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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4458

All horses are naturally crooked to at least some degree. Good, correct Dressage training should eventually fix this however.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4457

"The better the rider’s balance in the saddle, the better the communication. There are two things the rider must be – balanced, and supple. The less good the rider’s seat, then the more often the rider is in the saddlery shop buying new saddles, new stirrups. The rider

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4456

Transitions act as a test of your connection, and your horse's balance. If the quality of your connection is lacking as you begin a transition, it will be particularly evident as you execute it.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4455

"I think it is most useful if you ask yourself if you could release one or two reins at any time during your ride. If you can, then you are on your way to self-carriage." ~ Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4454

"You can influence a horse, but you're never *really* in control.” ~ Chris Bartle

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4453

Push yourself away from your hands, instead of bringing your hands back to you.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4452

"Make him proudly independent of you so that he understands his job so well you merely walk the course and then show him the way. Tell your horse what you want him to do, and then allow him to do it." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4451

"Don’t get drunk on speed." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4450

"Let the neck fall down, don’t pull it down, create a situation in which the horse wants to let go his body and relax his neck." ~ Johan Hamminga

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4449

The horse's jaw unlocks when their back muscles relax and begin to swing with the movement.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4448

"Not all of us are lucky enough in our lifetime to have great horses. When you do get one, it's just the best feeling in the world." ~ Carl Hester

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4447

If you follow your horse's mouth with a truly consistently elastic feel, they will learn to trust your hand so fully, that they will lose the desire to escape it.

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