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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1869
"Use a repetitive process to help young horses learn. You may have to repeat an exercise many times but it will be worth it." ~ Eric Smiley
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1868
Try to get away from prioritizing how your horse is carrying his head, and instead focus on how he is using his back.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1867
Did you know that horses push upward with their front feet to begin a jumping effort? That is why it is so important that you don't lean forward as the horse is trying to take off. Your weight leaning up the neck at this crucial moment hinders the
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1866
Just because you can't see your grass growing doesn't mean it's not. And the same can be said of your progress as a rider. Much of the time it is not noticeable until you stop and look back at where you came from.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1865
"The only way they learn how to go off easy aids is if we don’t resort to just strength." ~ Debbie McDonald
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1864
"Is the rider able to ride all the movements with a long rein, long with contact, then as long as possible? It is possible to ride piaffe on a long rein when the rider rides 100% with a balanced body, and the horse is on his aids." ~ Christoph
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1863
"You can’t ride rhythm into a horse – they have it – you can only ruin rhythm by bad riding. When you let them loose in the paddock, you see that they move well. When you ride, because there is an argument here or there to get the frame or
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1862
The very best riders are often not the best teachers... It all comes too naturally to them, so they often don't know how to help those who don't have their gift.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1861
I find that many riders are using bits that are too big for their horse’s mouths. While certainly better than a bit that is too small, when a bit is too big there is too much movement of the bit sliding back and forth in the horse’s mouth.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1860
"Limited understanding induces many novice riders to commit the worst possible fault, which is to interfere with the hands to produce a set head position. They manage to get the horse to flex at the poll, either by sliding the bit to and fro in the mouth (sawing), or
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1859
"Dressage is controlled excitement." ~ Erin Sweeney
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1858
"I want to make the horse shorter because he is rounder, not because he is shorter, squeezed, jammed." ~ Miguel Tavora