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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2380

From Facebook fan Joan Dunlap ~ "You must conquer your own fears, lack of knowledge and short-comings before you can even start to help your horse with theirs."

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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