Tip/Quote of the Day # 1900
"When my horse tells me he is tired, it’s important to stop and listen to him and not keep pushing so I make him a sour horse." ~ Charlotte Dujardin
"When my horse tells me he is tired, it’s important to stop and listen to him and not keep pushing so I make him a sour horse." ~ Charlotte Dujardin
You have to have the ability to ride in "neutral", with no aids whatsoever, for your horse to be able to feel, recognize, and respond to your lightest of aids.
Allow with the reins when approaching a drop into water. Holding too much in the last strides can cause the horse to not use his body fully over the fence into the water - which can cause a stumble or fall on landing in the water.
"Effective aids are not exhausting to the rider and not souring to the horse." ~ Charles de Kunffy
The sign of a good rider is that their aids are so subtle and smooth that you can hardly see what they are doing.