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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2378
Think of riding the horse's outside hind leg actively through the turns to your jumps, to keep that canter well engaged behind.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2377
It takes an experienced instructor to know whether a rider who has lost their confidence needs to move back to smaller jumps and more simple exercises, or if that rider instead needs to be shown the exact techniques that are going to fix their problem, and then pushed hard, so
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2376
"Do your warm up trot sets with shorter stirrups in a two point instead of posting. If you listen closely, you can hear me laughing… most of us cannot trot in two point for three five minute sets, much less stay there for our conditioning sets. Even though you
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2375
While the distance in between the jumps is a big deciding factor in the speed and length of stride that you should approach with... generally approaching a combination or complex off of a shorter, bouncier stride will give you more options.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2374
Many riders think too much about stopping in downward transitions... meaning they won't be truly riding forward. This will likely cause the horse to brace against the hand, and/or to lose the activity of the hind legs. Instead, try thinking of changing gears without losing any of
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2373
The quality of your turn into the jump will go a long way towards producing a quality jump.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2372
From Facebook fan Jackie Ericksen ~ "Ride as many horses as you can! Each one has something to teach you."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2371
To help keep your horse uphill when spiraling in on a circle, imagine that you are going up a spiral staircase. With each stride inward on the spiral, grow taller and think about going up an imaginary step.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2370
"We cannot touch the mouth until the horse is making enough energy that it's safe to touch him in the mouth." ~ Laura Graves
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2369
Always keep in mind that you need to engage your horse's brain to get him to truly think forward. Your goal should not be to merely get his feet moving, but to ignite the area of his brain that makes him decide to want to move forward. Only
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2368
As my horse's leader, it is my job to always try to be aware that I am the leader.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2367
Eventers need to make sure that the saddle that they use for cross country is truly suitable. The flap needs to be forward enough to give you room to easily push your feet out in front of you for security whenever necessary (such as galloping downhill, drop into water, deep