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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1582

"Push him to contact, release and then push to contact again." ~ Carl Hester

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1581

When a horse is ridden with a hollow back, his back muscles cannot properly support the rider's weight. The horse will then be at an increased risk for sore back muscles or even kissing spines. This is why it is SO important that we teach them how to

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1580

"To influence the horse’s neck position one must work on its position from the haunches rather than from the reins." ~ Charles de Kunffy

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1579

"When thinking about collecting a horse--closing a horse from behind to shift his center of gravity further back--many riders only think of closing the horse longitudinally from hocks to bridle. However, one also closes the horse laterally, i.e., from outside leg to inside rein, and from inside leg

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1578

"If you practice being fluid, you eventually will be fluid. If you're casual about it, it will never happen." ~ Joe Fargis

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1577

"A horse with cadence is athletic and light on his feet. He looks and feels as if he’s dancing. That cadence, or 'marked accentuation of the rhythm,' makes him move with more expression." ~ Kathleen Raine

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1576

"Trust and respect are two-way streets. We want the horse to accept us as leaders of the herd, to guide them safely and to provide protection and comfort. In return, they will give us their respect, and willing submission to our ideas about what to do next, and when

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1575

"My coaches insisted that the reins may be used for a thousand things except for two: to inhibit the haunches or to set the shape of his neck." ~ Charles de Kunffy

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1574

"A horse's energies are gathered up from behind and by yielding on the reins and giving him the room to step through to the center of gravity, the neck will shape to reflect the activities in the haunches. Trying to achieve collection by working on the horse&

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1573

"The horse must perform from joy, not subservience. Praising a horse frequently with voice, a gentle pat, or relaxing the reins is very important to keep the horse interested and willing." ~ Klaus Balkenhol

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1572

From Facebook fan Firn Hyde ~ "Reschooling a horse with vices and sending it back to its owner is not enough. The vices will return with unguided riding. Only by retraining both horse and rider can the problem be solved."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1571

"Whenever a horse has learned a new movement or a new aid in its basic form, the rider should give him a break and deliberately ride something else for a few days or weeks. When he returns to the movement, he will notice how much more easily the training

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