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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2983
Give the inside rein in your upward transitions into the canter.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2982
The horse shows improved self carriage with more expression and cadence in his gaits, not as a result of the rider doing more, but by the horse doing more and the rider doing less and less.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2981
"Every pull and resistance in the horse's neck originates in the back." ~ Stefan Wolff So don't try to "soften" the horse's neck or jaw. Address the real cause of the problem - the state of the horse's back, and
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2980
"For riders: It is hard work, takes more time than you have, and requires more money than you thought. You will learn more than you ever thought possible when you began in the sport, but you will never learn it all. You will never be as good as some,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2979
Whenever you punish a horse for something he does not fully understand, he loses some confidence and trust in you.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2978
"Remember, people, in Dressage adjustability is everything!" ~ Robert Dover
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2977
Whatever bad habits or behavior you allow your horse to demonstrate without correction, you are actually training him to do it.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2976
To help to successfully maintain the sometimes elusive "forward feeling hands", imagine that you are pushing a shopping cart as you ride your horse forward into the bit.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2975
"Contact doesn't only refer to the hands, reins, and bit, but to the whole rider. A rider must give the horse contact through his entire seat. This means that his legs must lay gently against the horse's body, his seat must be balanced and supple,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2974
The more you listen to your horse, the more your horse will be likely to listen to you.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2973
The hindquarters are the engine, but you turn the horse by controlling his shoulders.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2972
If you feel like you need to wear spurs when you ride, it would be a good idea to go back to the basics in your training to re-visit the concept of your horse answering your feather light leg aids. EVERY horse can be taught this!