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Tip/Quote of the Day # 935
"Don't take the tempo down without revving the engine." ~ Chris Bartle
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 934
"Cross country rides best when you attack it. Don't let IT attack you." ~ Jonathan Holling
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 933
Put your leg on just before you start to shorten your reins after the free walk or the stretching trot circle. This way you can ride forward into that shorter rein (as well as asking for bending) even as you are shortening them. The increased activity of the hind legs
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 932
Always look for the feeling of a shoulder fore positioning in your half pass. This will help to prevent the haunches from leading, or the horse from leaning heavily on the inside shoulder. And it will also help to keep more engagement in the inside hind leg, with more impulsion
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 931
Prepare for a flying change by making sure that your horse is responding sharply to what will be your new inside leg. Make sure he feels very active and responsive to that aid, while staying loose through his body, before you ask for the change.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 930
You cannot make your horse jump cleanly, so don't try to pick him up with your hands and legs, and attempt to throw him over the fence with your body, Instead - set them up for success, and then let them jump cleanly.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 929
"Sometimes we have to surprise the crazy ones to make them do a nice test, and either do no warm up or do something random, but overall, horses love a routine." ~ William Fox Pitt
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 928
Frequent quality transitions are the best way to confirm that your horse is listening equally to both the driving aids and the restraining aids.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 927
On the question of "Should I use a stronger bit?" Jimmy Wofford says, "The correctly trained horse should be able to compete in a plain snaffle and simple cavesson in all three disciplines. However, it takes a long time to train your horse correctly, and you have
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 926
From Facebook fan Donna Peters ~ "Once you feel what it feels like when the withers rise and the back fills up the space under your seat and thighs, you never forget it."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 925
"The horse needs to learn how to jump from a bad distance. How is he going to learn if you don't practice this?" ~ William Fox Pitt
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 924
Does your horse regularly hit rails behind? Check that you are not hanging onto his mouth, or taking back on the reins on the descent of the jump.