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When jumping into water, always think about the depth of the water to decide the speed of your approach. The deeper the water you are landing in at your water jump, the more slowly you must approach the fence into the water.
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If YOU are stiff in your back or hips as a rider, your horse will probably tend to move with a stiff back.
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On the horse being ridden with conflicting aids - "Some horses can cope while others develop serious behaviour problems. As riders and trainers, we don’t always notice because horses don’t yelp and scream, they just show conflict behaviour. As humans, we often interpret that as ‘naughty’ behaviour. Perhaps
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"If the calves are too far forward, the rider is unable to bring the horse under the centre of gravity." ~ Ingrid Klimke
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"This afternoon I decided to work on turn on the forehand after watching Anne Kursinski's demonstration during the George Morris clinic. My aha! moment is when I realized that I was allowing 'good enough' instead of 'right'! Once I persisted until right he
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When turning in the air over jumps, do not start your turn until the horse is at the top of the jumping arc. In other words, once the horse has lifted both shoulders fully, and the knees are up, it is safe to turn. Turning before that moment can cause
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"The jump is the product of your last three strides, always." ~ Michelle Strapp
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"When you’re riding across country, any problems that you have in the showjumping will become magnified because the difference between cross country and show jumping is the speed that we travel at, the surface that we run on, and the fact the fences don’t come down. So
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It can be a clever time to think about working on the beginning of a piaffe, or "half steps", when you are out hacking and your horse gets a bit excited and "prancy." Take advantage of the moment, to ask them (and allow them) to do
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It is never wise to add pressure to the situation when your horse is already tense. Make careful use of quiet, soothing exercises that the horse is already familiar with to help him to relax, rather than pushing for anything difficult.
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The more complex the movement you are riding, the more your basic foundation is being tested.
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Your basics are the base of your success. The stronger your base, the further you will go.
