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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4414

Lesley Stevenson

18 Sep 2025
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Nearly every rider will experience plateaus in their training. Only those that have the patience to keep a good attitude while pushing through them will ever get there.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4566

"I used to ride mostly Thoroughbreds. I don’t know if they’re more intelligent, but I find that they think for themselves a bit more than the warmbloods. With a warmblood I find I definitely have to do a lot more, and think a lot more for them.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4565

"It is not dressage that is difficult, it is making it look easy that is difficult. Some horses are born with presence, while others you can train presence. Either way, dressage is about improving the paces." ~ Carl Hester

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4564

From Facebook Fan Brenda Herzog ~ "When trying to sit the canter or trot, relax the legs down and around with each stride and to pick the horse "up" with you. This eliminates the bounce in your seat and helps to elevate the horse."

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4563

A rider's hands can only be as good as the arms they belong to.

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