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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1323

It is a good idea to sit back every month or so and assess your training program and its current results. Be ready to add to or change your plan if you are not seeing results.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1322

You have to have experiences to gain experience.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1321

I find that many riders are using bits that are too big for their horse’s mouths. While certainly better than a bit that is too small, when a bit is too big there is too much movement of the bit sliding back and forth in the horse’s mouth.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1320

"The most important thing is for the horse to be thinking on its own. Unless you’re Michael Jung, you make mistakes and things go wrong. You have to teach the horse the stride isn’t always right, the line isn’t always right, and that’s why we

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1319

From member Karen Barbato ~ "Asking my horse to move laterally off my leg is NOT a negotiation. DO IT NOW (and with a happy face!)"

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1318

Great tip from member Sharon Fitzgerald ~ "It is only when you get completely out of your horse's way that you can feel exactly what they are doing and then have a hope in hell of influencing it. Otherwise you might be spending a lot of time just

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1317

"Riders who are successful are ready for things that are not what they have planned for. They're thinking, on their toes, and reacting. They are ready for trouble." ~ Lucinda Green

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1316

"The horse’s posture, his strength, and his suppleness, all influence very much the sensations that the bit creates in him." ~ Dupaty de Clam

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1315

"Don't take the tempo down without revving the engine." ~ Chris Bartle

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1314

The more often you give the reins, the softer your horse will be… both in the mouth and in the body.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1313

Riding with shorter stirrups will stretch out your leg and improve your shock absorbers.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1312

It can be a good exercise in awareness to exaggerate both extremes of an aspect of your position, such as leaning all the way to the left and then all the way to the right. Whichever way feels easier or less awkward for you might indicate that you tend to

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