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# Tip/Quote of the Day # 686
- URL: https://www.myvirtualeventingcoach.com/tip-quote-686/
- Published: 2015-05-16T08:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2015-05-16T08:53:57.000Z
- Author: Administrator
- Tags: Get your FREE daily tip here!, #Import 2026-01-20 00:55

"It's very important, especially in the first two years of training, not to specialize the young horse. Training should include a variety of activities, including trail riding, which is good for the mind as well as building strength with hill work. It should include jumping, either free or low jumps under saddle, including small natural obstacles on the trail, and cavaletti. A variety of work will allow the horse to stay mentally fresh and to enjoy his work. Only when the horse is happy can dressage become art." \~ Klaus Balkenhol