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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1810

"Resist in exactly the same proportion as the horse resists." ~ George Morris

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1809

"Horses don’t come with a manual. The rider needs to know the aims of training." ~ Susanne Miesner

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1808

"Don’t let him trick you into too much contact. He is allowed to go into your hand, but not an ounce more. Never cover up in training, never one stride with too much in your hand. One ounce too much will build up too much tension; shorten the

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1807

I love to look for an area in a field where I can do a big circle on the side of a hill, where on that circle the horse has to go down into a little dip in the ground and back up again. This can really help the horse

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1806

"I like to keep a little bit of a relaxed knee and thigh and close lower leg. I find if I have my calf close to the horse, I can really control how much pressure I’m putting on my seat. If I get locked in with my knee

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1805

"When you do something too much, too long, it’s called drilling. That’s not a good word with horses. If it’s not perfect it's ok. We have tomorrow, we have next week. Don’t be excessive with the horse." ~ George Morris

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1804

Always finish an exercise with a proper transition to walk, don't just fall into a heap.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1803

"The more avenues of learning, the more rounded the trainer will be. The more variety of exercises, the more rounded the horse will be." ~ Andrea Benson

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1802

"In between the fences, you should be doing everything to get the horse round, to influence the use of his body. On take off, soften those hands a bit more. You’ve done all you can – you can’t actually lift them off the ground with your hands. Quite

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1801

A tip for instructors... When a student has a lightbulb riding moment during a lesson, ask them to explain it you in their own words. This way it becomes even more cemented in their own mind, and you can more easily help them find it again if they lose it.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1800

"Competitive toughness is an acquired skill and not an inherited gift." ~ Chris Evert

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1799

Unless you are intentionally working on a specific weakness in a horse that has trouble making longer distances, it is best to school most gymnastic and gridwork with distances that are at least slightly snug for your horse. As the shorter distances will make your horse rock back more on

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