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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3979
Your ability to develop following hands and arms depends on the quality of your independent seat, which is required to allow you to give precise aids while following your horse's movement.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3978
Good shoulder in work will improve the range of motion and sideways reach in your horse's half pass work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3977
Stay quiet and let the exercise teach the horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3976
Activity doesn't actually start in the horse's hind legs, it starts with a signal in the brain - like a spark plug.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3975
A rider's hands can only be as good as the arms they belong to.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3974
When doing lateral work, every time your horse steps nicely under his body with his inside hind leg, you should feel him stepping up into the connection of your outside rein. Be sure to make good use of that opportunity to soften your inside rein. Every single time.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3973
"Most of the riders ride with their upper body very stiff – especially their shoulders. If the stomach is in balance and in the position it should be, the shoulders are allowed to relax, and should relax. You need to be loose in your shoulders." ~ Ernst Hoyos
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Video # 67 and Question # 213: This is a video of Rowan, my 14 year old OTTB gelding. I took him off the track several years ago and turned him into a show jumper and fox hunter...
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3972
Always finish each ride on a good note. Do something your horse does well so he can feel good about himself.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3971
"I hope a lot of the American riders start to realize that cross country is not all about counting strides and keeping the stride pattern that you’ve counted; it’s about getting in there and riding what you feel and making sure the horse sees the fence."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3970
The most important part of the half halt is the give at the end.