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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4454
"You can influence a horse, but you're never *really* in control.” ~ Chris Bartle
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4453
Push yourself away from your hands, instead of bringing your hands back to you.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4452
"Make him proudly independent of you so that he understands his job so well you merely walk the course and then show him the way. Tell your horse what you want him to do, and then allow him to do it." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4451
"Don’t get drunk on speed." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4450
"Let the neck fall down, don’t pull it down, create a situation in which the horse wants to let go his body and relax his neck." ~ Johan Hamminga
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4449
The horse's jaw unlocks when their back muscles relax and begin to swing with the movement.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4448
"Not all of us are lucky enough in our lifetime to have great horses. When you do get one, it's just the best feeling in the world." ~ Carl Hester
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4447
If you follow your horse's mouth with a truly consistently elastic feel, they will learn to trust your hand so fully, that they will lose the desire to escape it.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4446
Keep your leg aids light. Too much leg becomes something similar to white noise. It is unfair to expect your horse to hear your aid above the noise.
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4445
"We must be careful when making the horse straight not to bend it in front of the withers. We must not loosen the muscles in front of the withers for we need to build them up on either side of the neck so it is steady in front of
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4444
A horse will respond best to an aid when the rider has the ability to give it smoothly and within the rhythm of the horse's stride.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4443
It is quite common for riders to accidentally teach their horses undesirable behavior by releasing the pressure of an aid at the wrong time. Be mindful of only reinforcing behavior that you actually want.