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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1539
"To ensure correct bend in the haunches-in, imagine wrapping your horse’s body around your inside leg." ~ Charlotte Bredahl-Baker
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1538
"Think about riding your horse up and in front of you. Every chance you get, put your hands forward so you can meet the contact out further. Keep thinking about the frame and keeping your horse growing in front of you." ~ Charlotte Bredahl-Baker
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1537
When doing a turn on the haunches or a pirouette, the rider must keep their weight centered over the horse, with an engaged inside seat bone. I see far too many riders (at all levels) letting their weight fall to the outside, which is a hindrance to their horse in
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1536
"I can really only execute an exercise properly when I fully understand the theory – why and how I am riding the exercise to begin with. For this, I need the relevant knowledge, which is either imparted to me by my riding instructor, or which I gain by reading books,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1535
"The inside rein indicates direction, the outside rein executes direction." ~ Christine Traurig
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1534
Lunge work provides a sound foundation for your work under saddle. It helps young horses to develop confidence in their handlers, helps them to find their own balance at all three gaits, and builds their strength for carrying a rider.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1533
Bending and lateral work stretches the outside of the horse's body. As with any type of stretching, increase your demands gradually as the horse becomes more supple.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1532
When you are teaching your horse something new, begin to teach it to him in the direction that he finds the easiest, so that it is a more positive experience for him.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1531
"You must teach the young horse to clearly understand the difference between yielding versus bending on a circle." ~Christine Traurig
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1530
When your horse is learning something new, and he starts to "get it", giving you a correct response, let him stop and think about it for a minute. Reward, and then say nothing with your aids for at least a few seconds. If you give your horse that
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1529
You have to keep your horse straight in the body when you ask for lateral flexion at the poll, in order to actually get true lateral flexion at the poll.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1528
When turning off of the center line in the Dressage ring, be careful to NOT let your horse drift right before turning left, or drift left before turning right at C. This is such a common mistake, and is an unnecessary way to lose points.