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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3199
Always keep your eyes up when you are walking your course. See exactly what your horse will be seeing for the first time while under pressure, and think about how he might react.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3198
"What goes on in your brain, goes down the rein." ~ Andrew Hoy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3197
"You can't teach someone to ride cross-country in one field, or even with constant instruction. It has to become a natural thing, and the only way to achieve that is to get out and do it." ~ Bruce Davidson
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3196
In a good rein connection, the rider's hands should breathe with the horse's mouth.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3195
"The front of your body has to be longer than your back." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3194
Riding ability and the talent to teach others to ride well are often two very different things.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3193
When you first begin to work on movements like shoulder in and haunches in, always start out with minimal angle and focus more on the quality of the bend.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3192
From Facebook fan Cyndy Piha ~ "Fix yourself first, then the horse will usually fix itself!"
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3191
Eventers need a saddle for cross country that allows them to move their center of gravity back for drop fences or anything on a downhill slope. Make sure your saddle has enough room for this to happen.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3190
"You are not a passenger. You are responsible for your horses ride." ~ Ingrid Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3189
To be truly safe when jumping cross country, both horse and rider should learn to love that deep takeoff spot. Please note that a "chip" is not the same as a deep spot. A chip is when the horse adds a stride unexpectedly, usually because the rider is
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3188
For the cross country phase of Eventing, we need to be able to keep our horses balanced at the gallop while riding over rolling, undulating terrain. Yet it is becoming quite common these days for horses and riders to do most or even all of their jump training in a