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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3235
Your engaged core is what allows your position to be unaffected by your horse's changes of speed on the flat.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3234
Do not miss the possible opportunity to shorten your reins when your horse changes his balance in the direction of increased collection. But make sure you maintain forward feeling hands when doing so. If you do miss it, and are riding with a length of rein that was more appropriate
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3233
If you ask for too much angle in any lateral movement (more than your horse can handle at that moment), you risk impeding the balance and fluidity of the movement, which should be some of your top priorities.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3232
The inside rein is like the directional or turn signal in your car. You use it to indicate the direction that you plan to go, but it doesn’t actually turn your car.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3231
"I like to think about making my body longer in the front to make me sit up instead of thinking ‘shoulders back,’ which can make you stiff." ~ Mary King
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3230
Riders have to learn how to be in self carriage while in the saddle, before their horses can be in self carriage.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3229
If your horse leans in heavy on the inside shoulder, or falls out through the outside shoulder on the circle in both directions, chances are it is something that YOU are doing as a rider that is the cause of the problem.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3228
Keep your relationship with your horse a top priority.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3227
"Until you can lengthen and shorten strides all other movements suffer." ~ Trevor Woodward
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3226
Turn your horse at his shoulders, not his nose.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3225
When you halt and salute the judge at a competition, remember to smile! This will send the judge the message that you are confident about your performance, which can impress the judge and may even influence your scores in a subconscious way.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3224
It can be tempting to want to repeat something over and over when you feel like you are making some progress on a movement you have been struggling with. But it will be more productive to reward one especially good effort... give the horse a break, and move on to