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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2644

Ride your horse to the contact, but be careful to not drive him through the contact.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 2643

"If one induces the horse to assume that carriage which it would adopt of its own accord when displaying its beauty, then, one directs the horse to appear joyous & magnificent, proud & remarkable for having been ridden." ~ Xenophon

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2642

Teach the lazy 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 # 2641

"Generally shorter backed horses find it more difficult to stretch." ~ Carl Hester

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2640

From Facebook fan Jennifer Stankiewicz ~ "To move the back end faster, move your hips faster. To do changes in dressage, you need to move your hips faster than the change, not with the changes or they get too slow and you end up behind the horse instead of with

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2639

Never forget that success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and out. It will NOT come all at once.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2638

Bend in the horse's body is not created by the rider using the inside rein! In fact a correct inside bend in the body is evident only when there is a soft, almost loose inside rein.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2637

"Do I still get butterflies? You bet! Adrenaline is an important part of the deal." ~ William Fox Pitt

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2636

I love to look for an area in a field where I can do a big circle on the side of a hill, where on that circle the horse has to go down into a little dip in the ground and back up again. This can really help the horse

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2635

"The warm-up should lead each horse to a physical, emotional, and psychological state of balance and relaxation. The phlegmatic horse has to become alert and responsive to the rider. The timid, nervous horse has to become calm and confident in his rider as well as himself. The hot,

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2634

"It is important that you do a variety of things when you are training an eventer, that means you never do two training sessions the same in a row. Maybe you will do two dressage sessions in a row, but then you might start the session by working your

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2633

Your rein connection is a line of communication that connects your brain to your horse's brain. When done correctly, your horse should feel every nuance of your seat through the reins as well as his back.

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