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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3019
"'Continually busy hands' nullify the rein aids." ~ Erin Sweeney
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3018
"Legs energize, seat modifies, hands verify." ~ Alix Kendall
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3017
Riders need to keep their shoulders back and square, so that their upper arms become a part of their seat.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3016
It is important to treat each horse, and each situation, individually. When problems arise, sometimes what is needed is time, patience, and encouragement. And other times strong corrections might be in order. This is why it is so important to be working with an instructor who has sufficient experience with
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3015
"Self carriage is really easy to see. The best thing you can do for self-carriage is the give and re-take of the reins. It is amazing how you forget to do that when you ride on your own." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3014
"We must slow the canter by the waist, not by the hands." ~Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3013
It is a good idea to ask yourself regularly throughout your rides…. "Am I working too hard here?" If you are, your aids are probably WAY too strong. Go back a step, and work on more finesse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3012
To be able to have true impulsion, the horse must be moving with relaxed, supple, and swinging back muscles.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3011
The purpose of riding a transition is not just to get from one gait to the next. But to do so in a way that further gymnasticizes the horse, and improves his carriage.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3010
"Why not ride your dressage movements out in the open, in the field or the back paddock? Chances are your horse will be brighter, more forward and focused." ~ Michael Jung
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3009
Deepen your seat to begin a downward transition. But as you feel your horse beginning to change gears to make the transition, if you can slightly lighten your seat and soften your reins, your horse will be able to come more "through" his topline.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3008
"Having a horse with crazy gaits and an eagerness to please at 5 years old is freaking me out because I’m really feeling the weight of the responsibility to not push too hard, too fast." ~ Lauren Sprieser Something every rider should be thinking about!