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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4633
The fastest cross-country horses are not necessarily the fastest horses in general, but the ones that are the easiest to set up for the jumps. So work on your horse's adjustability.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4632
Every well ridden corner is a suppling exercise, and should be recognized as such.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4631
A tip for all of the instructors out there... When a student has a lightbulb moment during a riding lesson, ask them to explain it you in their own words. This way it becomes even more cemented in their own mind, and you can more easily help them find it
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4630
Always think about the depth of the water when deciding how fast to approach and negotiate a water obstacle. Riding too fast in deep water can easily cause the horse to lose his balance or even fall.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4629
"Suppleness means that the muscles contract and de-contract, and this has to go through the entire horse, it cannot be blocked in the middle of the back, and it also has to go through the rider." ~ Susanne Miesner
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4628
Try this little experiment: Spend some time doing a turn on the forehand in hand (on the ground), so you can really watch what happens to your horse's body when he steps underneath himself with his inside hind leg. While he may remain hollow at first in tension,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4627
If you don't give your horse something to do, he might give YOU something to do. Always have a plan for each ride, and keep your horse's mind engaged with YOUR plan.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4626
When you ride with a stronger bit, your goal needs to be to use it as little as possible.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4625
"Flexibility and self-carriage are the source of the horse's agility. Good turns, which develop its agility, are obtained only by making the horse flexible, putting it into balance, and thus giving it self-carriage. This involves not merely the lateral flexion of the entire spinal column
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4624
"Cavalletti work is so helpful to developing the horse over the back, and we can change the distance between the obstacles to encourage some shortening or lengthening of strides." ~ Ingrid Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4623
When you have established a good, elastic rein connection, your horse can feel your thoughts transmitted through the reins.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4622
The inside rein should be used only as much as is truly necessary. Make it a game to see how little inside rein you can use in any movement that you ride.