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Tip/Quote of the Day # 857

Tightly clamped thighs make you lose your nice deep seat, and drive the horse's back down into a hollow position.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 856

"If you keep your hands still, you’ll start using your legs." ~ Ulla Salzgeber

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 855

"Don't delude yourself into thinking that you have light, soft hands, if you ride with loose, almost dangling reins on a strung out horse. That can be done with insensitive hands as well. A soft hand requires the rider to feel whether the horse is softly on

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 854

"Use a repetitive process to help young horses learn. You may have to repeat an exercise many times but it will be worth it." ~ Eric Smiley

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 853

Do not make the mistake of always practicing over perfect distances at home. Sometimes practice meeting a jump on a half stride on purpose... and learn to do it well. This will make you and your horse a safe pair out on cross country.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 852

Stay quiet with your aids and let the exercise teach the horse.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 851

When you have an awkward fence on course, more often than not you were losing some quality of the canter on the approach. Keep the quality of the canter the same, and all of the jumps on your course will ride in a similar manner.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 850

“It’s so important that these horses enjoy every day of their work. Our routine is that we train in the school four days a week. On Monday and Tuesday they work, and then on Wednesday they go hacking on the road, and that means every horse—every horse in

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 849

When working with a horse that does not have a great natural lengthening, make sure that you don't ask for too much too soon. Compare this to a singer who is training their vocal cords… they gradually expand their range until they hit their limit. This helps to

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 848

"Don’t set the horse up when cantering over a pole — allow the horse to make mistakes and learn to adjust its own stride to negotiate the pole." ~ Eric Smiley

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 847

“We get the horses as loose as possible before we ask them to do more work in their bodies. if they’re not loose in the beginning, they’re not going to be loose and supple in their proper work.” ~ Charlotte Dujardin

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 846

Your weight or seat aid trumps your leg and hand aids at all times. So if you are unconsciously giving conflicting aids with your weight/seat and your legs or hands, your horse will usually not do exactly what you expect him to do.

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