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Question # 292: Is a stop or turnout at a jump considered a disobedience or a spook? And do you believe some "spooks" are really just excuses to misbehave not truly fear? (Nancy)
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Guest Blog post # 77: "The Amateur's Affliction" by Bill Woods
The Amateur's Affliction Lots of things stand in the way of someone becoming a really good rider. Among amateurs high on the list is guilt—guilt for not riding as elegantly as Charlotte DuJardin (or whomever their hero might be). Maybe you are beyond this stage, but many
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Question # 291: I want to get my mare to PSG in Dressage, and I'm dabbling again in jumping at novice level. I've been riding her Dressage for the last 5 years, with hardly any jumping. I ride mostly off of seat and thigh aids, with very little lower leg,
Educational Discussions
Discussion # 147: Who can tell us what the difference is between the horse and rider that is galloping forward to a jump, and another that is just *running* to the jump?
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Guest Blog post # 76: "Just Do it... But WHEN?" by Bill Woods
A popular baby boomer product touts "for when the moment is right. . . " At Edwards Air Force Base where the space shuttle used to land it was no coincidence that the main runway was more than three miles long with a flat overrun of many more thousands of feet.
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Quiz # 29: Front leg conformation quiz!
Lesley's Corner
An Exercise to Help Improve Your Trot to Canter Transitions
The key to a good canter depart is a straight, connected horse and a quiet, precise cue that doesn't change his balance. This exercise slows both the horse's and rider's mind before a trot to canter transition, allowing for more clear communication in the actual aid.
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Question # 290: I recently started riding a very nice, well trained thoroughbred. She is pretty big, probably 17+ and a little long backed. My normal ride is a 15 hand compact very (overly) sensitive ottb, so she feels ginormous....
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Guest Blog post # 75: "Returning to Riding" by Deanna at blog.iridearacehorse.com
What's it like to return to riding after an injury? It's tough. My first real experience riding after falling and breaking my wrist was on the lunge line on one of the safest horses in the barn. And I was SCARED. This makes sense to me
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What Does it Mean for the Horse to be "Between the Rider's Hand and Leg"?
Educational Discussions
Discussion # 146: Not all that appears to be "behind the vertical" actually is! (Current freebie!)
Mention the term "behind the vertical," and most people will immediately think about that straight line from the horse's poll to the ground, and whether the horse is on that line or behind it. This horse, for example, is exactly on the vertical line to the