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Tip/Quote of the Day # 468
Both horses and riders ultimately learn from and cement behaviors through repetition. Make sure you are repeating things correctly.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 467
You have to have your core muscles engaged when riding, so that the horse's movement doesn't displace you.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 466
When a horse begs to stretch often throughout his work, he is telling you that his topline is not strong enough to support the amount of work in self carriage that you are asking for. His muscles are fatigued at that point, and if you don't let him
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 465
The balance and shape of your canter stride is what determines the kind of take off spot that develops. A long, strung out stride usually means either a long spot or a "chip". And a shorter, more balanced canter with the hind legs well under the body will
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 464
When running cross country in wet, muddy conditions, always look for the best possible footing for your horse in the galloping stretches. Often this means moving slightly off to the side of the track that everyone else has been running in. This little trick will save your horse lots of
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 463
"Make him a short horse with bigger paces rather than a long horse with shorter paces." ~ Stephen Clarke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 462
It is so common to see riders "doing too much" with their bodies over a fence (i.e. jumping a 2'6" vertical like it is a 5 foot oxer). Ironically, riders often do this to try to "help" the horse over the jump.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 461
Jumping is so easy for the horse if you have the right canter. Repeat this mantra regularly: It's all about the canter. It's all about the canter…
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 460
“It is a lot better to risk losing a bit of contact than not to yield.” ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 459
When negotiating rolling terrain, you must make the balance change in your position just before your horse has begun the downhill slope. If you wait untill the first stride of the downhill slope to make your position change (hips back, stretch up a bit), you could be caught out of
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 458
"The relaxing of the legs and the hands of the rider is the proof of the real collection, and the collection is the poetry of the impulsion." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 457
Always remember that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. And that the distance you will travel between elements in any combination or related distance will change if you are not straight.