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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1610

"Body awareness is essential. You must be trained to feel each body part as you’re riding, such as your big toe, your little finger." ~ Conrad Schumacher

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1609

"Use your chest muscles as if you are riding into a strong wind." ~ Mary Wanless

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1608

"Mental fitness is very important. Being able to sit quietly and handle your body is a prerequisite for mental fitness." ~ Conrad Schumacher

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1607

"In dressage everything depends on the rider. The best horse in the world means nothing if the rider can’t ride." ~ Conrad Schumacher

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1606

From Facebook fan Elise Vandover ~ "I often tell my students that the outside rein is like the vinyl wall of an above-ground pool; elastic, stretchy and flexible, but enough of a boundary to keep the 'water in the pool.'"

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1605

"The first thing I do is move them off my leg. After the lateral work, nine times out of 10, horses put their head down because their back is coming up. No draw reins, no gimmicks, just the inside leg to the outside rein." ~ Anne Kursinski

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1604

The better the rider's seat, the more easily the horse can understand the rider's aids. So make working on developing and maintaining an independent seat a top priority!

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1603

"So long as we allow riders with an incorrect seat, with incorrect aids, to approach horses, then we will only have an accumulation of mistakes. The longer they ride a horse, the more damage they do, and it should be the opposite. The longer a good rider rides a

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1602

From Facebook fan Kate M. Severson ~ "Sometimes taking a step back, looping the reins, and just letting the horse do its job is the hardest thing to do! I need to let go of my perfectionism and stop trying to always micromanage, especially in the show jumping. Sit up,

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1601

With green horses that don’t yet fully understand the bending aids, or for those who struggle with bending one direction, it can be helpful to bring your outside rein a little away from their neck (to the outside) as you bend them. This makes the outside rein a little

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1600

"Where it tips over, that positive tension, is if you let the horse get strong in the bridle. Once you let the horse become heavy on the hand and strong in the bridle, it’s not positive any more, because then there is a block. If you can create

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1599

Every horse you ride can tell pretty quickly if you genuinely like them or not. And it makes a difference.

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