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Tip/Quote of the Day # 721

The fastest cross-country horses are not necessarily the fastest horses in general, but the ones that are the easiest to set up for the jumps. So work on your horse's adjustability.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 720

"Squeezing with the fingers is a backward action, the sneakiest form of pulling." ~ Peter De Cosemo

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 719

The horse shouldn't feel punished for trying to escape the connection, they should just feel unsuccessful.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 718

When you have a good contact, your horse can feel your thoughts transmitted through the reins.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 717

It should be a big red flag to you if your instructor is the type to say that all jumps should be treated the same. It can be a sign of lack of knowledge or teaching experience in a trainer. Riders should be aware of every question posed by each

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 716

With fresh horses that want to look around and be unfocused, do yourself and your horse a favor, and let them have some free time to relax at the beginning of a workout. Either a short time lunging or free schooling, or simply a 10 to 20 minute walk on

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 715

A calm, attentive horse begins with a calm, attentive handler.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 714

The more thoroughly you have prepared for a movement or transition, the more you can just allow it to happen, rather than making it happen.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 713

The most energy efficient way for a horse to gallop cross country is to gallop in balance, so that very little adjustments are necessary in front of the fences. If you could gallop in such a way that a fence could drop from the sky and land in front of

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 712

To build anything successfully, you need the right tools. Riding is about building a successful partnership between you and your horse. The tools you need to do that are patience, knowledge, understanding, and feel.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 711

“Riders use the spur instead of the calf of the leg. This is wrong. As trainers and judges, we need to encourage putting the rider in front of the leg, NOT the spur.” ~ Christoph Hess

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 710

A rider's rigid elbows will cause the horse's back to become correspondingly rigid.

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