Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3846
With true impulsion, the horse has lots of forward energy, but the rider remains the driver. When the horse overpowers the rider and takes control, the horse is just running.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3845
"The reaction to the leg is everything. The ability to collect a horse from the seat and leg, not the hand, is quite an art." ~ Debbie McDonald
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3844
If you rely on your knee grip to keep you in the saddle when jumping, you will usually be one stumble, buck, or sideways spook away from becoming unseated. Sinking into your heels and keeping an even leg distribution on the horse will give you the most security over fences.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3843
With very sensitive horses, you sometimes have to consciously "open" your seat, leg, and hand on the side you are trying to leg yield towards, so that they feel more invited to move in that direction.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3842
"The first thing to think in half-halt is to make it invisible to those watching on, which is easier said than done." ~ Carl Hester
Lesley's Corner
The Pre Purchase Exam
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3841
"There is one principle that should never be abandoned when training a horse, namely, that the rider must learn to control himself before he can control his horse. This is the basic, most important principle to be preserved in equitation." ~ Alois Podhajsky
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3840
The upper arm belongs to the rider's seat, while the rider's lower arm belongs to the horse, and should be forward feeling at all times.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3839
"May every rider strive for a better connection with his or her horse by observation, closer understanding and patient groundwork. It matters not what discipline is pursued, only that there be a perfectly balanced union between the two – man and horse – so that the two become one." ~ Frederic
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3838
"If you can't feel your own body, good luck feeling what your horse is doing." ~ Anne Kursinski
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3837
"The seat and weight aids are supporting aids. They support either a leg or rein aid, or both. Don’t underestimate their significance though. They are important aids, especially in the fine tuning of advanced horses. The leg and rein aids will fail to achieve their full effectiveness without
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3836
If your breastplate is fairly tight when your horse is standing still, you will be preventing your horse from being able to use his shoulders at all as he moves and jumps. Make sure there is enough room to put a fist between the middle of the breastplate and the