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"Riding correct lines is half the marks you get in the dressage test. So, getting into the corner and getting onto a really good centerline is very important. Use the space you’ve got." ~ Bettina Hoy
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"In the half pass you should feel that the outside hind leg is carrying the load forward." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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"Sit on your bum. If you do that you’re part of the movement. If you squeeze with your thighs you can’t sit. Stay soft in your hips, draw yourself into the saddle and keep the calf just against his rib cage." ~ Bettina Hoy
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A great instructor is always thinking and learning about new ideas and concepts, and is always looking for new ways to impart those ideas to their students. The minute one stops learning, one stops growing - and can become stagnant.
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Your seat shouldn't stop the horse's hind legs, it should send them actively up into your hand to stop the horse on its hindquarters.
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Think about keeping your head up and still throughout the jumping motion to help keep your upper body more quietly poised.
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Always be aware of the amount of tension you carry when riding, and whether you are breathing softly and evenly or holding your breath. Talking or humming quietly is a good way to ensure you keep breathing.
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The more thoroughly you have prepared for a movement or transition, the more you can just allow it to happen, rather than making it happen.
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A rider's rigid elbows will cause the horse's back to become correspondingly rigid.
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Give your brain something positive to think about when you are worried.
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"Do not attribute every resistance of failure of the horse to inattention or stubbornness. These are often due to ill fitting bits or saddlery, to a poor rider, to lack of condition or approaching unsoundness, to noises, unaccustomed surroundings, or even to the weather." ~ Carl Hester
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"Milder bits make many horses happier." ~ Jackie Smith
