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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2219
"A mounted horse must convey the impression that horse and rider are cast in one piece and inspired by the same will." ~ Waldemar Seunig
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2218
Any issues you have at the canter are usually there at the walk too, but just don't bother you as much because you're not going very fast. And it's easier to fix things at the walk.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2217
"The most repeated mistake is the riders' weight taking off before the horse and often with catastrophic results - The rider that learns to look after the Engine, Line and Balance of his horse on the Approach and allows his horse to make the decisions about where he takes
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2216
Dressage is the very best physical therapy that you can do with a horse. But ONLY if it is done 100% correctly !
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2215
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 # 2214
"The absence of a correction is not a reward to a horse. The only thing that is a reward is 'good girl' or a pat on the neck or giving them a sugar. You can’t train a seal without fish." ~ Robert Dover
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2213
"The more soft and gentle my aids are on cross country the better, then I can really speed up, slow down, turn – a balanced turn – have my horse absolutely under the centre of gravity. That’s what I need in a pirouette, and that’s what I need in
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2212
The horse's loin area (behind the saddle) is loosened and suppled with each good lateral step behind. Just one reason of many why lateral steps are a very important part of training horses.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2211
Practicing movements incorrectly will create an ingrained habit in both horse and rider that can be hard to break at a later date. Make sure you have eyes on the ground (whether that is in person, or virtually through online coaching) to make sure you are on the right track.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2210
With any related distance when jumping, make any needed adjustment early on in the line, and then focus on riding the rhythm and quality of the canter, while patiently waiting for the jump to "come to you."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2209
"And here I say to parents, and especially to wealthy parents, Don't give your son money. As far as you can afford it, give him horses. No one ever came to grief, except honorable grief, through riding horses. No hour of life is lost that is spent
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2208
You can't balance or collect energy that you don't have. Forward first!