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Tip/Quote of the Day # 230

"If a horse becomes more beautiful in the course of his work, it is a sign that the training principles are correct." ~ Colonel Podhajsky

Tip/Quote of the Day # 229

"Dressage is the art of putting one crooked body on top of another crooked body and making them both straight." ~ Richard Weis

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 228

When you hurry a horse, you usually just get to the wrong place faster.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 227

From Facebook fan Annette Gaynes ~ "Scott Peterson gave me advice of thinking of myself as a chimney and letting my horse's tension pass through my body and out instead of holding it in so it could build."

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 226

"The horse’s response cannot be to say to his rider, 'You blinked. I can’t jump when you blink. I can’t work under these conditions!' Oh, no. The fact that you needed three-sixteenths of an ounce more pressure with your reins or that your

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 225

You can give the rein without throwing away the contact. As with most things in riding, giving the rein should be subtle.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 224

“Teaching is more than imparting knowledge, it is inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts, it is acquiring understanding.” ~ William Arthur Ward

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 223

Always be on the lookout for the horse's natural tendency to step to the outside of its body with the outside hind leg in circles and turns, in an attempt to avoid loading the hind legs. Only by truly bending in the ribcage and staying on the track

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 222

Riders who can accept and learn from criticism will generally improve the most.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 221

If you keep your horse balanced at the gallop between fences, you will have less "set up" work to do in front of the jumps. This means that you can be faster, smoother, and more efficient at the fences. Which will help to preserve your horse's

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 220

You cannot judge how "light" a horse is entirely by the feel of the reins. Many times riders are fooled into thinking they have found true lightness, when in fact the horse is just posing in a false frame.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 219

Systematic, progressive training is like stacking one building block squarely on top of another, to eventually build a strong, solid building. Done this way, you have a solid foundation, and can simply "go back a step" if you run into difficulties.

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