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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2792
"Sit in the middle of the saddle after you’ve made sure your stirrups are even and let your shoulders and eyes follow the direction you’re going." ~ Debbie Mcdonald
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2791
Make sure you finish every training session on a good note, so that you always put the horse away happy. That will set the stage for a more positive attitude for your next ride.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2790
"When a young horse is only ridden in one way, he does not develop balanced musculature. In this case, too much is demanded of some muscle groups, which damages the still-growing body. With a versatile basic training plan that includes riding out in the open, work with cavalletti
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2789
"I start by stretching the horse and trying to make him relaxed and supple. It’s a bit like gymnastics with a horse, dressage is. You wouldn’t expect a gymnastics person to just go and start their workout; they do a nice stretch in the warm-up first.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2788
"The horse’s confidence is of the utmost importance, and you want to do everything you can to avoid shaking that, no matter what the situation." ~ Mary King
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2787
If you want to develop a nicely shaped crest (the muscling on the top of the neck) on your horse, you have to make sure your horse is truly seeking the connection - reaching into the bit, rather than backing away from it by "giving" to your hand.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2786
"Be strict with yourself about the way you do everything with the babies right from the very beginning." ~ Mary King
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2785
"Sometimes you need to just lightly guide the horse, the way you would gently take your grandmother’s hand to help her across the street. At other times, your horse is like a toddler; how firmly would you hold their hand to get them safely across the street? For
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2784
"Frame talks about how high or low [the horse] is, how long she is or how short she is. Think about a frame for a picture. A frame can be for a square picture or a rectangular picture. And then think about what kinds of walks and canters and
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2783
"When you expect too little, you accept too little." ~ Robert Dover
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2782
"The better my dressage transitions are, the better the thoroughness, it means the horse can go from very fast, to very balanced and collected on the hindquarters, energy from behind, through – no argument with the bit – because the transition is through and fine, the horse can focus on the
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2781
Horses point their nose at what they wants to see in focus. This is why we want our horses' head and nose UP on the approach to their fences, and why we need to allow them to lower their heads and look at the takeoff of an open ditch