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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1286
The halt must come from the body of the rider, not the reins.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1285
From Facebook fan Joan Dunlap ~ "Fix your position first... then the horse will adjust theirs."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1284
It is possible to have contact without a real connection (in fact it is quite common, unfortunately), but a true connection always involves good contact. The connection involves the horse's entire body… with energy created in the horse's hind legs traveling through the horse's
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1283
Excessive bend in the neck, whether lateral (to the side) or longitudinal (behind the vertical), disconnects the haunches from the rein aids and allows the horse to remain locked up in other parts of the body, such as the poll and hips.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1282
Looseness and suppleness in the horse is demonstrated by full body movement and the maximization of the horse’s range of motion in the stride of each gait.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1281
"The art of cross country is allowing your horse to gallop along in rhythm and jump out of his stride." ~ Andrew Hoy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1280
If you tend to ride in a chair seat with your feet out in front of you, try to think about stretching up tall, so that your seat bones point straight down… and then think of bending your knees so that your seat bones point to your heels. Eventually you
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1279
When your horse is messing about with his leads or tossing his head between jumps on course, don’t let it distract you from what is most important - his rhythm.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1278
"Infinite repetitions of one and the same problematic movement are usually a sign of insecurity in the rider and serve no purpose other than self-satisfaction. The horse doesn't gain anything from it. It leads to an overwrought horse and causes muscle fatigue and nervousness. Here, a
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1277
Shoulder in is the single best secret weapon when it comes to improving the horse's walk.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1276
The more a horse relaxes within a lateral movement, the more gymnastic value the exercise will have.