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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4137
"I don't want riders who work physically hard. Work by thinking." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4136
"A significant portion of the art of dressage lies in your ability to differentiate between the positive tension of focused athletic effort, and the negative tension of resistance, fear, and anxiety." ~ Katherine Bateson Chandler
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4135
Horses that are truly moving with a relaxed and happily swinging back will not give you a feel of a "locked jaw" in your hands. Any resistance that you feel in your hand while riding ALWAYS starts in the horse's back.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4134
To get the best out of a horse with a sense of humor, you must be a rider with a sense of humor. 🙂
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4133
When a horse is equally laterally supple in both directions, it will be evident in the ease of which you are able to perform changes of bend and direction.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4132
Too much repetitive motion (of any one thing... trotting, cantering, circling, hills, jumping, leg yielding, etc) can easily cause fatigue, soreness, boredom, or a sour attitude. It is best to mix things up in your training.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4131
"When introducing new questions make sure they are fair, but don’t over prepare the horse. Let him find out it’s an oxer/filler/bounce when he gets there. They need to learn to react and make quick decisions." ~ Eric Smiley
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4130
"All riders need very loose joints - loose hips, loose shoulders, loose elbows, loose knees, loose ankles. When I say loose I don’t mean uncontrollably loose, but they need to have a very good range of motion, and an absence of unwanted tension. A lot of riders when they
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4129
Both horses and riders ultimately learn from and cement behaviors through repetition. This is why you need to make sure that you are repeating things CORRECTLY.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4128
Maintain your good score for your trot or canter lengthenings by performing a clear, precise, and active transition back to the working gait at the end of the lengthening.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4127
Many times riders ride each stride to a jump, but then sort of "freeze" right when they get there. Usually this is because of nerves, or because the rider is worried about trying to make some preconceived takeoff spot happen. Make sure you ride each stride, including the
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4126
If you want to develop a nicely shaped crest (the top of the neck muscling) on your horse, you have to make sure your horse is truly seeking the connection - reaching into the bit, rather than backing away from it.