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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2757
If you want to ride a soft and responsive horse, you must strive to be a soft and responsive rider.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2756
"Riding is, therefore, an ongoing, never-ending, challenging process. That aspect makes riding so intelligent and significant an effort. One merely strives, never arrives." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2755
"Every transition counts." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2754
"The only limits you have are the ones you put on yourself." ~ Jane Savoie
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2753
From Facebook fan Cecillia Berger ~ "There's no point in rushing a nervous horse."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2752
An effective rider has trained their inner voice to be either positive or constructively negative, never self defeating.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2751
"The motto of instructor and rider must always be forward. Forward in the movement of the horse instructed to his care. Forward in order to achieve his aim in the art of training. Forward whenever difficulties appear." ~ Alois Podhajsky
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2750
"Leg yielding is a loosening exercise for the horse – they pull up the leg, fold the joints, push the leg to one side. It is far easier for the horse to leg yield from the centre line to the wall. He wants to go to the wall for help,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2749
If you really want that coveted independent seat, you need to be willing to regularly do the "not so fun" stuff, like riding without stirrups.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2748
Canter is often the best gait to develop increased collection in the horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2747
Many riders bend in the middle of their body as they jump over a fence. But this means their hip joint will not work as it is supposed to. You need to keep your back flat to let your hip angle close naturally with your horse's jumping motion.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2746
Don't get frustrated if you can't achieve things right away. Don't let that make you begin to look for shortcuts. Change is a process - not an event.