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With many horses it takes at least 10 to 20 transitions in a row in the warm up to get to the point where they are really balanced, rideable, and listening equally to all of the rider’s aids. Do you do enough in your warm up?
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Happy, fresh, relaxed, and supple horses always perform better than horses that are drilled and drilled!
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The spooky type of horse often benefits from the rider taking the time to thoroughly educate them about jumping in challenging lighting situations, such as jumping directly into bright sunlight, jumping into dark shaded areas, and shadows on the ground before and after fences.
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Always use both reins together to steer, especially when jumping. Using one rein only turns the horse's nose - but using both reins turn the horse at the shoulders, which means his body will more accurately follow your chosen line.
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Riders who take the take the time to perfect those boring old basics will find the more difficult things are much easier to achieve.
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When a horse is crooked his energy gets stopped up like water in a hose with a kink in it.
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From Facebook fan Kelly Turman-Meyers ~ "The longest paths [in learning how to ride and compete] are usually those people without good trainers. The shortest path is to find the best classical trainer you can and ride as many horses as you can."
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"Regularity and rhythm have to go through all the collected work as well. If the horse gets heavy, use the energy more. If you remember this rule, it will stop you making mistakes even if you are not as experienced as a rider. Keep going back to the basics.
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The horse is not capable of true collection when his muscles are tense. No matter how hard you try to achieve collection, it will elude you unless you can first achieve loose and relaxed muscles.
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In any lateral movement, keep your eyes pointed to the spot that you want your horse to go to.
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"Beginners are not bad riders, they merely lack experience. The only truly bad riders are usually 'experienced' in the poorest sense of that word; those who blatantly and ignorantly bully their horses." ~ Egon von Neindorff
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Having sufficient energy in your canter allows the horse to jump more smoothly and easily. Make sure you are truly riding forward!
