What's Inside
Search the Site
Tip/Quote of the Day # 2454
It is not wise to add pressure to the situation when the horse is already tense. Use quiet, soothing exercises that the horse is already familiar with, rather than pushing for anything difficult, to help him relax.
Did you enjoy this article? If so, please share with your friends! Look for the share buttons on the far right side of the page. Thank you!
Related Articles:
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 258
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3553
- Help to Ensure That Your Horse LIKES His or Her Job!
- Monitor Your Horse's Stress Levels, For Best Results in Training
- Question # 341: Amy has a question about a new horse she is riding, who is not a big fan of flatwork!
- Guest Blog # 120: Too Focused? by Bill Woods
- A Little Trick That is Helpful in the Training of Hot or Nervous Horses
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2724
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 55: Filling Your Treasure Chest
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 54: The Power of a Plan
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 53: Personality Part 2: Internalizer or Externalizer
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 52: Personality Part 1: Past, Present, Future
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 51: Who do you compare yourself to... it really matters!
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 50: Horses as mirrors: Does it work the other way around?
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 49: Respect: Essential for horse and rider
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 48: Working with horses is complicated... that's a good thing
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 47: Courage... Is it as simple as "Cowgirl Up" ?
- Quin's Blog post # 4: Praising the Snort
- Signs That Your Performance Horse Might Be Sore
- The Most Productive Way to Begin Each Ride
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3251
- Is Your Free Walk Really FREE? And Do You Make Good Use Of It?
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 59: Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Part II - Connection
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 58: Coping with Stress and Anxiety - Part I: The Worry Bucket
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 57: Desperately Dependent or Fiercely Independent: Finding the right balance
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 56: How long will this take??
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 46: Safety and Security - Essential tools for learning.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2164
- Training and Conditioning the Young Event Horse
- An Exercise to Help Improve Your Horse's Connection Over the Back
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1750
- Quin's Blog post # 2: The Ultimate Answer to Riding, the Universe, and Everything
- Lateral Work as "Medicine" For the Dressage Horse
- Tips For Managing the Hot/Anxious Type of Horse
- Riding From "Front to Back"
- There Are Always Two Sides to Every Story - Even Between You and Your Horse!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1772
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4325
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4222
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4154
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3901
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3730
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3723
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3599
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3505
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3494
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3460
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3450
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3391
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3125
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2904
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2854
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2825
- Video # 323, and Question # 355: Rose would like some help with her 6 yo Connemara mare, who tends to be tense and rushy.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2654
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2598
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2540
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2486
- Advanced Jumping Exercise # 1
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1645
- Question # 315: My half halts seem to work pretty well on the flat, but between jumps my horse tends to blow me off. He fights the bit and just keeps going at whatever speed he wants. What can I do to make him listen to me? (Aimee)
- Do You Know What Skills You and Your Horse Need to Have Before Entering a Novice Level Event?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 745
- Improving the Trot
- Keep Your Aids Dynamic
- Question # 310: What's best way to teach your horse to maintain a steady rhythm? My horse has issues with this. (Chris)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3269
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3100
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2860
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1628
- Jumping Rideability Exercise # 2 - For Horses & Riders at All Levels
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1125
- What To Do When You Are Stuck in a Rut With Your Riding (Current Freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4491
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4485
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4431
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4135
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3977
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3917
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3911
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3849
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3792
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3756
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3750
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3679
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3657
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3606
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3563
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3536
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3524
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3504
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3424
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3415
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3402
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3274
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3206
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3165
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3134
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3095
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3038
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 63: Personality and Why It Matters
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2857
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2844
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2833
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2812
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 62: Coping With Stress Part V: Gratitude
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2691
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2667
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 61: Coping with Stress Part IV: Do What You CAN Do
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2658
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 60: Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Part III - Getting Grounded
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2455
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2355
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2338
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 45: Confidence: State or Trait...it matters
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2244
- Is Your Horse Sore in These Very Common Areas??
- "Reset" Your Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2163
- A Simple Exercise to Help You to Relax and Reset the Position of Your Shoulders When Riding
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1906
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1900
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1870
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1848
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1839
- Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 9: A Different Take on a Performance “State of Mind”
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1808
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1807
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1806
- Quin's Blog post # 5: A Ground Pole: The Best Jumping Challenge Ever
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1803
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1788
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1785
- Question # 333: Kayla has a question about core/ab exercises for her horse.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1766
- The Benefits of "Stair Stepping" Your Lateral Exercises
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1753
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1751
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1685
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1671
- The *Volume* of Your Aids
- Question # 318: My horse and I are continuing on in training and he has really become much more balanced over all in the show jumping. Before he used to land and have such a large canter stride that it seemed like most of my focus was...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1530
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1525
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1442
- Video # 101: This is Kellyn and her horse, Bauer, doing their Novice level show jumping round!
- Question # 311: After reading your article on whether to look for a distance or focus on the quality of the canter, I have a few questions for you....
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1352
- Guest Blog post # 80: "The Professional Edge: Classically driven or Client driven?" by Bill Kraatz
- The Problems in the Eventing World Today! (written in 2014) (Current freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 984
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 683
- The Use of Patterns in the Training of Dressage
- Video # 314, and Question # 337: Lauren has a question (with video) about her new OTTB mare.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1246
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4496
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4387
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4172
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4134
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3726
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3655
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3639
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3177
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3081
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2620
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2564
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1770
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4502
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4494
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4484
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4483
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4474
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4467
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4449
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4444
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4439
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4417
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4399
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4373
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4366
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4363
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4349
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4344
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4324
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4309
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4297
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4281
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4237
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4236
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4211
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4210
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4191
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4155
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4140
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4118
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4104
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4079
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4029
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4017
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4016
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4011
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4007
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4001
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3993
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3985
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3976
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3964
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3961
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3931
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3929
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3925
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3923
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3895
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3892
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3891
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3889
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3888
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3884
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3881
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3873
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3870
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3823
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3812
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3797
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3771
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3769
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3768
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3762
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3760
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3755
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3754
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3753
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3751
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3739
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3735
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3731
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3717
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3710
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3705
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3702
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3701
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3697
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3695
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3694
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3687
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3678
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3676
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3675
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3672
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3671
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3663
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3654
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3651
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3647
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3645
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3642
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3637
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3629
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3625
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3615
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3614
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3610
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3605
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3603
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3600
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3597
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3594
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3589
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3579
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3576
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3571
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3570
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3567
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3554
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3549
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3547
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3545
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3543
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3533
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3529
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3527
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3525
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3521
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3520
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3511
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3508
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3502
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3500
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3497
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3496
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3490
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3484
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3483
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3478
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3472
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3463
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3455
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3454
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3447
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3446
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3436
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3434
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3432
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3431
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3421
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3416
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3411
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3409
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3405
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3403
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3401
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3395
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3386
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3374
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3372
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3370
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3365
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3352
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3348
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3330
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3321
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3313
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3312
- Guest Blog # 121: Lunging, by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3307
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3300
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3296
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3294
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3290
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3287
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3283
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3276
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3271
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3270
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3258
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3247
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3224
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3222
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3221
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3217
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3216
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3213
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3212
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3204
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3203
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3188
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3182
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3178
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3176
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3173
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3166
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3164
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3157
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3156
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3153
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3149
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3142
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3129
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3120
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3118
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3116
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3104
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3102
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3099
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3098
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3097
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3080
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3071
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3067
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3062
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3057
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3051
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3045
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3042
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3020
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3016
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3012
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3010
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3006
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2984
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2981
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2979
- Guest Blog # 116: "The Cone of Uncertainty" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2974
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2972
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2942
- The Order of Aids For Changing Your Horse's Bend From One Side to the Other
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2934
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2924
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2917
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2914
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2908
- Guest Blog # 112: "Up Against the Wall" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2902
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2889
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2878
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2868
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2847
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2845
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2837
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2836
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2826
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2822
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2817
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2805
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2799
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2798
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2789
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2765
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2753
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2744
- 3 Distinctly Different Ways of Controlling Your Horse's Shoulders in Circles, Turns & Lateral Work
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2720
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2717
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2715
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2681
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2671
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2668
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2660
- All About Nosebands & Bridles
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2628
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2627
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2613
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2609
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2601
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2576
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2570
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2545
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2543
- Rider Leg Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2537
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2533
- An Exercise to Help You Improve ALL of Your Downward Transitions
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2512
- How to Train for Self Carriage at the Gallop
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2441
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2436
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2432
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2430
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2429
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2424
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2360
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2348
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2279
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 44: It's Not About the Trailer...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2157
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2095
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2063
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2058
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2048
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1997
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1905
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1904
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1901
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1899
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1898
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1897
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1896
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1894
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1893
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1891
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1884
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1881
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1880
- Discussion # 164: What do you think this comment means?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1878
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1876
- Guest Blog post # 102: "Stat!" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1875
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1874
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1872
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1871
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1869
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1868
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1865
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1864
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1863
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1862
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1861
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1860
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1858
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1854
- Advanced Trot Pole Exercise # 2
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1853
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1852
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1851
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1849
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1847
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1845
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1843
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1842
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1841
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1840
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1838
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1837
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1836
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1834
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1833
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1831






