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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2488

Moving the bit in the horse's mouth to keep them from bracing against it is preventing the symptom without addressing the underlying cause of bracing.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 2487

When training a young horse, you should be fairly single minded. Your main goal should be to build your horse's confidence in you, so that they think of you as a fair but strong leader.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2486

Relax your aids as you ride by that scary spot. Many riders unconsciously hold or even clench instead. And this sends the horse the message that the scary spot really must be dangerous!

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2485

"The hand should be a filter, not a plug or an open faucet." ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2484

Correct Dressage training will improve the balance, carriage, responsiveness, strength, and confidence of the horse of ANY discipline.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2483

"After the horse has, for a certain period of time, been lunged in the appropriate way, it will not be very difficult to ride a twenty metre diameter circle." ~ Dr. Henri van Schaik Lunging must be done absolutely correctly to attain this, or any other benefits really.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2482

"One of the most important things when the horse is being naughty is that it does not feel that you are in a hurry. There was a hunter who would not go through a particular gate, and the owner tried every way possible to force him, and finally gave

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2481

Be careful about comparing your weaknesses to other people's strengths.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2480

"The rider's seat is a 'transformer' whose role is to modify the energy emitting from the horse's haunches." ~ Charles de Kunffy

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2479

Think of bending your horse AT your inside seat bone, so that they are truly bending through their ribcage.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2478

"The biggest problem is that most of the younger riders that I watch don't have a clue how to gallop a horse." ~ Bruce Davidson

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2477

A calm yet mobile mouth means that the horse is light in the hand, and relaxed through the jaw and neck, which allows for easy swallowing.

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