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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1450

"In the half pass you should feel that the outside hind leg is carrying the load forward." ~ Nuno Oliveira

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1449

"Sit on your bum. If you do that you’re part of the movement. If you squeeze with your thighs you can’t sit. Stay soft in your hips, draw yourself into the saddle and keep the calf just against his rib cage." ~ Bettina Hoy

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1448

A great instructor is always thinking and learning about new ideas and concepts, and is always looking for new ways to impart those ideas to their students. The minute one stops learning, one stops growing - and can become stagnant.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1447

Your seat shouldn't stop the horse's hind legs, it should send them actively up into your hand to stop the horse on its hindquarters.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1446

Think about keeping your head up and still throughout the jumping motion to help keep your upper body more quietly poised.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1445

Always be aware of the amount of tension you carry when riding, and whether you are breathing softly and evenly or holding your breath. Talking or humming quietly is a good way to ensure you keep breathing.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1443

The more thoroughly you have prepared for a movement or transition, the more you can just allow it to happen, rather than making it happen.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1442

A rider's rigid elbows will cause the horse's back to become correspondingly rigid.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1441

Give your brain something positive to think about when you are worried.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1440

"Do not attribute every resistance of failure of the horse to inattention or stubbornness. These are often due to ill fitting bits or saddlery, to a poor rider, to lack of condition or approaching unsoundness, to noises, unaccustomed surroundings, or even to the weather." ~ Carl Hester

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1439

"Milder bits make many horses happier." ~ Jackie Smith

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1438

From Facebook fan Dana Ferguson ~ "I was lucky enough to get to attend a clinic with Reiner Klimke and he loved to use the halt as a test. I loved it because I ride a lot on my own with no mirrors. So if the halt is square, closed

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