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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4286
"A coachable student is like a trainable horse. Willing to listen, try, put forth effort, and accept/implement instruction and criticism." ~ Katharine Henricksen Coleman
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4285
"No complicated riding before the horses are going truly forward. In dressage, the difficulties are often created by a lack of good basic work (which is the foundation of the house)." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4284
"The rider's seat is a 'transformer' whose role is to modify the energy emitting from the horse's haunches." ~ Charles de Kunffy
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4283
Lightness is not the looseness of the contact, it's the way the horse moves over the ground.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4282
Always keep the cheeky type of horse busy by giving them lots of little tasks to do, or they may look for a way to amuse themselves.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4281
"It is not our horses job to understand our language. It is our job to understand theirs." ~ Reiner Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4280
"Giving is hard on a horse that has go. But once you do, miracles happen." ~ Diane Grant-Schott
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4279
Having sufficient energy in your canter allows the horse to jump more smoothly and easily. Make sure you are truly riding forward!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4278
"Concentrate on the transitions, forward and back, build the activity from behind. When you bring the horse slightly back, you still have to push her forward to the hand, you can keep riding as long as you can feel the hind legs in your hand." ~ Susanne Miesner
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4277
Systematic, progressive training is like stacking one building block squarely on top of another, to eventually build a strong, solid building. Done this way, you have a solid foundation, and can simply go back a step if you run into difficulties.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4276
While riding, be careful that you don't let your horse change your posture in the saddle.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4275
"I think most riders do not focus on one of the foremost goals of dressage, which is the development of the gaits. To develop the horse’s gaits, the rider has to have a supple, balanced seat and ride the horse from back to front. Only then can you