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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1858
"I want to make the horse shorter because he is rounder, not because he is shorter, squeezed, jammed." ~ Miguel Tavora
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1857
Both horse and rider should learn to love that deep takeoff spot. Otherwise they are an accident waiting to happen.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1856
"We work a lot on the canter transition: canter walk canter because it is very good exercise to collect and to improve the canter." ~ Miguel Tavora
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1855
Some horses like a contact with the reins all the way up until the point of takeoff at a jump, while others prefer to have soft or even loose reins in the last stride or so. Make sure you know which type of horse you have.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1854
Any issues you have at the canter are usually there at the walk too, but just don't bother you as much because you're not going very fast. But it is easier to fix things at the walk! So don’t miss that opportunity.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1853
"The outside rein is like any relationship....if you aren't 'there' when you're supposed to be, you allow people who counted on you to fall.” ~ Becky Rickly
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1852
You don't really do yourself any favors when you cater to your weaknesses. For example, if you only like to ride with your whip in your right hand, and it feels odd and uncomfortable in your left - you need to make yourself ride with it in your
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1851
Problems can only truly be fixed by finding their root cause, and addressing that rather than merely addressing the symptoms. Address the symptoms alone, and they will keep coming back. Or new symptoms will develop.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1850
You should always be a nickel behind the horse's motion when jumping at a high rate of speed.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1849
In your Dressage seat, let your legs hang quietly down - close to your horse's sides for easy and intimate communication, but not tight, which would lessen your ability to communicate in a subtle manner.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1848
When you give an aid, whether it is a half halt or an aid to canter - ask very lightly, and then wait a bit to give the horse time to process and respond. This takes the pressure off of the horse, which lets him think more clearly about what
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1847
Mental limitations are often much more career limiting than physical limitations when it comes to riding. If things are difficult for you physically, don't give up!