Tip/Quote of the Day # 320
The horse should always set the pace of the progression of both training and competing. Pushing too hard, too soon will usually result in having to go back and start over.
The horse should always set the pace of the progression of both training and competing. Pushing too hard, too soon will usually result in having to go back and start over.
Your horse's stride can only be as long as his neck is long. So try not to shorten the neck, but rather look for the feeling that your horse is reaching forward into your connection with his head and neck.
"Good riders land over an obstacle, go to the next jump and make a good arrangement. Great riders land with their horses already arranged for the next obstacle." ~ Bill Steinkraus
When you ride powerfully forward to the base of your jumps you allow your horse to jump in such a way that is actually the easiest and most natural for him. Building the horse's power right to the base of the jump means that he stresses his hocks
Competitions are a test of our progress as horsemen. They are not an end in themselves.