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Tip/Quote of the Day # 929

"Sometimes we have to surprise the crazy ones to make them do a nice test, and either do no warm up or do something random, but overall, horses love a routine." ~ William Fox Pitt

Tip/Quote of the Day # 928

Frequent quality transitions are the best way to confirm that your horse is listening equally to both the driving aids and the restraining aids.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 927

On the question of "Should I use a stronger bit?" Jimmy Wofford says, "The correctly trained horse should be able to compete in a plain snaffle and simple cavesson in all three disciplines. However, it takes a long time to train your horse correctly, and you have

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 926

From Facebook fan Donna Peters ~ "Once you feel what it feels like when the withers rise and the back fills up the space under your seat and thighs, you never forget it."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 925

"The horse needs to learn how to jump from a bad distance. How is he going to learn if you don't practice this?" ~ William Fox Pitt

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 924

Does your horse regularly hit rails behind? Check that you are not hanging onto his mouth, or taking back on the reins on the descent of the jump.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 923

A half halt will not "go through" unless your horse is relaxed in the back and at least somewhat connected.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 922

“My Father always strived for Olympic glory, but he was well aware that he would not reach this goal if he took shortcuts. He knew it was better to wait than rush a horse’s training. Our highest aim is to make our horses more beautiful and keep them healthy

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 921

"Don't look at your steering wheel, look at the road." ~ Chris Bartle

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 920

When the horse is at a level where they are ready for it, mixing up a few strides of shoulder in, a few of half pass, a few more of shoulder in, to a few steps of renvers is a great way to keep your horse sharp to your aids,

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 919

When horses carry tension in their back, it usually shows up one of these two ways: Either the tension incites their flight response, and they want to rush, rush, rush…. or because they don't like the way their bodies feel they become "stuck," and it becomes

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 918

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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