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Tip/Quote of the Day # 831

Make sure there is a slight time lapse between a light aid and a correction. This gives the horse a chance to respond to the light aid - and it gives him a chance to LEARN from the correction.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 830

“The worst mistake a rider can make is to fail to discover and accept a horse’s personality. By oversimplifying horses and lumping them all together the rider risks ‘breaking’ them and taking away their spark.” ~ Klaus Balkenhol

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 829

When turning in the air over jumps, don't start your turn until the horse is at the top of the arc. In other words, once the horse has lifted both shoulders fully, and the knees are up, it is safe to turn. Turning before that moment can cause

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 828

"Only a horse that goes on a light contact can be attentive..." ~ Steffen Peters

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 827

"Never ceases to amaze how many riders think they can get the neck forward by tweaking and twiddling with the reins." ~ Peter DeCosemo

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 826

"You are going to meet a fence one of three ways - short, right or long. Therefore you want to meet it on a stride that the horse can work from - a bouncy energetic canter - then he can add if he needs to and pat the ground, or say thanks

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 825

"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 # 824

"Good riders land over an obstacle, go to the next jump and make a good arrangement. Great riders land with their horses already arranged for the next obstacle." ~ Bill Steinkraus

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 823

Your horse should always be "ready" for a halt as you canter along between jumps. If he is low and heavy, and you know it would likely be hard to stop him smoothly at any point, then you really need to halt and fix it. Show him through

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 822

On jumping around from trainer to trainer, "Any system beats no system." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 821

“First, [the rider] has to be ambitious. Mentally, he has to be well balanced and consistent. He has to be tougher on himself than on the horse. If he gets after the horse too much, he will not get far. One must really be able to push oneself harder than

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 820

Cross country riders always need to have a "plan B" in their heads while on course. And sometimes a plan C and D as well.

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