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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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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3123
You will always have more options when approaching a fence off of a shorter, bouncier canter stride with lots of activity. That's when just about ANY takeoff spot feels smooth. Whenever you feel like your horse took off from a "bad spot", the actual problem was
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3122
With both jumping and Dressage, if your horse is struggling to maintain a consistent rhythm, think of using your breathing to help him stay regular. This is one reason why counting is so useful when riding, as when you count, you will breathe in that rhythm.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3121
"A riders feel will always be reflected by the horse. Harmony is the word that describes the result of riding with feel." ~ Klaus Balkenhol
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3120
"In training we must be encouraged to first establish the principles and only then to tackle the details." ~Reiner Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3119
"Some riders change their horse, they change their saddle, they change their teacher; they never change themselves." ~ Unknown
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3118
"It’s better to have three days of excellent schooling with breaks, stretching, or hacks in between than it is to have six days of sour, mediocre schooling. If your horse does something well, give them a reward and a little break. Be free and easy with the praise,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3117
"Get comfortable with centerlines. We ride centerlines all the time in dressage, so make them your friend. Remember, nothing changes on centerline." ~ Steffen Peters
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3116
"The key to performance in the sport horse is their back." ~ Chris Bartle