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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2581
"The difference between an incorrectly compressed horse and a collected horse is that he collected horse can put his nose toward the ground (stretch) while staying round." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2580
"In defining 'collection,' I like to use the word 'compression' because when you compress something such as a spring, it wants to push back. If you take a spring that’s 12 inches long and you compress it 1 inch, it wants to push back
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2579
If becoming a great rider wasn't hard, everyone would be able to do it. It's the hard that makes it great.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2578
If you shorten the reins when your horse is not thinking forward, he is likely to become even more stuck and behind your leg. Always get him thinking forward first!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2577
To achieve correct alignment on circles and turns, think of keeping your shoulders aligned with your horse's shoulders (or where you want them to be), and your hips aligned with your horse's hips (or where you want them to be.)
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2576
If you regularly ride using a lot of leg pressure, you will usually find that you need to keep using more and more leg to get things done. This is because many horses are looking for the opportunity to let their riders do as much of the work as possible!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2575
"Many riders have expectations that are too high and they ask too much of their young horses too quickly. The remount in the cavalry had two years of primary school to become a riding horse. For today’s young horses this has become a luxury rarely enjoyed. The drive
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2574
"The harder you work, the luckier you will get." ~ Bill Steinkraus
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2573
We want our horses to be confident to step into our hand, yet not try to push through it.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2572
Think of riding your horse’s outside hind leg actively through the turns to your jumps, to keep that canter well engaged behind.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2571
The halt must come from the body of the rider, not the reins.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2570
"Collection should make the horse more beautiful than he was beforehand, not less beautiful. If the horse loses the expression, the elevation, the beautiful contact, the energy, the fluidity of the gait or the way his legs are animating, we can’t be satisfied that we’ve achieved collection.