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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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Tip/Quote of the Day # 557
The opening inside rein gives the horse the indication that the turn is about to happen. The outside aids actually make the turn happen.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 556
The more independent and effective the rider's seat is, the less hand or leg aids they will need to control the horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 555
“The collected trot is that which desires to be in the extended trot. Do you feel the extended trot alive in it?” ~ Robert Dover