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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3936

On roundness - "If you have the body, you have the head - if you have the head you don't (necessarily) have the body." ~ Jack LeGoff

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3935

"No complicated riding before the horses are going truly forward. In dressage, the difficulties are often created by a lack of good basic work (which is the foundation of the house)." ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3934

Riders who take the take the time to perfect those boring old basics will find the more difficult things are much easier to achieve.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3933

"Follow the horse's mouth by means of a supple back." ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3932

“A good horse should be able to sort out his own feet.” ~ William Fox Pitt

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3931

“The more horses you ride, the better your horsemanship.” Michael Jung

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3930

“When you don't have a confident position, it’s saying to people you don’t believe in yourself. So sit up, shoulders back, chin high, and ride your best test.” ~ Robert Dover

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3929

The rein back is a great exercise for strengthening the horse, and increasing the amount of "sit" behind. But only if it is done correctly.

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3928

"To get a good flying change, one has to perfect the original canter above all." ~ Nuno Oliveira

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3927

"Working over a single pole on the ground, notice if the young horse prefers to chip in a short stride or stretch for a long stride. Then remember this is the default that they will return to when things go wrong." ~ Eric Smiley

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3926

You can't straighten a crooked stick just by bending it until it's straight. You have to bend it in the opposite direction to truly straighten it. The same is true with horses. Moments of exaggerating the bend in the direction your horse doesn't like

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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3925

"Every time you ride you are either making that horse better or making it worse!" ~ Lisa VanBuhler

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