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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1168

"If you act like you've only got 15 minutes, it will take all day. Act like you've got all day, and it wil take 15 minutes." ~ Monty Roberts

Tip/Quote of the Day # 1167

"When you are in the Comfort Zone, you can ride without thinking. In the Stretch Zone, you are working on something you can’t do by habit. In the Panic Zone, you can’t think clearly and are paralyzed. These zones apply to both horses and riders. If both

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1166

"I work quite a lot in the walk. What you and your horse can’t do slowly, you can’t do at the speed of trot or canter either." ~ Kyra Kyrklund

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1165

When jumping into deep water, you must approach at a slower pace. Too much speed jumping into deep water will make it much more likely for the horse to fall on landing.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1164

Riders who ride with stirrups that are even slightly too long are often the first ones to stand up and jump up the horse's neck when they get to a jump!

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1163

Always keep in mind that narrow fences, angles, and corner jumps can feel even harder near the end of your cross country course. Mental and physical fatigue (of either horse or rider) can make a stupid mistake more likely to happen.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1162

From Facebook Fan Joan Dunlap ~ "They are horses first ... beautiful, living, breathing beings ... what they do for us is secondary and should come from their heart .... don't ever let the ribbons or money rule (or ruin) your relationship with them."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1161

From Facebook Fan Ginger Kathleen Coombs ~ "Just because a horse isn't limping, it doesn't mean they feel good. By the time you get pinned ears, lameness, or bad behavior, you may have been missing little signs or have seen and not understood them."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1160

When you ride with a stronger bit, your goal needs to be to use it as little as possible.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1159

It can be a good idea to note whether the first jump on your show jumping course is a vertical or an oxer, and plan to finish your warm up on that shape of jump. For example, if the first jump on course is an oxer, you will want your

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1158

A rider's leg should lie on their horse's sides like slightly "al dente" noodles.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1157

"Acceptance of the bit happens in the haunches, not in the mouth." ~ Thomas Ritter

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