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Tip/Quote of the Day # 578

"If you want to hear something profound, practice being a profoundly good listener." ~ Suzanne Johnson

Tip/Quote of the Day # 577

“Each use of the hand has to be preceded by an action of the upper body, otherwise the rider is merely influencing the horse’s head.” ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 576

Don't forget your outside leg in the circle of bending aids.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 575

Shoulder in to the right really strengthens the right hind leg, which will help to improve the horse's ability to do haunches in and half pass to the left. And vice versa.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 574

"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 # 573

The horse should be just as much "on the aids" in the stretching frame as he is in a working frame.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 572

Remember that you don't "push" your horse anywhere… you give him signals.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 571

"Good riders forget about the bad things. Inexperienced riders think mostly about the bad things. There are many roads to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same from the top." ~ Kyra Kyrklund

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 570

From Facebook fan Jennifer McGinley ~ "I'm realizing this concept more and more recently. If you establish the canter you need (balanced, adjustable) and keep the horse on his feet. Your horse can jump from anywhere. We are learning that you can actually ride forward and powerful to

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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.

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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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