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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3135

"People don't like to go back and fix things…. I think they think of it as failing. I call it learning . I have a saying, 'The faster you go back, the quicker you'll move forward.'" ~ Elaine Hayes

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3134

"Suppleness in the back is the most important basic you can give your horse. When a horse is not supple in his back, it’s a big deal for him. Horses store a lot of emotion in their backs. If you have ever hurt your back, you know how

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3133

With true impulsion, the horse has lots of forward energy, but the rider remains the driver. When the horse overpowers the rider and takes control, the horse is just running.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3132

"Instead of saying 'Oh shit, is my horse going to take off at the fence?', say 'Yes it is', and go with it." ~ Mark Todd

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3131

Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3130

To make your seat stronger when seated in the saddle, think of using your core muscles in a downward fashion.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3129

Well ridden half halts are the single most important way for you to increase your horse's carrying power behind. This is because half halts will be used constantly throughout your work, even in the show ring, to encourage the horse to carry more weight behind. So the effectiveness

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3128

"The worst mistake a rider can make is to fail to discover and accept a horse’s personality. By oversimplifying horses and lumping them all together the rider risks ‘breaking’ them and taking away their spark." ~ Klaus Balkenhol

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3127

"To ensure success, the Eventing coach must give the same sort of attention to cross-country training and conditioning that is currently given to dressage and show jumping." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3126

"One of the many roles of the Event coach is to be able to recognize the interaction of the three parts of the sport and to keep them in balance." ~ Jimmy Wofford

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3125

Gymnastic jumping exercises are meant to teach the horse to solve problems when jumping. They teach horses to think about their timing, developing their eye for accurate judgement, and teach them to be clever with their footwork. To then go out and squelch the horse's initiative at fences

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3124

Think of stretching the front of your upper body upward to grow taller in the saddle.

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