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Tip/Quote of the Day # 204
From Facebook fan David Wilson ~ "Communicate more effectively - not necessarily more vigorously."
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From Facebook fan David Wilson ~ "Communicate more effectively - not necessarily more vigorously."
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Always try to think ahead and set yourself up for success. Prevention is better than correction.
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Sometimes do your flatwork in your jumping length stirrups, and mostly up off of your horse's back. It is harder to be as effective on the flat this way, but as with most things, you will only get better at it by working on it.
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"If horse isn't even in both reins don't keep pulling the heavy one - work to put the weight in the empty rein" ~ Carl Hester This is so counter intuitive for most riders, but it is the key to success!
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If you figured everything out today, then what would would you do tomorrow? Enjoy your process of being a "work in progress"!
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Use the corner after the jump to get your horse back to you if necessary. Use the corner on the turn into the next jump to elevate the horse's front end.
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Intelligent horses need plenty to occupy their minds. And poles on the ground provide them with something visual to focus on. They help to improve attention, focus, awareness, and confidence.
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From Facebook fan Carrie Allen ~ "What makes a good coach? Someone who can put a 'feeling' into words which make sense when you read them…"
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Work on a horse and that horse gets better. Work on yourself and all your horses get better.
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From our very own blogger Shannon Elizabeth ~ "There is always a light at the end of the tunnel, sometimes you just have to dig a bit further to find it."
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"Once the resistances of the muscles are overcome and the animals are balanced, all horses have soft mouths, as the school horses prove, often with very flat bars. If the muscles resist with full force, if the hindquarters thrust more than the forehand supports, etc., the horse will always
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"The goal is not to raise the neck, it is to lower the hips .” ~ Decarpentry