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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2016

Excellence does not require perfection.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 2015

From Facebook fan Joan Dunlap ~ "Fix your position first ... then the horse will adjust theirs."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2014

You have to think about how you can get into your horse's head, to win him over to your side, rather than trying to muscle him around. Horses usually seek where they are most comfortable. Always keep that in mind.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2013

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 particular problem, and then pushed hard,

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2012

"The art of cross country is allowing your horse to gallop along in rhythm and jump out of his stride." ~ Andrew Hoy

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2011

"When a correctly positioned rider is viewed from the side, her whole leg will lie flat against the horse in a relaxed way with the knees and toes pointing forward. In order to achieve this position, you must develop the ability to stretch the inner adductor muscles in your

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2010

"The greatest hindrance to driving the horse properly comes from riders stiffening their legs…. The horse cannot monitor tight legs as aids and will sour to the pressure, which he will interpret as a meaningless second girth." ~ Charles De Kunffy

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2009

"When the horse is forward, when the horse is using his hind leg more under the body and the neck falls down from out of the wither, then it doesn’t matter if the nose is a little behind the vertical if there is no pulling by the rider.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2008

"Horses are easier to train than people, especially Thoroughbreds because they are always thinking." ~ Steuart Pittman

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2007

A great instructor is always thinking and learning about new ideas and concepts, and is always looking for new ways to impart those ideas to their students. The minute one stops learning, one stops growing - and can become stagnant.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2006

"The harder you work, the luckier you will get." ~ Bill Steinkraus

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2005

"Imagine hanging a wet towel over your horse's back. The pressure of your leg aids needs to be similar to the pressure of the towel on the sides of your horse. Your horse should go on his own with this passive leg aid, and if he does

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