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# Tip/Quote of the Day # 1381
- URL: https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/tip-quote-1381/
- Published: 2017-04-10T05:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-04-10T03:14:57.000Z
- Author: Administrator
- Tags: Get your FREE daily tip here!, #Import 2026-01-20 00:55

Practice riding centerlines in the trot or canter, and shortening the strides as if preparing for halt, but keep going without halting. It is important to vary where you halt on the centerline when practicing, and also to sometimes ride your center lines without halting at all. The horse must always think [*forward*](https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/articles/what%5Fdoes%5Fit%5Fmean%5Fto%5Fride%5Fforward) and not anticipate the downward transition.