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Tip/Quote of the Day # 569

Much like the way the horse is "in front of your leg" when he is responsive and thinking forward, he also needs to be "in front of" your inside leg to be responsive and bending properly.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 568

Every time you pull back on the inside rein, you block the horse's inside hind leg from stepping fully underneath his body.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 567

"Every rein aid must be preceded by an action of the torso. Otherwise you only address the horse's head." ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 566

Horse and rider are not truly safe on cross country until they are both comfortable getting right to the base of the jumps.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 565

The intensity of your half halt is about the strength of your seat and core, and the push into the connection... not the amount of pull on the reins.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 564

"Suppleness in the back is the most important basic you can give your horse. When a horse is not supple in his back, it’s a big deal for him. Horses store a lot of emotion in their backs. If you have ever hurt your back, you know how

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 563

The more balanced and collected the horse is, the more narrow the track he can travel on. The highly trained horse would be able to canter on a balance beam.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 562

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

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 561

To help your horse perform a true medium or extended trot, think about maintaining some of the elevation that you have in your collected trot as you move into it.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 560

"The sequence of an aid is not complete until you soften it." ~ George Williams

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 559

"It can be difficult to analyze your horse's performance whilst you are also concentrating on not falling off." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 558

Your comfort zone will keep expanding, every time you venture just outside of it.

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