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A horse must first be able to travel in a connected long and low frame before a proper higher head carriage can be achieved. If you struggle with lengthening your horse's neck while still maintaining a soft contact - be sure to master this connection before moving on to
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"Shorter reins generally allow for a better connection and less delay of the aids." ~ Reiner Klimke
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If becoming a great rider wasn't hard, everyone would be able to do it. It's the hard that makes it great.
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"Nothing is as impressive or as valuable for the training as being able to control the impulsion and the desire to go forward to such an extent that the rider is able to bring his horse to a standstill from an extended trot or canter without the slightest effort
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The rider hanging on the inside rein creates stiffness, resistance, head tilting, and loss of control of the horse's outside shoulder.
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Just putting in the time does not guarantee success. You have to be practicing correctly to improve.
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"If you get left behind jumping up a bank, your horse will HATE you!" ~ Jimmy Wofford
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"Never move up until you can do the level you are at... in your sleep." ~ Jack Le Goff
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From Facebook fan Annette Gaynes ~ "Release as you go past the scary spot instead of holding. SO HARD to do, but makes the horses trust that it's ok instead of thinking you're taking up panicked contact."
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"Once you have ridden cross-country with short stirrups you will never ride cross-country with long stirrups again." ~ Chris Bartle
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"You don't win because you want to, deserve to, or have to. You win doing the things you do everyday while simply working to be better, perfecting your skills." ~ Unknown
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Spend time on the basics, such as straightness and suppleness, and the harder movements will fall into place naturally.
