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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3139
"The art of cross country is allowing your horse to gallop along in rhythm and jump out of his stride." ~ Andrew Hoy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3138
"If you don’t have the ability to buy yourself a great horse or if you don’t have a sponsor to buy one, you have to buy what you can afford, even if it might be a 2-year-old. Then get a good trainer, which is a
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3137
"Mares are in charge of survival, and in the wild they have a lot of responsibility. Mares will work WITH you, but they won’t work FOR you." ~ Tony DiGangi
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3136
You have to be able to halt, before you can half halt.
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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