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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3779
After each use of your legs, you need to think about opening them up a bit and letting them drop down. This will keep you on your seat bones correctly.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3778
"Don't distract your horse before the jump!" ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3777
"The purpose of dressage is to enhance our ability to control our horses; hopefully, after a long period of consistent training, our horses will calmly and generously place their forces at our disposal." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3776
"When I finally quit all the fidgeting with my hands and concentrate on my core & legs .... Magic Happens." ~ Joan Dunlap
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3775
One of the many ways that good Dressage will improve your jumping is increased straightness. Only when they are truly loading both hind legs equally will your horse have the chance to jump in his best form.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3774
"Collection is secondary. Energy and suppleness are number one." ~ Steffen Peters
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3773
Moving the bit around in the horse's mouth to keep him from bracing against it is preventing the symptom without addressing the underlying cause. With that approach you will never solve your connection issue.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3772
"If a horse takes responsibility for the fence too early, ask him to be patient and wait on the approach. On a 5 stride distance ask for a quiet easy 6 strides." ~ Eric Smiley
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3771
"Contact doesn't only refer to the hands, reins, and bit, but to the whole rider. A rider must give the horse contact through his entire seat. This means that his legs must lay gently against the horse's body, his seat must be balanced and supple,
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3770
Regarding the rein contact - when you feel a problem in your hands, you fix it with your leg.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3769
Riding the half pass can help to develop the brilliance of the extended trot, by increasing hip and stifle flexibility, and freeing up the horse's shoulders.
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 3768
"Push him to contact, release, and then push to contact again." ~ Carl Hester