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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1726

From Facebook fan Devan Cottrell ~ "When you think you need a half halt, try releasing first....then aha, there's your real half halt. Don't let the status quo be a heavy hand!"

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1725

"The basic techniques, or what they call basics, are more difficult than what comes later, this is the Trap of Dressage. Correct basics are more difficult than the piaffe and passage." ~ Conrad Schumacher

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1724

Riding in a position that puts you in perfect balance is obviously the best place to be much of the time. But there are plenty of times that it is better to be in a defensive balance, with your center of gravity slightly behind your horse’s center of gravity

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1723

Circles and basic lateral work offer the best opportunities to work on increasing the horse's understanding and acceptance of the rider's leg aids.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1722

"Beginners are not bad riders, they merely lack experience. The only truly bad riders are usually 'experienced' in the poorest sense of that word; those who blatantly and ignorantly bully their horses." - Egon von Neindorff

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1721

"Dressage is not an easy sport, there are so many variations, but the reaction to your leg, and straightness, are so important. You just don’t see top Grand Prix riders kicking or straining for a result. Don’t tease him, tap there so quick he doesn’t know

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1720

From member Jennifer Stankiewicz ~ "When my trainer tells me to adjust my body parts, it's always with mentally including maintaining where my center of gravity is in my hips instead of just focusing on the body part I'm supposed to adjust."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1719

Always remind yourself that the basic rule of riding is that energy is created with the legs, directed by the seat, and guided by the reins.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1718

"If the horse is straight, not with the haunches in or out, it depends not on the neck, but on the body. The body is from the shoulder and that’s how you get the horses straight, you get both sides in the same length, that’s it."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1717

"It was a really good lesson for me to learn that sometimes to go forward with training you have to go back and fill in the holes." - Katy Barlow

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1716

From Facebook fan Mikki Schattilly ~ "I have struggled with my right leg/side since I broke my ankle my trainer had me working on my hip position and my leg got better. It's not always where you think you have the issue that fixes it."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1715

"It is easier for horses to relax their muscles when there is no hand in their mouth." ~ Stefan Wolff

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