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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1211
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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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1210
Michael Jung puts particular emphasis on checking his horses’ heart and respiratory rate once before and twice after each ride, the first time immediately after work and the second time after the horse had time to recuperate.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1209
"During your course walk carefully and check the take-off and landing points at each fence. Ask yourself: how fit is my horse, how undulating is the course and how will this affect the time allowed?" ~ Michael Jung
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1208
The horse should be in front of the leg and carrying itself without support from the rider - every stride.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1207
"Young horses need plenty of opportunities to get used to the various cross country fences. Cross-country training should be included at least once a week." ~ Michael Jung
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1206
Bounces teach horses to be quick thinking - an essential quality in an Event horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1205
A good halt is square because it was a good halt. Not because the rider has taught the horse the "trick" of squaring up after an unbalanced halt.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1204
Keep your hands forward thinking at all times - don't be "stealing" from the hind legs.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1203
Don't miss your chance to make a good first impression in the Dressage ring, with a forward, confident center line, and a smile for the judge!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1202
Point your chest in the direction that you want to go. If you turn your horse with your body position, you will probably find that you will need a lot less hand and leg to get it done.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1201
"Create a work station on your yard, where everything to do with work happens – for example, tacking up and washing off – and keep his stable for relaxation only. Then your horse knows he can totally relax when he’s in his stable and won’t be expected to work.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 1200
"A major consideration concerning the horse’s posture in all lateral movements is the bend in the rib cage behind the withers. For achieving this bend is the foundation for the suppleness of the entire horse. One will never achieve this bend if one rides the lateral movements on