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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4652

Remember that whatever you are used to usually feels right to you. You will often have to step out of your comfort zone if you wish to improve.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4651

“Thoroughbreds tend to thrive on physical movement, and they are, like all horses, hypnotized by their own rhythms. Repetition of success creates a sense of peace.” ~ Steuart Pittman

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4650

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 # 4649

"Good riders land over an obstacle, go to the next jump and make a good arrangement. Great riders land with their horses already arranged for the next obstacle." ~ Bill Steinkraus

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4648

When you ride powerfully forward to the base of your jumps you allow your horse to jump in such a way that is actually the easiest and most natural for him. Building the horse's power right to the base of the jump means that he stresses his hocks

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4647

Competitions are a test of our progress as horsemen. They are not an end in themselves.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4646

Riders who get the best out of the sensitive type of horse are usually especially good at being tactful.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4645

Control the tone of the voice in your head when you are riding, as if it becomes irritated or harsh, your horse will feel it and become tense. If it becomes timid or uncertain, your horse will feel that and may either become timid and uncertain himself, or he may

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4644

"Ride around the corner in an active, short canter, and let your horse do the jumping." ~ Andrew Nicholson

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4643

"The outside aids are the most underused; the inside, the most overused." ~ Erik Herbermann

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4642

"Our job is to prepare the line and canter, then ride forward to the jump. Riding forward to the jump is NOT accelerating to the jump. There is a difference. When riders got to a longer or shorter distance than ideal, the emphasis should be on the rider staying

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4641

"Let us repeat that the two groups of muscles lying on either side of the spinal column which pulsate elastically rather than convulsively must work quite uniformly along a straight line and on a single track. If they do not do so, the horse becomes crooked, with its legs

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