Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3969
"Don't raise your hands. The poll should be higher than the rider's hand." ~ Stefan Wolff
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3968
"The best stretch can be achieved on a circle when you feel the horse is balanced laterally and longitudinally. Slowly allow the reins to lengthen and see if your horse will lengthen his neck forward and downward. This will feel like a clear release and you will be able
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3967
"Since the criteria of a correct seat are the same as the criteria of good posture in general, being constantly attentive to one’s bearing when standing or walking is excellent training. A correct vertical posture of the head and the trunk on horseback is not a special posture
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3966
Facebook fan Mo Jackson on teaching riders to maintain a consistent rein connection ~ "I try to teach this with pretending rider and horse are on the telephone. You are talking, oops no connection, talking again, oops no connection. This causes chaos in the horse's mind as he
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Video # 66 and Question # 208: This is Kymbre!
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3965
Always think of keeping your shoulders aligned with your horse's shoulders (or where you want them to be), and your hips aligned with your horse's hips (or where you want them to be.)
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3964
As you complete a halt, lighten your seat slightly to invite your horse to keep his back up underneath you. This will allow you to move off after the halt without the horse hollowing and dropping his back.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3963
"Push yourself away from your hands." ~ Stephen Clarke
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3962
"To become a rider it is not enough to be able to sit elegantly on a horse. Even a good seat and balance does not make you a ‘rider’. To be able to ride you must be able to influence your horse and to extract the best performance from
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3961
"No complicated riding before the horses are going truly forward. In dressage, the difficulties are often created by a lack of good basic work (which is the foundation of the house.)" ~ Nuno Oliveira
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3960
Be extra careful when conditioning both young horses and older horses. Young horses have tendon/ligaments/bones that have not yet been strengthened. And the older horse’s ligaments and tendons tend to become less elastic and resilient over time.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3959
"The jump is the product of your last three strides, always." ~ Michelle Strapp