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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1598

"Try letting go of your own beliefs and see if another way works better." ~ Bernie Traurig

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1597

Try to avoid doing too much repetition of any one movement or exercise, or riding for too long in one direction. Do something different, so you let the muscles that are currently working relax, while you work some new ones.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1596

When running cross country, always pay attention to keeping your horse balanced, straight, and between your leg and hand when galloping over changes of footing. This can help to prevent them from taking a bad step when the footing changes, leading to a stumble or an injury.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1595

Horses that tend to hurry need to be ridden at a slower than ideal pace until they are rhythmical and relaxed, and are no longer trying to hurry.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1594

Keep your inside positioning during your transitions. This will help you to keep your horse more connected through the transitions.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1593

"'I have time' should be the guiding word especially of dressage riders during the entire course of training and remind him of the fact that the goal of the classical art of riding is to be attained only by the gradual increase of demands." ~ Alois Podhajsky

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1592

Regularly walking down some hills can help to keep your horse's stifles strong. If you have a horse that has weak stifles, make sure you plan to add this to your training regime at least 2 or 3 times a week. To get the most benefit, make sure

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1591

On stretching - "To be correct, the angle of the head to the neck should remain the same as when the horse was working with his neck in the more elevated position. This means that when the horse lowers his neck towards the ground his face line will have to

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1590

"Shoulder in is a preparation for the half pass, plus shoulder in gives more connection on the outside rein. Shoulder in makes more suppleness." ~ Johan Hamminga

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1589

"I do hundreds of transitions, loads of them, so transitions become like 'pouring cream.'" ~ Carl Hester

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1588

"Take your time that your horse is more relaxed, then he can really collect." ~ Johan Hamminga

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1587

Don't underestimate the value of simple lateral work in hand as a suppling tool, especially with very green or stiff horses.

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