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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2852
"In the end it's very important to have a good partnership with the horse. That you know the horse and the horse knows the rider and you trust each other." ~ Michael Jung
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2851
Leg and rein aids work a whole lot better with the support of the rider’s engaged seat.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2850
Your mind controls your body. So the stronger you can train yourself to be in the mind, the better you will ride.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2849
"First thing I look at when I buy a horse is paces rather than breeding. Beautiful parents don’t always produce beautiful children. I’m not looking for the flashiest paces, but also the trainablility and rideability. How are you going to keep a big, flamboyant mover sound into
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2848
Allow with the reins when approaching a drop into water. Holding too much in the last strides can cause the horse to not use his body fully over the fence into the water - which can cause a stumble or fall on landing in the water.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2847
"Pick the right patterns, execute them correctly and they will school the horse." ~ Major Lindgren
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2846
"The rider's seat is a 'transformer' whose role is to modify the energy emitting from the horse's haunches." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2845
Stiff shoulders can easily cause a rider to have tense, tight hands. To relax your shoulders, take a deep breath in, and exhale... looking for the feeling that your shoulders and elbows drop and become supple.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2844
One of the horse's biggest evasions to suppling exercises, is that of moving his body laterally instead of bending. In other words, watch for the tendency to swing their haunches to the outside to avoid bend, like this "/", rather than this "(".
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2843
"Many parents want to be best friends with their kids and don't set clear boundaries. Children and horses will always push boundaries to do or not do what they want to do. When very definite boundaries are set they will respect them. I find with horse this
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2842
"I used to ride mostly Thoroughbreds. I don’t know if they’re more intelligent, but I find that they think for themselves a bit more than the warmbloods. With a warmblood I find I definitely have to do a lot more, and think a lot more for them.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2841
"The more leg you keep on your horse, the less electric they are." ~ Robert Dover