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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2127

"We want to GUIDE and SHAPE, we do not want to create straight jackets and do hostile take overs." ~ Manolo Mendez

Tip/Quote of the Day # 2126

"The harder you work, the better you get... if you remember to work harder at getting better." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2125

"Having a horse with crazy gaits and an eagerness to please at 5 years old is freaking me out because I’m really feeling the weight of the responsibility to not push too hard, too fast." ~ Lauren Sprieser Something every rider should be thinking about!

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2124

"I think it is important to recognize that horses do not just teach us about how to ride and train them... they teach us lessons about our lives, and how to live them." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2123

Dressage is natural for horses, but that does not mean it is always easy for them. Since we cannot explain to them why we are asking them to do things that require increased effort, and go against their natural instincts to do things in the easiest way possible - we must

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2122

"The seat and weight aids are supporting aids. They support either a leg or rein aid, or both. Don’t underestimate their significance though. They are important aids, especially in the fine tuning of advanced horses. The leg and rein aids will fail to achieve their full effectiveness without

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2121

"As I grew older, I became more aware of the basic principles of dressage, and the first is soundness. In my country we have vets at the stables 24/7 – it's a red flag, it tells you something is wrong. Why is the horse limping? Because it

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2120

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 # 2119

If your breastplate is fairly tight when your horse is standing still, you will be preventing your horse from being able to use his shoulders at all as he moves and jumps. Make sure there is enough room to put a fist between the middle of the breastplate and the

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2118

You can't balance or collect energy that you don't have. Forward first!

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2117

"I’m a big fan of ground lines. I think it teaches the horse to have better technique in front. Everything that we do is connected — the way we start on the cross rail to this, it all connects. We're building through our training." ~ McLain Ward

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2116

"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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