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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2840
Check on the symmetry of your position occasionally, by riding straight at a mirror or at a friend with a video camera.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2839
"Chipping in" and coming forward right to the base of a fence are two entirely different things. Horses will always produce the best jump when truly ridden forward to the base of the fence.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2838
"Keep your thumbs together so you know where your hands are. Your elbows loose and more elastic by your side." ~ Christopher Burton
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2837
The sensitive type of horse is always aware of your breathing when you are riding them. Keeping your breathing calm and regular will give your horse confidence.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2836
"You are not a passenger. You are responsible for your horses ride." ~ Ingrid Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2835
"Correctly understood, work on the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels." ~ Egon von Neindorff
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2834
"Stretch. And more stretching. It's good for him and he will like it." ~ Ingrid Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2833
With an anxious horse that wants to rush, it can be helpful to very deliberately work in a tempo that is much slower than they are naturally offering you. Only when they have settled into a quiet, even rhythm... and are truly waiting for you, should you ask for more
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2832
"In every sport, life goes in waves, up and down, keep rowing the boat and you’ll meet the next wave coming up, but don’t jump out of the boat!" ~ Chris Bartle
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2831
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 # 2830
"If you ride and train for a living, have something else that you do. Don’t make this your whole life. The bad days - and there are always bad days - will eat you up and spit you out. Have something that you do that has nothing to do with
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2829
"You need to produce a walk. So work at the walk as well as the trot and canter. Get a good feeling of the body working in the walk. The walk is a mirror of the training of the horse." ~ Christoph Hess