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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3684

Acceptance of the outside rein is key to resistance free downward transitions.

Tip/Quote of the Day # 3683

Always use both reins together to steer, especially when jumping. Using one rein only turns the horse's nose. Using both reins turn the horse at the shoulders, which means his body will more accurately follow your chosen line.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3682

"Given all that we ask of [our horses], the least we can do as riders is look after them well and make sure they're as happy as possible. Mine spend a lot of time out in the fields at home. I try to vary their work and

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3681

"A GREAT instructor gives you the tools to ride and create the movement needed for progression." ~ Brenda Nelson Jenson

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3680

"There's no such thing as Dressage for Eventers and Dressage for Dressage riders. It's all just Dressage." ~ Carl Hester

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3679

If your horse is heavy on one rein, and empty in the other - fight your instincts to take back on the heavier rein. It won't help. Instead focus on engaging the hind leg on the heavier side to put the horse more up into the opposite rein.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3678

"A good horseman must be a good psychologist. Horses are young, childish individuals. When you train them, they respond to the environment you create. You are the parent, manager and educator. You can be tender or brutal. But the goal is to develop the horse's confidence in

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3677

Ride smarter, not harder. If riding starts to feel too much like hard work, figure out how you can use a more intelligent technique to make yourself more effective as a rider.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3676

"A major consideration concerning the horse's posture in all lateral movements is the bend in the rib cage behind the withers. For achieving this bend is the foundation for the suppleness of the entire horse. One will never achieve this bend if one rides the lateral movements

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3675

Just as the tail shows the state of the horse's back under saddle, the mouth shows the state of the horse's jaw. Don't stifle that feedback by clamping your horse's mouth tightly shut. Your noseband (and flash, if you use one) should

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3674

What a rider feels in their hands within the rein connection is a direct correlation to the state of the horse's back and hindquarters.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3673

"The basic techniques, or what they call the basics, are more difficult than what comes later, this is the Trap of Dressage. Correct basics are more difficult than the piaffe and passage." ~ Conrad Schumacher

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