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Tip/Quote of the Day # 545

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.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 544

When you realize that you are meeting a jump on a half stride, it can be challenging to keep a calm, clear head! Give yourself something constructive to think about, and tell yourself to just stay still and keep riding your horse's hind legs all the way till

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 543

Many riders place their saddles too far forward! Make sure that the solid parts of the saddle are behind the horse's shoulder, to allow for freedom of the shoulder.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 542

Many riders have a tendency to throw away the rein contact when asking for an upward transition. All that does is encourage the horse to make the transition by throwing his weight forward onto the forehand. Stay still, and make the transition by asking the horse to step up INTO

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 541

A trick to help you find your "bearing down" core muscles when riding is to cough quietly.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 540

The more well trained the horse is, the more often the rider can sit in "neutral", with no aids on whatsoever.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 539

"When you have really long legs, don't be swinging them around and using them like clubs." ~ Catherine Haddad

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 538

"Adopt a classical position, resist all fads and gadgets, and ride the horse quietly and softly between the two straight lines of the stirrup leather and the elbow to the horse's mouth. It's simple. It's just not easy." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 537

Every galloping fence is an opportunity to awaken your horse's initiative, and show him how FUN it is to run and jump - and should be used as such.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 536

Ask, insist, reward.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 535

"Everything you teach your horse can and will be used against you." ~ Brian Sabo

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 534

“I like to think about making my body longer in the front to make me sit up instead of thinking ‘shoulders back,’ which can make you stiff.” ~ Mary King

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