Tip/Quote of the Day # 3871
"Contact has to be just that, contact. People think 'oh this horse is very light I have nothing in my hand' – this is wrong because then you have no contact to his hind legs." ~ Jean Bemelmans
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4610
"As the beginning of the session should be, the end of the session should be: long neck, stretch over the back, swing." ~ Carl Hester
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4609
Acceptance of the outside rein is key to resistance free downward transitions.
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4608
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.
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4607
To successfully maintain the elusive forward feeling hands, imagine that you are pushing a shopping cart as you ride forward into the bit.