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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3014
"We must slow the canter by the waist, not by the hands." ~Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3013
It is a good idea to ask yourself regularly throughout your rides…. "Am I working too hard here?" If you are, your aids are probably WAY too strong. Go back a step, and work on more finesse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3012
To be able to have true impulsion, the horse must be moving with relaxed, supple, and swinging back muscles.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3011
The purpose of riding a transition is not just to get from one gait to the next. But to do so in a way that further gymnasticizes the horse, and improves his carriage.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3010
"Why not ride your dressage movements out in the open, in the field or the back paddock? Chances are your horse will be brighter, more forward and focused." ~ Michael Jung
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3009
Deepen your seat to begin a downward transition. But as you feel your horse beginning to change gears to make the transition, if you can slightly lighten your seat and soften your reins, your horse will be able to come more "through" his topline.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3008
"Having a horse with crazy gaits and an eagerness to please at 5 years old is freaking me out because I’m really feeling the weight of the responsibility to not push too hard, too fast." ~ Lauren Sprieser Something every rider should be thinking about!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3007
"The motto of any instructor or rider must always be forward. Forward in the movement of the horse instructed to his care. Forward in order to achieve his aim in the art of training. Forward whenever difficulties appear." ~ Alois Podhajsky
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3006
You have to have the ability to ride in "neutral", with no aids whatsoever, for your horse to be able to feel, recognize, and respond to your lightest of aids.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3005
Try to give your brain something positive to think about when you are worried.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3004
Teach the less motivated type of horse to think forward coming out of every corner, in both Dressage and Jumping.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3003
Nearly every rider will experience a plateau at some point in their training. Only those that have the patience to keep a good attitude while pushing through them will ever get where they want to go.