Tip/Quote of the Day # 2742
If you don’t know where you want to go, just about any road will take you there. The more specific your goals, the more accurately specific your plans and actions need to be. True in riding, and in life.
If you don’t know where you want to go, just about any road will take you there. The more specific your goals, the more accurately specific your plans and actions need to be. True in riding, and in life.
In the sport of Eventing, ensuring that our horses are truly fit for our level of competition is one of the best ways to prevent unnecessary injuries.
Horses become incapable of learning when they go past a certain level of fear, anxiety, or stress. This means that if you keep hammering away at the horse, trying to teach them something when they are currently overwhelmed with stress, it will not work.
For the horse, the learning happens on the release of the aid. That means if you don't release the aid, the horse will not learn.
"Don't take the tempo down without revving the engine." ~ Chris Bartle