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Tip/Quote of the Day # 109
Energy has to be created before it can be shaped or contained.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 108
A horse can become lazy or unresponsive to the aids within a single ride. Always pay attention to the strength of your aids, and be ready to stop what you are doing for a moment when necessary to focus entirely on increasing your horse's responsiveness to the aids.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 107
"If we don't ask for a shorter frame and more suppleness, the horse won't offer it," ~ Steffen Peters
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 106
"It is not what you don't know that causes problems, it is what you don't know that you don't know." ~ Brian Sabo
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 105
Ride smarter, not harder. If it starts to feel too hard, look into learning how you can use a more intelligent technique to make yourself more effective.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 104
Your seat and weight aids "trump" your leg and rein aids every time.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 103
“In the art of riding, any excuse to yield is justified.” ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 102
"The legs bring the horse to the seat, and the seat brings the horse to the hands. When the teacher says "shorten the reins" it needs to be translated into: "engage the hind legs, sit on them, and then take the slack out of the reins&
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 101
Lunge lessons are one of the best ways to improve a rider's seat. They allow the rider to focus more on learning to feel what their body is doing, as they don't have to worry about controlling the horse.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 100
Be careful to use the same emphasis, speed, and tone of voice with any voice commands. This helps to make things very clear to your horse. I often see riders yelling and screaming a voice command such as "whoa", in such a way that the horse probably has
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 99
A key to success is the rider's ability to differentiate between resisting and pulling on the reins.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 98
Always try to respond rather than simply reacting. Always try to listen more than you talk. And always think and ask questions rather than assuming.