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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1393

"Once you have ridden cross-country with short stirrups you will never ride cross-country with long stirrups again." ~ Chris Bartle

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1392

"You don't win because you want to, deserve to, or have to. You win doing the things you do everyday while simply working to be better, perfecting your skills." ~ Unknown

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1391

Spend time on the basics, such as straightness and suppleness, and the harder movements will fall into place naturally.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1390

There is nothing wrong with striving for perfection, as long as you don't obsess about it.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1389

The sport of riding is at least 80% mental. Control of your mind is even more important than control of your body.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1388

Speed magnifies mistakes. Therefore your basics had better be fairly solid before you start jumping at speed.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1387

If you shorten the reins when your horse is not thinking forward, he is likely to become even more stuck and behind your leg. Always get him thinking forward first!

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1386

In a movement like shoulder in, where the horse is likely to try to evade the difficulty of bending his body by swinging his quarters out, it can sometimes be helpful to bring your dressage whip forward, and touch the horse with it right in front of the saddle. This

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1385

When a rider has a strong tendency to sit crooked on a horse, they often have that same tendency to sit crooked in general. Pay attention to your habits when seated in situations other than riding. As I often tell my students, when you are in your car driving to

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1384

"The horse has to have independence, responsibility, and tolerance for a variety of distances [when jumping] because you’re going to mess up and the horse has to be able to cope." ~ William Fox Pitt

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1383

"I think most riders do not focus on one of the foremost goals of dressage, which is the development of the gaits. To develop the horse’s gaits, the rider has to have a supple, balanced seat and ride the horse from back to front. Only then can you

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1382

"Most riders know the required movements, but not the directives, and that is what we judges pay attention to. We look to see how the horse is ridden in these required exercises. Is the horse ridden to the contact? Does he maintain rhythm and regularity in all gaits? Does

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