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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4248
"With excellent timing of your release of the aid, you can train prompt response to incredibly subtle aids, all while improving understanding and relaxation." ~ Alexis Soutter
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4247
Overbending the neck is especially problematic in lateral work, as it causes the horse to displace their weight to the outside.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4246
"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 # 4245
The basic rule of riding is that energy is created with the legs, directed by the rider's seat, and guided by the reins.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4244
"Dressage is the art of putting one crooked body on top of another crooked body and making them both straight." ~ Richard Weis
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4243
"With the bend on the circles and in the travers, it is important to use as little inside rein as possible. If you need the inside rein, there is something wrong with the earlier work." ~ Christoph Hess
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4242
"If the horse is straight, not with the haunches in or out, it depends not on the neck, but on the body. The body is from the shoulder and that’s how you get the horses straight, you get both sides in the same length, that’s it."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4241
You will never regret taking your time with training your horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4240
"Many people think, what is piaffe, piaffe is something the top riders do in Grand Prix – no, no, no, that is not right. Piaffe is something you use to train your horse, to make the horse more together and more balanced. You can start the piaffe right from the
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4239
When Grand Prix show jumper Rodney Jenkins was asked whether or not he also rides on the flat, he responded with, "Well, yes ma'am, that's the only way to get from one jump to another."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4238
The balance and shape of your canter stride is what determines the kind of take off spot that develops. A long, strung out stride usually means either a long spot or a "chip". And a shorter, more balanced canter with the hind legs well under the body will
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4237
The horse's poll relaxes naturally when his back muscles relax & swing, unless the rider is hanging rigidly on their mouth.