What's Inside
Search the Site
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4360
The difference between good riding and bad riding is that good riding is difficult to see.
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:
- 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 # 2: The Ultimate Answer to Riding, the Universe, and Everything
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2974
- 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.
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 45: Confidence: State or Trait...it matters
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3594
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3089
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2979
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1714
- Do You Know What Skills You and Your Horse Need to Have Before Entering a Novice Level Event?
- The Problems in the Eventing World Today! (written in 2014) (Current freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3074
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2177
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3735
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3732
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3469
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3228
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 63: Personality and Why It Matters
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 62: Coping With Stress Part V: Gratitude
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 61: Coping with Stress Part IV: Do What You CAN Do
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 60: Coping with Stress and Anxiety: Part III - Getting Grounded
- Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 9: A Different Take on a Performance “State of Mind”
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1753
- The *Volume* of Your Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1599
- The Most Productive Way to Begin Each Ride
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1863
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1764
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4297
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1747
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4502
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4467
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4386
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4374
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4344
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4334
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4323
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4219
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4199
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4132
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4108
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4103
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4088
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4083
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4081
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4075
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4045
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4044
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3810
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3796
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3488
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3477
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3471
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3400
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3391
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3268
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3154
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3104
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3042
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2970
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2948
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2928
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2927
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2906
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2805
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2697
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2600
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2053
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 4: Fuel Your Ride… Motivation
- Question # 341: Amy has a question about a new horse she is riding, who is not a big fan of flatwork!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1853
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1841
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1837
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1800
- Quin's Blog post # 4: Praising the Snort
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1772
- Question # 333: Kayla has a question about core/ab exercises for her horse.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1750
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1722
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1672
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1643
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1540
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1530
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1491
- Help to Ensure That Your Horse LIKES His or Her Job!
- Signs That Your Performance Horse Might Be Sore
- Question # 306: Do you recommend getting a pure showjumping coach or an eventing coach to help with showjumping issues? (Ashleigh)
- Keep Your Aids Dynamic
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3839
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2630
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2625
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2524
- 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)
- 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....
- Guest Blog post # 69: "Learning Lows - Part 4" by the famous Bad Eventer!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3716
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2470
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4511
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4493
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4476
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4444
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4441
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4426
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4421
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4414
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4376
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4373
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4370
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4359
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4357
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4346
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4332
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4331
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4322
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4317
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4302
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4298
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4293
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4286
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4281
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4261
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4259
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4246
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4245
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4232
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4216
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4201
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4195
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4170
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4152
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4140
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4134
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4129
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4123
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4118
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4111
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4099
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4094
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4089
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4085
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4080
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4078
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3999
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3962
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3951
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3908
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3846
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3841
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3832
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3823
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3760
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3759
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3754
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3734
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3731
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3720
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3709
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3700
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3697
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3685
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3682
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3678
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3660
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3644
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3637
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3602
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3581
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3566
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3563
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3545
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3523
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3511
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3484
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3472
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3461
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3454
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3380
- Monitor Your Horse's Stress Levels, For Best Results in Training
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3364
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3354
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3353
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3343
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3324
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3307
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3301
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3279
- There Are Always Two Sides to Every Story - Even Between You and Your Horse!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3251
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3243
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3214
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3192
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3171
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3164
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3161
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3133
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3131
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3064
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3058
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3046
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3037
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3016
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3003
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2997
- Guest Blog # 116: "The Cone of Uncertainty" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2972
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2960
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2951
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2950
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2941
- The Order of Aids For Changing Your Horse's Bend From One Side to the Other
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2935
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2933
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2925
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2923
- Guest Blog # 113: "Less Making, More Allowing" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2907
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2905
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2878
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2876
- "The Power and Promise of Collaboration"
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2873
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2860
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2801
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2795
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2793
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2791
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2761
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2760
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2757
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2655
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2650
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2648
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2627
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2598
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2597
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2592
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2543
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2533
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2380
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2332
- Question # 349: I'm pretty new to eventing, and so is my horse. are there any beginner exercises you could give us? What should we work on the most when just getting into the sport? (Josie)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2309
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2284
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2219
- Is Your Horse Sore in These Very Common Areas??
- "Reset" Your Aids
- An Exercise to Help You to Refine Your Turning Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2083
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2076
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1997
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1905
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1898
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1897
- Dr. Haefner's Corner "Ask the Doc", Question # 7
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1893
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1891
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 3: Five Checkpoints on the Path to SUCCESS in Your Riding
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1880
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1874
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1872
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1871
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1870
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1869
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1865
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1862
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1861
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1860
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1852
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1851
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1848
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1847
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1843
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1840
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1839
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1831
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1830
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1826
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1823
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1822
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1821
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1817
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1814
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1813
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1812
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1810
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1809
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1805
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1804
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1803
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1801
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1798
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1797
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1795
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1791
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1785
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1782
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1773
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1770
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1769
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1768
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1762
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1761
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1760
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1759
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1756
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1754
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1751
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1745
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1740
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1739
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1733
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1719
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1717
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1707
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1706
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1703
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1694
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1691
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1685
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1681
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1671
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1668
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1664
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1658
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1654
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1652
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1650
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1648
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1645
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1644
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1642
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1634
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1632
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1630
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1624
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1623
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1613
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1598
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1597
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1595
- Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 4: Are You Ready to Learn?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1578
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1570
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1565
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1541
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1534
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1532
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1525
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1518
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1512
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1510
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1495
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1492
- Lateral Work as "Medicine" For the Dressage Horse
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1487
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1482
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1480
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1472
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1467
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1459
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1458
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1448
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1442
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1430
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1426
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1410
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1352
- Does Your Horse Pick Up the Canter With His Haunches In?
- Riding From "Front to Back"
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1261
- A Test of Your Flatwork Training (For All Levels!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1202
- The Power of Your True Intentions!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1032
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1012
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 963
- Lauren's Blog post # 3
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 939
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 745
- Keeping the Older Horse Going Strong
- Brianna's Blog Post # 11
- What To Do When You Are Stuck in a Rut With Your Riding (Current Freebie!)
- The Mysterious Half Halt (Current freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2774
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2563
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 44: It's Not About the Trailer...
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 29: Focus to Create the Flow
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 28: The Power of Perspective!
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 26: Five Essential Conditions for Change
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 25: On Being Open Minded
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 24: It's Difficult to Ask for Help!
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 23: Resilience: Just as important as goals.
- Sport Psych in a Minute, with Dr. Haefner - Video # 22: Goals: More than just direction!
- Dr. Haefner's Corner "Ask the Doc", Question # 6
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3985
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2813
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2417
- Training and Conditioning the Young Event Horse
- Quin's Blog post # 5: A Ground Pole: The Best Jumping Challenge Ever
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1351
- Question # 294 and Video # 92: My question is about banks, specifically jumping down....
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3363
- The Difference Between a "Correction" and Punishment When Training Horses
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4513
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4508
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4505
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4501
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4494
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4492
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4488
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4486
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4485
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4483
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4482
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4481
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4473
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4457
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4455
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4453
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4448
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4446
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4443
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4442
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4439
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4437
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4435
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4431
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4430
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4425
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4424
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4422
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4418
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4411
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4408
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4402
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4398
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4394
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4393
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4387
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4385
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4379
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4377
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4371
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4369
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4353
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4351
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4350
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4343
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4340
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4339
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4337
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4329
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4325
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4320
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4318
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4316
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4315
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4308
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4304
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4300
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4294
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4288
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4284
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4282
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4280
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4277
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4275
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4273
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4272
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4268
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4267
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4256
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4254
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4252
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4251
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4244
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4241
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4237
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4236
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4234
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4230
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4225
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4222
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4221
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4210
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4208
Newsletter Sign Up
Please fill in the details below to sign up to our newsletter.
Sign up to receive our newsletter.
Riding Far, LLC
Equivont
Stackhouse Saddles
Our Sponsors!
