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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2063
A healthy muscle in your horse's body is pliable and feels a little like a beef roast. It should continue to feel pliable, without tensing up, when you palpate it.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2062
Always challenge yourself to use as little hand as possible in riding any exercise or movement. The more freedom your horse has up front, the more expressive his movement will be.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2061
If you don't take the time to do things right when training a horse, you will likely find that you have to take the time to do things over.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2060
"You can see suppleness by observing how the rider can sit on the horse and not on top of the horse." ~ Susanne Miesner
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2059
"You can trot and cry at the same time. And if you can’t, this isn’t the sport for you." ~ Kristin Carpenter
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2058
"No matter if you are a horse, a rider, a dancer, or even a tennis player, tension is your enemy. Suppleness means that the muscles contract and de-contract, and this has to go through the entire horse, it cannot be blocked in the middle of the back, and
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2057
If you quit on the right note when working on a difficult concept during training, many horses seem to ponder the concept, and come out even better the next day. Those that say horses do not think deeply are decidedly mistaken.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2056
"A lot of riders think that will make their jumping better by jumping as many jumps as possible. They will go and get a jumping lesson, as opposed to a dressage lesson or doing some physical exercises to teach them body awareness skills, and probably the last would help
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2055
If you have truly done the right preparation for a medium or extended trot (or canter), you should need to do very little to actually ask for the movement. You should be able to simply allow it to happen… no mad kicking necessary.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2054
When your elbows leave your sides your shoulders are even more prone to tension.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2053
When trying to find your balance, whether for posting at the trot, jumping a fence, or anything in between - you will always be in one of three positions: Either ahead of the motion (too far forward), behind the motion (too far back), or exactly with the motion (perfect). If you
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 2052
"What goes on in your brain, goes down the rein." ~ Andrew Hoy