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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1634

"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

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1633

Even if the rider has all of their body parts generally in the right place, they will feel out of balance and out of "sync" with their horse's movement when the shock absorbing joints in their legs are locked and rigid.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1632

From Facebook fan Lisa Davidson ~ "Progress with horses is like watching grass grow - you can never see it happening but the lawn needs mowing every week!"

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1631

"There is one way to check that you are on the right way – in the high collection you must be able to stretch them so they follow the bit and they are not stuck up there. In every situation you must be able to stretch them – even a piaffe

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1630

"For your horse to be keen but submissive, it must be calm, straight and forward." ~ Bill Steinkraus

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1629

"When the horse jumps, you go with it, not the other way around." ~ Bill Steinkraus

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1628

"The horses which excel in the piaffe are the horses which have not only strong conformation of the hindquarters but also a sharp or electric temperament which leads them to offer the piaffe naturally. Such volatile horses are not always easy to train and compete as youngsters because of

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1627

From Facebook fan Jackie Salyer ~ "Ride as many horses as you can! Each one has something to teach you."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1626

"What must the hand and arm be able to do? Yield, sustain, resist. What they do not need to do is pull, because no rider has ever won a pulling contest with a horse. In order to sustain and resist, the hands must be supported from the rider’s

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1625

Many horses like and do well with a little bit of rein contact throughout the jumping effort. But there are some that are so sensitive, that ANY amount of feel of their mouth at the top of the jumping arc will restrict their form - causing them to either jump with

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1624

From Facebook fan Ashleen McCullough~ "You have to trust in something. Trust your riding, trust your horse, at the very least trust that your trainer knows what you can do. Without trust, you can't complete the exercise (no matter what it is.)"

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1623

"The goal of any rider is to have the horse fall in love with your hands." ~ Tad Coffin

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