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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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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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A rider's rigid elbows will cause the horse's back to become correspondingly rigid.
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Give your brain something positive to think about when you are worried.
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"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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"Milder bits make many horses happier." ~ Jackie Smith
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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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When jumping, let the turn into the fence be a part of your half halt.
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"We get the horses as loose as possible before we ask them to do more work in their bodies. if they’re not loose in the beginning, they’re not going to be loose and supple in their proper work." ~ Charlotte Dujardin
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Many riders place their saddles too far forward! Make sure that the solid parts of the saddle are behind the horse's shoulder to allow for freedom of the shoulder.
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From Facebook fan Jessica Fuller Stewart ~ "When my horse is truly forward he can not bulge his shoulder in the corners as easily. If I let him back off just a little in the corner he can then bulge very easy. Forward is everything!"
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From Facebook fan Joan Childs ~ "Your hands must be free in order to use them effectively. You can not pull, push, follow, open or close your reins if they are busy being a source of your balance."
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From Facebook fan Lynn Sullivan ~ "It's easier to stay fit then to get fit.....An old saying but applies to horses as well as riders."