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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4039
If your horse does not offer to stretch near the end of a workout, there is a good chance that you didn't have him working correctly through his topline during your ride.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4038
When working with a horse that does not have a great natural trot lengthening, make sure that you don't ask for too much too soon. Compare this to a singer who is training their vocal cords… they gradually expand their vocal range until they hit their limit. This
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4037
We first have to teach the horse to enjoy learning from humans.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4036
Only precise riding trains the horse correctly. Be exact in your geometry, figures, and lines.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4035
"Relaxation is the bread and butter without which you cannot advance to stage two, balance." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4034
"The volte is one of the most important movements you can ride. It is teaching the horse to bend in his ribcage, within his body, and then to maintain a rhythm – in the future this movement will become a half pass. We are working on control over the balance
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4033
Whenever you are facing any type of jump with a ditch in front of it, think of it as a "free" front rail, or a rolled out ground rail. Focus on the top of the jump (ignoring the ditch), and ride freely forward to it in a balanced,
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Video # 69: This is Kellyn and her horse Rowan performing Novice Test A!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4032
If you want to improve your medium and extended gaits, improve your collected work. The more your horse can "sit" behind, the more expressive your mediums and extensions will be.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4031
"I find it better to often have short, intensive moments – ten or fifteen minutes – not longer, then a break to allow the muscles to recover. If you want the horse to carry more weight, then you need time for muscle recovery." ~ Johan Hamminga
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4030
"Let your horse be your teacher, pay attention to his invaluable feedback." ~ Lilo Fore
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4029
Activity doesn't really start in the horse's hind legs... it starts in their brain. They have to decide to create activity before it will appear. Why is this significant? You need to train your horse's brain to understand and respect your light leg aids,