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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1251

"Don’t ride to a jump, looking for a spot. You don’t jump a spot, you jump a jump." ~ Unknown

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1250

The short side of the arena is a great place to show your horse's movement off to the Dressage judge. If your horse is in lovely self carriage, push your hands forward a bit and show it off!

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1249

Your basics are the base of your success. The stronger your base, the further you will go.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1248

From Facebook fan Jodi Waldrip ~ "I've learned that a saddle that truly fits can give you a totally different horse to ride."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1247

Your horse can feel whether or not you have a strong, detailed plan of how to ride your jumping course or dressage test. And he will gain confidence in you if he feels you are confident in your plan.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1246

From Facebook fan Barbara Martin ~ "What happens on the ground is just as important as what goes on in the saddle. Make sure you are giving clear signals to your horse as to who is in charge. We forget this sometimes, I think!"

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1245

"I was riding in a warm-up ring with Bill Steinkraus--you know, the greatest rider America has ever produced? That Bill Steinkraus?--and I asked him, on average, how many fences on a course of ten does he get to accurately. He thought about it and said "

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1244

From Facebook fan Joan Dunlap ~ "If your horse's SI joint is compromised so is their ability to come through from behind with any ease." -- This is SO important, as most horses with sacroiliac issues don't show a lot of signs, so pain in this

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1243

When a horse is crooked his energy gets stopped up like water in a hose with a kink in it.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1242

If your horse is behind your leg or inattentive, he is challenging your authority to some degree.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1241

"A horse 'held in shape' by his rider is only posturing in a seemingly correct outline, usually for the benefit of the inexperienced observers." ~ Charles de Kunffy

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1240

"One should avoid resistances, instead of trying to conquer them." ~ Unknown

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