Tip/Quote of the Day # 4285
"No complicated riding before the horses are going truly forward. In dressage, the difficulties are often created by a lack of good basic work (which is the foundation of the house)." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4525
Your balance and the strength of your core are what allow your position to be unaffected by your horse's changes of speed.
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4524
"The quality of a good canter: round, energetic, straight, cadenced, light. You have to feel in the strike off that the horse lifts his forehand without throwing himself forward." ~ Nuno Oliveira
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4523
To keep your horse straight in the canter, always be thinking of a slight shoulder fore positioning.
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4522
The inside rein is like the directional in your car. You use it to indicate the direction that you plan to go, but not to actually turn your car.