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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2187

"Every pull and resistance in the horse's neck originates in the back." ~ Stefan Wolff

Tip/Quote of the Day # 2186

"A tense horse's lateral suppleness can be improved by very forward canter leg yields." ~ Carl Hester

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2185

"Long term goals keep you from being frustrated by short term failures...pause....breathe...sigh..repeat...." ~ Carrie Allen

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2184

"Lesson quote of the day (in reference to her horse being crooked) - He feels like two men in a horse suit who aren't speaking to each other! (identity of student being protected :) )" ~ Carrie Wehle

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2183

The quieter you become with your aids, the more detail you can hear and feel.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2182

"Many riders in the name of impulsion, put too much tension in their horses. Others in the name of lightness, have their horse 'abandoned' (without a sufficient connection). The truth of equitation is in between those two extremes." ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2181

When trying to improve the activity and engagement of your horse's hind legs in downward transitions, think of a trot in place and dancing your way to the walk or halt.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2180

When you have a good contact, your horse can feel your thoughts transmitted through the reins.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2179

"One of the goals of dressage is to recreate the natural beauty of the horse’s gaits under the rider, so that the horse moves as beautifully under the weight of the rider as he does at liberty. In order to achieve this, the swinging of the horse’s

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2178

You have to push YOURSELF to get better, because no one is going to do it for you.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2177

The difference between good riding and bad riding is that good riding is difficult to see.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2176

A rider's hands can only be as good as the arms they belong to.

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