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Tip/Quote of the Day # 614

“Banging the horse’s sides with the ankles, especially in the sitting trot will certainly disturb the horse’s gait.” ~ Nuno Oliveira

Tip/Quote of the Day # 613

From Facebook fan Suzanne Johnson Dortch ~ "When in doubt, breathe out."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 612

“With the bend on the circles and in the travers, it is important to use as little inside rein as possible. If you need the inside rein, there is something wrong with the earlier work.” ~ Christoph Hess

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 611

The best jumps are when the horse maintains the same rhythm and stride length on the approach AND the landing. You should be able to cover your eyes, and *hear* the consistency of the horse's stride in the final strides, and again on landing. If you can hear

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 610

“Riding forward to the jump is NOT accelerating to the jump. There is a difference.” ~ William Fox Pitt

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 609

Don't let the quality of your transitions suffer in your effort to be accurate. While both are important, it is more important to perform good transitions, than to perform them exactly at the letter.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 608

Remember that even a cow can jump a 3 foot fence from a standstill - if it wants to. So never worry about whether or not your horse has enough scope to do lower level eventing or jumping. The bigger issue is whether or not you can keep him balanced at

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 607

When lunging, pivot with one foot so that you keep yourself still and centered in the middle of your horse's circle. This way, he will learn to make an actual circle shape, rather than an odd shape.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 606

"You're never going to be perfect, let go." ~ Chris Bartle

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 605

“Only the rider who is free from any contraction will have a horse equally free from contraction. A team such as this is the ideal” ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 604

The "hold their head up and gallop" approach to training your horse to jump ditches may get you over, but it can easily cause your horse to be somewhat afraid of ditches for the rest of their life. It is much better to go slow and let them

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 603

“Happy horses get high marks. Good basics get high marks. Too many horses do the movements held and forced, and this will get low marks.” ~ Christoph Hess

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