Video # 317: This is Jessica and her horse, Dancer, having a jumping lesson!
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4532
"To ride a centerline correctly you need a good degree of balance and straightness. The horse must be even on both reins and obedient to the half halt. The entrance must be straight, the downward transition must be smooth and the halt square. The horse must stand at attention,
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4531
"I tend not to count in long lines. I like to ride off what I feel the horse needs. She's a small horse so if you are running and jumping too long or too flat, you risk a rail, so I think it's better to
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4530
A very common mistake riders make when performing the movements haunches in, half pass, or turn on the haunches is sitting too much towards the outside of the movement. To prevent this, think about stepping into the inside stirrup at the beginning of each of these movements, and again every
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4529
Every galloping fence is an opportunity to awaken your horse's initiative, and show him how FUN it is to run and jump! And it should be used as such.