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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4601
“Suppleness is the result of riding in the correct position for years." ~ Richard Watjen
Lesley Stevenson
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4600
"The goal of training is to build the horse's mind and his muscles. Suppleness and relaxation require adequate muscle strength. Strengthening requires both contraction and relaxation. Blood flow and oxygenation occur when the muscle relaxes. If the muscle is kept in a constant state of contraction, it
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4599
If you are nervous right before you enter the show ring, take a moment to talk to and pet your horse. And make it genuine, no matter how your warm up went! It will relax both of you, and help you to focus.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4598
An exercise to check if you are sitting straight and putting your weight equally down into both stirrups is to stand straight up for a few strides, and notice which stirrup you have to consciously put more weight into to keep yourself balanced.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4597
Your horse's stride can only be as long as his neck is long. So try not to shorten the neck, but rather look for the feeling that your horse is reaching forward into your connection with his head and neck.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4596
The strength of your engaged core is what allows your position to be unaffected by your horse's changes of speed.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4595
You can tell which instructors have the confidence in their solid understanding of riding concepts based on how much they love it when riders ask them questions. Those who do not like it when students ask them detailed questions often do not truly know how to answer them.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4594
Confidence is something you need to build for yourself. It is something you have to actively pursue and proactively work to maintain.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4593
From Facebook fan Caitlyn Marie Lear ~ "Be a friendly boss [to your horse], not a bossy friend."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4592
Since the various available lateral movements all work to supple the horse's body in a slightly different way, it is a good idea to use bits of all of them in your training. Don't just do your favorites.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4591
The rider who keeps their weight too far forward at the gallop will cause their horse to gallop on the forehand. When the rider's weight (center of gravity) is correctly above the center of the saddle at the gallop, the horse will be able to more easily gallop
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4590
When you have an anxious horse that wants to rush, it can be helpful to very deliberately work in a tempo that is much slower than they are naturally offering you. Only when they have settled into a quiet, even rhythm, and are truly waiting for you, should you push