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Tip/Quote of the Day # 699

Thinking of steering your horse from the middle of his body rather than his nose will help you to keep all of his body parts under control.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 698

Horses speak through actions. Try to listen to what they are telling you.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 697

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 reinforcement of that aid.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 696

"Our job is to prepare the line and canter, then ride forward to the jump. Riding forward to the jump is NOT accelerating to the jump. There is a difference. When riders got to a longer or shorter distance than ideal, the emphasis should be on the rider staying

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 695

With horses, just like with people, let your actions speak for you. For example, you may think you are rewarding your horse when you say "Good boy" or "Good girl"… but if you don't also release the aid, your horse will not really feel

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 694

"Every transition you ride at home has to be a good one." ~ Charlotte Dujardin

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 693

Riders often get to sitting crooked when trying to "weigh" a particular seat bone. So when I am teaching, and I want riders to use the influence of their weight or a particular seat bone as an aid, I tell them to "engage" that seat bone

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 692

"The goal of our training is to build the horse's mind and his muscles. Suppleness and relaxation require adequate muscle strength. strengthening requires both contraction and relaxation. Blood flow and oxygenation occur when the muscle relaxes. If the muscle is kept in a constant state of contraction,

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 691

So often, riders are taught to "lean back" when going down hills and over drop fences. While this is better than leaning too far forward in either of those situations, you must remember that as a rider you are where your center of gravity is, not where your

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 690

The key to riding good "cross the diagonal" movements in the Dressage ring is to ride deeply in the preceding corner, while keeping the impulsion through the turns, so that the energy level stays consistent throughout the movement.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 689

The more complex the movement, the more the basic foundation is tested. If you run into an issue when attempting a particular movement, always be ready to look back to that foundation to fix it.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 688

"Although breeders have created a better horse, the market has created a demand for a stronger, healthier, more powerful horse. It's easier to sell a horse that looks like a carefully developed eight-year-old, and not like a three- or four-year-old just beginning his

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