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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4088

"Through gaining competence, we gain confidence." ~ Erik Herbermann

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4087

"The art of riding was like entering a convent. It was a full dedication." ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4086

"Treat every mistake as a training opportunity." ~ Steffen Peters

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4085

"What must the hand and arm be able to do? Yield, sustain, resist. What they do not need to do is pull, because no rider has ever won a pulling contest with a horse. In order to sustain and resist, the hands must be supported from the rider’s

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4084

"I often wonder why people think they have to kick and pull a horse who can feel a fly land on his neck." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4083

"What is Feel? Feel is the invisible quality in every good rider who is communicating with her horse in harmony. She can perceive where the horse is during every step because he accepts the rider’s seat, leg and rein aids through the connection. The rider can then communicate

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4082

The rider's elbows should at all times act as a hinge, following the horse's movement much like the rubber donut in side reins.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4081

"The criteria of a good rider is a rider that we cease to notice, and we only watch the horse." ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4080

"First, [the rider] has to be ambitious. Mentally, he has to be well balanced and consistent. He has to be tougher on himself than on the horse. If he gets after the horse too much, he will not get far. One must really be able to push oneself harder

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4079

"Make him proudly independent of you so that he understands his job so well you merely walk the course and then show him the way. Tell your horse what you want him to do, and then allow him to do it." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4078

The best way to build self confidence is often to do what you are afraid to do.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4077

From Facebook fan Joan Dunlap ~ "Every barn should have an Emotion Bucket for riders to deposit their bad vibes before handling a horse."

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