> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Tip/Quote of the Day # 1802
- URL: https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/tip-quote-1802/
- Published: 2018-06-04T05:01:00.000Z
- Updated: 2018-06-04T00:46:07.000Z
- Author: Administrator
- Tags: Get your FREE daily tip here!, #Import 2026-01-20 00:55

"In between the fences, you should be doing everything to get the horse round, to influence the use of his body. On take off, soften those hands a bit more. You’ve done all you can – you can’t actually lift them off the ground with your hands. Quite often when riders go ‘Hup’ with the hands all they do is make the horse go more hollow. You have to soften your hands." \~ Matthew Ryan