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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.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4606

Horses speak through their actions. Try to listen to what they are telling you.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4605

Spend time on the basics, such as straightness and suppleness, and the more difficult movements will fall into place naturally.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4604

For a good rein connection, the wrist should be part of the straight line that extends down the rider's arm. So the knuckles should point towards the bit as well as the rider's arm. Only if it follows that line exactly can the connection be true.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4602

"We want to GUIDE and SHAPE [our horses], we do not want to create straight jackets and do hostile take overs." ~ Manolo Mendez

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4601

“Suppleness is the result of riding in the correct position for years." ~ Richard Watjen

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4600

"The goal of training is to build the horse's mind and his muscles. Suppleness and relaxation require adequate muscle strength. Strengthening requires both contraction and relaxation. Blood flow and oxygenation occur when the muscle relaxes. If the muscle is kept in a constant state of contraction, it

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4599

If you are nervous right before you enter the show ring, take a moment to talk to and pet your horse. And make it genuine, no matter how your warm up went! It will relax both of you, and help you to focus.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4598

An exercise to check if you are sitting straight and putting your weight equally down into both stirrups is to stand straight up for a few strides, and notice which stirrup you have to consciously put more weight into to keep yourself balanced.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4597

Your horse's stride can only be as long as his neck is long. So try not to shorten the neck, but rather look for the feeling that your horse is reaching forward into your connection with his head and neck.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4596

The strength of your engaged core is what allows your position to be unaffected by your horse's changes of speed.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4595

You can tell which instructors have the confidence in their solid understanding of riding concepts based on how much they love it when riders ask them questions. Those who do not like it when students ask them detailed questions often do not truly know how to answer them.

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