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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3296
You don't really improve your horse's canter by just cantering around and around. Instead, use lots of forward and back transitions to "spice up" your horse's hind legs.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3295
From Facebook fan Nicole Cotten Ackerman ~ "Someone once suggested I recognize that I was nervous because 'I love this and am so lucky to be doing it', and now I say that out loud to myself and my horse every time the nerves creep in... works wonderfully!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3294
A horse can only be truly straight when they are equally laterally supple on both sides.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3293
"Be precise on the flat. Then a course will be easy." ~ Joe Fargis
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3292
"When your horse loses his 'go', try sitting lighter, not deeper. I find on my mare, when I'm losing impulsion, I'm gripping or riding too deep. And when I just relax my legs and drape them and use my hips more, my horse
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3291
It may seem like riders only need to think about a formal conditioning schedule at the upper levels, but every horse at every level will benefit from a balanced and well thought out conditioning schedule.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3290
"Discipline is straightness with supple hind legs." ~ Lilo Fore
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3289
"Permeability can only exist when, on the one hand, the thrust and impulsion from the hind legs reach the forehand undiminished, and on the other hand, when the weighting and flexing half-halts fully reach the hind legs. This requires the forehand and hindquarters to be aligned in such
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3288
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence." ~ Vince Lombardi
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3287
"A horse only works for 45 minutes. He can carry us for that 45 minutes." ~ Kyra Kyrklund
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3286
When trying to eliminate a bad habit in your riding, try exaggerating your bad habit momentarily to the point that it seems ridiculous. This will increase your awareness of what you have been doing. After that, practice exaggerating the opposite for a while to change your behavior.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3285
"Stretch. And more stretching. It's good for him and he will like it." ~ Ingrid Klimke