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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2415
"Ride from feeling and not a matter of robotic routine. Go with what feels right for that particular horse on that particular day." ~ Kent Farrington
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2414
"Many people think, what is piaffe, piaffe is something the top riders do in Grand Prix – no, no, no, that is not right. Piaffe is something you use to train your horse, to make the horse more together and more balanced. You can start the piaffe right from the
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2413
"Every horse is different, but you learn to compare, what to do in this moment with this particular horse, and that takes time. Dressage doesn’t go fast, this is the difference between our young riders and our more experienced riders." ~ Reiner Klimke
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2412
"Good young horses are bred, but good advanced horses are trained." ~ Sam Griffiths
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2411
"I never really work a horse for longer than four or five minutes [at a time.] I want to take a quick break, and then we go again. Any of you who’ve worked out know how much a break of 30 seconds can help. It gets some oxygen
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2410
On asking the horse to work for an hour... "Don’t forget he has 23 hours to sleep." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2409
From Facebook fan Racheal Hawkins-Cox ~ "Compressing forward energy creates more power at the jumps."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2408
"I want any rider approaching any jump to concentrate on rhythm. They should concentrate on HOW they get there, not where they get to." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2407
It is SO easy to let bad habits creep into your riding. This is why you must have eyes on the ground - no matter what level you ride at!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2406
"Beware of the modern day notion that a person can 'invent' a new horse training method. There are no quick and easy ways. Truth is that the training of a horse is a study, a craft, an art. Training takes patience and the knowledge develops over many
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2405
Remember that even a COW can jump a 3 foot fence from a standstill... if it wants to. So never worry about whether or not your horse has enough scope to do lower level eventing or jumping. The bigger issue is whether or not you can keep him balanced at
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2404
The key to a successful transition back into a working trot after a stretching trot is to ride forward as you are adjusting the reins, while maintaining the bend. Note that "forward" does not mean faster! Read all about forward here.