Tip/Quote of the Day # 3591
If you let your hot horse train you to take your leg off, they will likely be over-reactive when you need to put your leg back on to give an aid.
If you let your hot horse train you to take your leg off, they will likely be over-reactive when you need to put your leg back on to give an aid.
You should feel like you have to ask your horse to stop, rather than simply "letting" him stop. If he stops when you let him, he is behind your leg.
To successfully maintain the elusive forward feeling hands, imagine that you are pushing a shopping cart as you ride forward into the bit.
Horses speak through their actions. Try to listen to what they are telling you.
Spend time on the basics, such as straightness and suppleness, and the more difficult movements will fall into place naturally.