. Work by thinking." ~ Nuno Oliveira
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4136
"A significant portion of the art of dressage lies in your ability to differentiate between the positive tension of focused athletic effort, and the negative tension of resistance, fear, and anxiety." ~ Katherine Bateson Chandler
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4135
Horses that are truly moving with a relaxed and happily swinging back will not give you a feel of a "locked jaw" in your hands. Any resistance that you feel in your hand while riding ALWAYS starts in the horse's back.