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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4613

Lesley Stevenson

17 Aug 2026
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"Keep your hands down in front of the jump. Stop trying to control him with your hands, and control him with your seat." ~ Chris Bartle

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Interval Training For Conditioning the Event Horse

Interval Training For Conditioning the Event Horse

In the sport of Eventing, ensuring that our horses are truly fit for our level of competition is one of the best ways to prevent unnecessary injuries.

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Maintaining the Horse's Length of Neck in Transitions (Current Freebie!)

Maintaining the Horse's Length of Neck in Transitions (Current Freebie!)

I will never forget the first time that I attended the USET training sessions down in Ocala, Florida many years ago..... I was so excited to watch all of the top Event riders receive dressage instruction from Grand Prix dressage trainer Sandy Pflueger Phillips, who was the dressage coach for

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4612

"One of the goals of dressage is to recreate the natural beauty of the horse’s gaits under the rider, so that the horse moves as beautifully under the weight of the rider as he does at liberty. In order to achieve this, the swinging of the horse’s

Tip/Quote of the Day # 4611

"Instead of gunning it to a scary fence, hold the horses head between your hands, and his body between your legs, and keep a steady deliberate pace." ~ Sascha DeAngelo

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