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Tip/Quote of the Day # 144
Horses that carry tension in their bodies are much more likely to be spooky, resistant, and disobedient. Use suppling exercises to help dissolve that tension.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 143
A rider should focus on the top rail of the jump they are approaching, until the moment that the horse's head blocks their view of the jump (which is dependent on the size of the jump and the height of the horse's head carriage.) At which
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 142
Jumping from the trot is a great exercise in patience for both the horse and the rider.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 141
From member and Facebook fan Catherine Norman ~ "I must remember that my hands can go forward without the rest of my body following."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 140
From Facebook fan Lisa Roberts ~ "Good dresssge, like good coffee, is rich, smooth and well worth the wait."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 139
Many riders have a tendency to take their legs off when the horse gets excited, but this trains the horse that he can make the rider take the pressure off of him by acting up. Keep your legs on, ignore the nonsense, and keep riding forward.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 138
The horse usually tries to compensate for the lack of strength in his back and his haunches by seeking support in the rider's hands. So if your horse does this, you might want to consider adding some strength training to your horse's regime.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 137
Horses love a routine… it gives them confidence. With the nervous or green horse, develop a warm up routine that you will use every day. And make sure it stays the same at shows.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 136
“The most important thing that I want to see today is horses looking where they’re going. I don’t want horses to be waiting, waiting, waiting for instruction. I want them to be looking forward, watching how their expressions change and how their ears lock onto the fences."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 135
Always be on the lookout for even the most subtle amount of bulging to the outside on circles and turns, as it is highly unbalancing to the horse. And remember that too much bend in the neck is the number one cause of bulging to the outside.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 134
Think about keeping your head up and still throughout the jumping motion to help keep your upper body more quietly poised.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 133
The rider's hand should act as a filter, and not as a closed drain plug, which would kill the energy of the hind legs.