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Tip/Quote of the Day # 192
In the Dressage ring, you must look at the corners as your friend! Each corner is an opportunity to improve your horse's carriage and connection.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 191
Most problems can be solved by riding forward.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 190
Tension meeting tension = double the tension. If your horse becomes tense, you must be able to stay relaxed, or you will make it worse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 189
In a correct circle, you should be slightly turning continuously to the exact same degree from beginning to end. No corners or flat sides!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 188
When a horse has true impulsion, they become easy to steer and keep straight. And being able to perform perfect geometrical figures (the ability to be straight on curved lines) proves your ability to maintain a consistent level of impulsion.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 187
Get off the rail to verify your horse's straightness. Use the quarter lines and center lines. Or better yet… go out in a big field!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 186
Your horse can feel whether or not you have a strong, detailed plan of how to ride your jumping course or dressage test. And he will gain confidence in you if he feels you are confident in your plan.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 185
The horse needs to understand that he should not go against the bit, but we do not want him to think that he should "give" to the bit. When the horse thinks he should give to the bit, he merely poses in a false frame when he feels
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 184
Part of being a good cross country rider is having the ability to ride forward at the fences even when your horse is strong. Riding backwards at cross country complexes can cause all sorts of problems.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 183
The best riders are masters at self control.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 182
The more spirit the horse has, the more difficult he may be to train. But once you have developed a good partnership with the horse, this same spirit will make him a tremendous competitor who will fight for you when the chips are down.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 181
There is a time for being in perfect balance, and a time for being in a defensive balance (with your center of gravity behind your feet) - but there is never really a time where it is productive or beneficial to be in a position where your balance point is ahead