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Tip/Quote of the Day # 49
So that you don't make the common mistake of following with your body when you give the rein, think of pushing the horse slightly away from you with your hands.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 48
Turn your horse from the middle of his body by using your seat to initiate the turn. And use both reins together to turn him from his shoulders. Turning with the inside rein only turns his nose, leaving the rest of his body to derail.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 47
From member Kayla Wafful: "Something I've found that works very well with my students is instead of "pushing" your heels down to rather think about relaxing the ankle joint and let the weight fall naturally into your heels. This way you don't create
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 46
When a horse is equally laterally supple on both sides, it will be evident in the ease of which one is able to perform changes of bend and direction. If it is harder to change from one direction to the other, the horse needs more lateral suppling exercises on that
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 45
It is wise to remain at least slightly seated on the takeoff of an open ditch jump, and to look for the feeling that your horse jumps out in front of you. If you are too far forward, and/or are ahead of your horse's motion as he
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 44
The horse needs to understand that he should not go against the rider's hand - 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
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 43
From Facebook fan Gabby Ballin: "Some rides are going to be perfect. Some rides are going to have you wondering why you don't quit riding. When that happens, take a deep breath and go back to something you know you and your horse can do easily."
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 42
You don't really do yourself any favors when you cater to your weaknesses. For example, if you only like to ride with your whip in your right hand, and it feels odd and uncomfortable in your left - you need to make yourself ride with it in your left
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 41
In just about all situations, the best transitions are initiated from the rider's seat... not the leg or hand.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 40
"Talent is cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work." ~ Stephen King
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 39
For the horse, the learning happens on the release of the aid. That means if you don't release the aid, the horse will not learn.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 38
Some people misunderstand the term "on the forehand," which refers to the shoulders being down, regardless of where his head and neck are positioned. Many times when a horse's head and neck are up, his shoulders are down. Even though he appears "up," he