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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4195

Horses want you to say what you mean, and to mean what you say, with both your aids and your body language.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4194

Proper hand position will help you to remain loose and supple in your arms. Deviating in any way from the perfect hand position will immediately cause your arm muscles to tighten.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4193

A successful jump is more about the approach than the jumping effort itself.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4192

"The inside rein must always be ready with a GOOD OFFER." ~ Reiner Klimke

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4191

"I do a lot of cavaletti work also with my dressage horses because then I can really make them active behind, over the back, stretching into your hand, and really supple in the back." ~ Ingrid Klimke

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4190

"Allow your horse the opportunity to use his neck more." ~ Reiner Klimke

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4189

The half pass helps to develop the brilliance of the medium and extended trot, by increasing hip and stifle flexibility, and freeing up the horse's shoulders.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4188

Ride in counter flexion to correct over bending, on circles AND on straight lines, as needed.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4187

Always keep your spine stretched upward when riding. When you slump, your head and shoulders will become "heavy", and your horse will likely become heavy in your hands.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4186

Sometimes you can make your circles better by not working on circles! Work on squares, 90 degree turns, and diagonal lines for a while, and maybe some nose to the wall leg yield. Then come back to your circles, after you have worked on better use of and response to

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4185

The quality of the contact that the horse will give you is largely dictated by the amount of hind leg activity at that moment, and how much the energy from that activity is able to flow in an uninterrupted way through the horse's supple and permeable body into

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4184

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

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