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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4606
Horses speak through their actions. Try to listen to what they are telling you.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4605
Spend time on the basics, such as straightness and suppleness, and the more difficult movements will fall into place naturally.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4604
For a good rein connection, the wrist should be part of the straight line that extends down the rider's arm. So the knuckles should point towards the bit as well as the rider's arm. Only if it follows that line exactly can the connection be true.
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4603
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4602
"We want to GUIDE and SHAPE [our horses], we do not want to create straight jackets and do hostile take overs." ~ Manolo Mendez
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3 Distinctly Different Ways of Controlling Your Horse's Shoulders in Circles, Turns & Lateral Work
Did you know that there are 3 related but distinctly different ways of controlling your horse's shoulders?? Many riders are in the habit of using only one of these 3 methods. So they continue to struggle to accurately control their horse's shoulders in turns, circles, and lateral work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4601
“Suppleness is the result of riding in the correct position for years." ~ Richard Watjen
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4600
"The goal of training is to build the horse's mind and his muscles. Suppleness and relaxation require adequate muscle strength. Strengthening requires both contraction and relaxation. Blood flow and oxygenation occur when the muscle relaxes. If the muscle is kept in a constant state of contraction, it
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4599
If you are nervous right before you enter the show ring, take a moment to talk to and pet your horse. And make it genuine, no matter how your warm up went! It will relax both of you, and help you to focus.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4598
An exercise to check if you are sitting straight and putting your weight equally down into both stirrups is to stand straight up for a few strides, and notice which stirrup you have to consciously put more weight into to keep yourself balanced.
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An Exercise to Help Improve Your Horse's Connection Over the Back
This is a great exercise to break through the tension or stiffness in this area, and improve the level of throughness over your horse's entire topline, and the overall quality of your connection. You will see an improvement in ALL of your scores when your horse moves more through their topline!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4597
Your horse's stride can only be as long as his neck is long. So try not to shorten the neck, but rather look for the feeling that your horse is reaching forward into your connection with his head and neck.