Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3705
If you don't give your horse something to do, they might give YOU something to do. Always have a plan for each ride, and keep your horse's mind engaged with YOUR plan.
Lesley Stevenson
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3704
"Tell a man he is brave, and you help him to become so." ~ Thomas Carlyle -- This can work with horses too
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3703
The true sign of a champion (which applies to both horse and rider) - The harder things get, the more they rise to the occasion.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3702
"Flexibility and self-carriage are the source of the horse's agility. Good turns, which develop its agility, are obtained only by making the horse flexible, putting it into balance, and thus giving it self-carriage. This involves not merely the lateral flexion of the entire spinal column but more
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3701
"A major consideration concerning the horse’s posture in all lateral movements is the bend in the rib cage behind the withers. For achieving this bend is the foundation for the suppleness of the entire horse. One will never achieve this bend if one rides the lateral movements on
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3700
"It’s important to watch lots of top riders and watch lots of videos. Pick the riders you want to emulate and really analyse what they do. Always have that vision in your mind." ~ Bettina Hoy
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3699
After each use of your legs when riding Dressage, you need to think about opening them up a bit and letting them drop down. This will help to keep you sitting correctly on your seat bones.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3698
If you are able to consistently ride good transitions from walk to halt, you have a good, solid foundation for all downward transitions and half halts.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3697
"The horse is bigger than you are, and it should carry you. The quieter you sit, the easier this will be for the horse." ~ Bill Steinkraus
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3696
Think of riding your horse's outside hind leg actively through the turns to the jumps, to keep your canter well engaged behind.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3695
The fastest cross country horses are not necessarily the fastest horses in general, but the ones that are the easiest to set up for the jumps. So keep working on your horse's adjustability.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 3694
"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