What's Inside
Search the Site
Tip/Quote of the Day # 1833
If you feel like you have to push and drive your horse to the jump in front of you, they are probably behind your leg, no matter what speed you are actually traveling.
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 # 1753
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1426
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1831
- Quin's Blog post # 2: The Ultimate Answer to Riding, the Universe, and Everything
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1480
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1772
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1763
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1754
- Do You Know What Skills You and Your Horse Need to Have Before Entering a Novice Level Event?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1897
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1823
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1802
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1796
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1751
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1643
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1638
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1562
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1530
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2972
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1743
- Video # 310: This is Susanne and her lovely horse Corelli, schooling cross country!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1696
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1905
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1898
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1893
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1891
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1884
- Advanced Jumping Exercise # 1
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1881
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1880
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1876
- 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 # 1853
- 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 # 1841
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1840
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1839
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1837
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1830
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1826
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1822
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1821
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1820
- Dr. Haefner's Blog post # 9: A Different Take on a Performance “State of Mind”
- 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 # 1807
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1806
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1805
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1804
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1803
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1799
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1798
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1795
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1786
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1782
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1773
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1761
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1759
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1752
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1750
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1747
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1745
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1739
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1733
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1721
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1711
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1681
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1672
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1658
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1635
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1630
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1625
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1623
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1602
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1595
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1570
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1540
- 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)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1495
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1487
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1472
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1410
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1388
- Signs That Your Performance Horse Might Be Sore
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1352
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1305
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1304
- The Most Productive Way to Begin Each Ride
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 949
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 853
- The Problems in the Eventing World Today! (written in 2014) (Current freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3733
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3718
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3706
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3497
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2804
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 976
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 757
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1329
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3637
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3315
- How to Train for Self Carriage at the Gallop
- 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" ?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1906
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1901
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1900
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1899
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1896
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1894
- 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 # 1885
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1882
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1878
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1877
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1875
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1868
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1867
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1864
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1863
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1858
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1854
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1850
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1849
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1845
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1842
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1838
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1836
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1835
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1834
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1829
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1828
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1825
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1816
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1808
- Quin's Blog post # 5: A Ground Pole: The Best Jumping Challenge Ever
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1801
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1800
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1797
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1792
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1791
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1790
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1789
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1788
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1787
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1785
- Quin's Blog post # 4: Praising the Snort
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1783
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1779
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1776
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1774
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1770
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1769
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1768
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1764
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1762
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1756
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1748
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1740
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1738
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1735
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1732
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1725
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1723
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1722
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1719
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1717
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1714
- 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 # 1690
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1685
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1683
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1675
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1671
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1670
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1664
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1663
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1662
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1661
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1656
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1654
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1652
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1650
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1645
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1644
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1642
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1637
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1634
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1632
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1631
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1628
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1624
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1618
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1617
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1616
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1615
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1614
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1613
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1604
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1603
- The *Volume* of Your Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1599
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1598
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1597
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1593
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1578
- 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 # 1568
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1565
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1541
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1527
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1525
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1519
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1498
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1467
- Help to Ensure That Your Horse LIKES His or Her Job!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1459
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1433
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1430
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1413
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1396
- 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 # 1351
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1294
- Question # 294 and Video # 92: My question is about banks, specifically jumping down....
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1032
- An Important Skill to Practice For Riding a Cross Country Course
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 963
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 939
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 745
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1456
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1399
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1749
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1371
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4392
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4140
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3997
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3507
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3456
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3292
- Is Your Free Walk Really FREE? And Do You Make Good Use Of It?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2576
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1387
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 866
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3734
- Video # 315 and Question # 340: Kaley has a question (with video), about his horse's jumping form, and whether or not his horse might still have upper level potential, despite the form he shows now as a green horse.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4502
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4297
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4170
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3731
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3697
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3678
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3594
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3490
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3484
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3386
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3307
- Guest Blog # 120: Too Focused? by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3276
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3214
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3156
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3132
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2941
- The 'Half-Go'
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2665
- 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
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2550
- 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 # 1904
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1902
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1892
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1890
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1889
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1888
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1886
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1883
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1879
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1873
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1866
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1857
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1855
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1846
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1844
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1824
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1819
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1815
- Question # 339: Kayla has another question about how to stay with her horse's motion over jumps.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1794
- An Exercise to Teach Your Horse to Be More HOT to Your Inside Leg Aid
- Discussion # 162: The shoulder in is considered to be the "mother" of all lateral movements. Can anyone tell us why this is so?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1781
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1780
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1775
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1771
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1766
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1760
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1758
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1757
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1755
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1744
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1742
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1741
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1737
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1736
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1730
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1729
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1724
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1720
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1716
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1715
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1713
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1710
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1705
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1704
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1702
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1701
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1700
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1699
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1698
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1697
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1695
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1693
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1692
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1691
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1689
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1678
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1668
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1667
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1666
- The Crest Release, the Automatic Release, and Everything In Between (With Pictures!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1660
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1651
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1648
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1640
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1639
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1633
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1629
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1626
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1612
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1608
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1605
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1596
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1592
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1589
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1588
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1587
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1586
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1585
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1584
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1582
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1580
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1579
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1575
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1571
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1567
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1563
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1561
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1558
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1557
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1555
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1547
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1544
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1536
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1535
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1534
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1532
- Jumping Rideability Exercise # 2 - For Horses & Riders at All Levels
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1523
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1518
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1516
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1513
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1512
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1510
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1502
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1492
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1491
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1483
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1482
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1479
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1470
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1461
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1460
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1458
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1454
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1448
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1446
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1442
- Video # 101: This is Kellyn and her horse, Bauer, doing their Novice level show jumping round!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1437
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1434
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1429
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1427
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1418
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1417
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1398
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1393
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1369
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1363
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1342
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1336
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1328
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1323
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1311
- Question # 306: Do you recommend getting a pure showjumping coach or an eventing coach to help with showjumping issues? (Ashleigh)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1301
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1261
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1231
- Question # 302, and Video # 96: I have a question about confidence. My horse is 8 but had about 6 months off when I was pregnant in 2015. Since coming back I feel like he has been spookier then he used to be. Before I could trust him to jump anything...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1204
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1202
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1195
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1185
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1184
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1163
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1127
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1125
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1123
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1115
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1013
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1012
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 993
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 974
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 956
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 927
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 863
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 834
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 630
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 610
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1734
- Question # 291: I want to get my mare to PSG in Dressage, and I'm dabbling again in jumping at novice level. I've been riding her Dressage for the last 5 years, with hardly any jumping. I ride mostly off of seat and thigh aids, with very little lower leg,
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 886
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1778
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1677
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1531
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1522
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1444
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1408
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1407
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1335
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1334
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1251
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1246
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1234
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1106
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1101
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1077
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1068
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 960
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 821
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 751
- Video # 313, and Question # 335: Kayla is riding in a jumping lesson, and wants to know why she got jumped out of the tack on the first jump!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4408
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3991
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3861
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3845
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3826
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3758
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3656
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3390
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3330
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2327
- Guest Blog post # 85: "All You Need is Leg" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1242
- Question # 303: My horse is SO lazy, I have such a hard time getting her to go forward. She exhausts me nearly every time I ride her. Although she is better once we really get jumping courses...
- An Exercise to Help You Find an Even Pace Over Fences
- Guest Blog # 119: "Eventing vs Autocross!" by Soraya V Juarbe-Diaz
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2864
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 951
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 937







0 Comments Posted Leave a comment