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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1239

"Anything forced or misunderstood, can never be beautiful." ~ Xenophon

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1238

On instructors that use demeaning coaching methods ~ "Let’s not kid ourselves, despite what we see in sports films and hear in the bar, it’s almost impossible to find any research that shows consistent negativity, or a regular pattern of insults, is beneficial to learning and performance in

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1237

There is no point in working on flying changes until you have the right canter. Start before they are truly ready, and you run the risk of making the flying change forever an anxiety filled movement for the horse.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1236

If you only do a two point position when you are galloping, you don't really give yourself a chance to get fit enough to maintain this position throughout a whole cross country course. If you put in the effort and spend plenty of time in the two point

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1235

The more accurate you are with your eye between jumps, the more confidence your horse will have in you as his leader while jumping.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1234

From member Sharon Fitzgerald ~ "I have learned that if I want my horse to be steady and up to the bridle then I have to provide a steady target [quiet hands] and use leg to keep him up there."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1233

Lateral work can be done in rising trot, and can be a good idea for young horses, horses that are still developing basic strength in their toplines, and horses that tend to lose forward energy in their lateral work.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1232

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 # 1231

"All riders need very loose joints - loose hips, loose shoulders, loose elbows, loose knees, loose ankles. When I say loose I don’t mean uncontrollably loose, but they need to have a very good range of motion, and an absense of unwanted tension. A lot of riders when they

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1230

“Unless he is standing still, then from the moment you get on him, the horse is in a rhythm – it can be regular or irregular – but everything in riding has rhythm to it. Rhythm is a very integral part of horsemanship.” ~ Tad Coffin

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1229

"When your horse has reached its potential, leave it. It's such a nice feeling when you and your horses are still friends." ~ Reiner Klimke

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1228

"It is the difficult horses that have the most to give you." ~ Lendon Gray

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