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Tip/Quote of the Day # 817

"When the rein back is started on demand and carried out without haste, it is a magnificent exercise which should be repeated frequently." ~ Nuno Oliveira

Tip/Quote of the Day # 816

You should be able to change the amount of bend within your lateral work, or in a movement like counter canter. Ask for a little more, then ask for a little less. This will help to keep your horse lighter, straighter, and more responsive.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 815

Think about how a wind up clock or toy works. When you wind up a wind up toy, you coil the spring with a key, and then the toy moves forward with energy until the spring is completely relaxed. When the toy is moving on its own, because there is

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 814

If the double bridle is used too early in training, the horse can easily learn to overbend or overflex at the base of the neck while remaining stiff at the poll. This causes a disconnect, preventing a true connection.... which once established can be quite difficult to correct.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 813

"Only allow the horse to stretch after the horse is off its forehand" ~ Reiner Klimke

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 812

If your horse is spooky, be careful to make sure he never feels punished for spooking or getting tense. If you get mad, pull, kick, or do anything else that can be perceived as a punishment, the anxiety that will be created will usually make your problem worse.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 811

"Once the resistances of the muscles are overcome and the animals are balanced, all horses have soft mouths, as the school horses prove, often with very flat bars. If the muscles resist with full force, if the hindquarters thrust more than the forehand supports, etc., the horse will always

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 810

When riding with stirrups that are too long, the temptation to raise your hands, stand up, and put your weight directly against your horse is almost irresistible.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 809

To alter a person's (or a horse's) habits, you almost always have to shift something in their environment.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 808

Bending and lateral work stretches the outside of the horse's body. As with any type of stretching, increase your demands gradually as the horse becomes more supple.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 807

Horses with back or SI issues often do best with a canter very early on in their warm up routine.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 806

If you think you can (or cannot) do something, your horse will usually believe you.

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