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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1490

Tightly clamped thighs make you lose your nice deep seat, and drive the horse's back down into a hollow position.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1489

From Facebook fan Jenny Ferro ~ "When schooling babies over XC make sure you make it fun, enjoyable, encouraging, and let them figure out how to get themselves out of a bind. Sit up, look up, and kick on!"

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1488

"I have had to work to get flying changes because I didn't have a schoolmaster when I was learning. I count the steps: 1, 2, 3. Here is what I do: * I check that my horse is listening to me by doing a big half halt. If

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1487

"I love hot horses. I hate kicking. I’m a lazy rider. I love to just sit and steer." ~ Charlotte Dujardin

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1486

The concept of collection is often best introduced to the horse in the canter, as that is often the gait that the horse finds it easiest to learn how to "sit" more behind.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1485

The old masters learned early on that riding accurate arena patterns is the key for improving a horse's balance and straightness. Always keep this in mind in your training.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1484

"Flex your horse to the outside when necessary to improve the horse's acceptance of the connection." ~ Chris Bartle

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1483

If you want your horse to build the right topline muscling, you need to ensure that they are truly connected and moving correctly through their bodies while you do things like hillwork and cavaletti. If you do these things with a horse that is hollow backed and not using his

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1482

"A good rider lives on the small number of good steps and he builds on them. He forgets about the bad things. Inexperienced riders think mostly about the bad things." ~ Kyra Kyrklund

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1481

The purpose of transitions is not just to get from one gait to the next. But to do so in a way that further gymnasticizes the horse, and improves his carriage.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1480

“If the leg is required at every stride to maintain the impulsion then it is necessary to return to the basic priorities again in order to teach the horse to remain active and forward thinking without constant use of the leg.” ~ Chris Bartle

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1479

"The instructor improves the horse only through the rider, so the riding lesson should focus on the rider." ~ Charles de Kunffy

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