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Tip/Quote of the Day # 353
If your horse is spooky, be careful to make sure he never feels punished for spooking or getting tense. If you get mad, pull, kick, or do anything else that can be perceived as a punishment, the anxiety that will be created will usually make your problem worse.
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2455
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2291
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2244
- Try This Mental Trick, to Quickly Bring Your Riding to a New Level!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2186
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2173
- "Reset" Your Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2164
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2157
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2144
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2136
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2102
- A Simple Exercise to Help You to Relax and Reset the Position of Your Shoulders When Riding
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2063
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2058
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2038
- The Counted Walk - a Tool to Improve Your Horse's Carriage in Dressage
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1936
- An Exercise to Help Improve Your Horse's Connection Over the Back
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1775
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1766
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1750
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1727
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1688
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1685
- Guest Blog post # 95: "Situation Critical" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1490
- Help to Ensure That Your Horse LIKES His or Her Job!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1457
- Video # 102: This is Kellyn, riding Novice level test B
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1445
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1442
- Riding From "Front to Back"
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1216
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1215
- The Pre Flight Checklist
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1173
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1137
- The BEST Exercise to Loosen Up Your Horse's Tight Lower Back Area
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1113
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1090
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1003
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 984
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 966
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 957
- Develop an Independent *Hand* - an Essential Skill That is Key to a Good Rein Connection!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 923
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 903
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 898
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 710
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 700
- The Bow Tie Exercise
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 658
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 605
- Are You Riding With Your Reins at the Right Length?
- Question # 246: I was wondering what your favorite exercises are to work on rhythm at the canter? My trainer says my horse is the horse of a million canters, and this especially comes through over fences...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 511
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 498
- Question # 242: What generally causes a horse to slip under himself with his hind end? Weak hocks/stifles, unbalanced horse/rider? My horse slipped out behind three times at the 2DE on the weekend. (Shelley)
- The Full Body Relaxation Exercise (For the Rider)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 484
- The Paradox of Training - Energy vs Relaxation
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 448
- Question # 225: Sometimes my horse's otherwise nice canter feels like it becomes four beat-y and almost lateral. What causes this, and what can I do about it? (Tina)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 360
- Question # 196: when I am sitting my canter I tend to be using my back too much and not following enough with my hands/arms. It is like I am pumping my back instead of following with the arms/hands.
- Kirsten's Blog Post # 5
- Question # 192: I am stuck in my training right now. I know the concept of all that is being asked of me, but I have the movement of a brick. I am unconciously stiff in my movements...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 286
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 260
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 258
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 253
- Question # 181: This is a really weird question but...can I ever tighten my horse's girth too tight? (Emma)
- Question # 177: It seems like about half the time I go on a hack with my mare she is either perfectly behaved, or jigging, breaking into the trot, or breaking into the canter the entire time.
- Improving the Trot
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 227
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 209
- Photo # 54: This is Kayla schooling a drop fence!
- An Exercise to Test Horse and Rider Balance at the Canter When Jumping
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 158
- What To Do When a Half Halt Doesn't Work
- The Different Schools of Dressage
- Video # 45: This is Becky!
- Video # 44: This is Jen!
- Video # 40: This is Kayla doing Novice Test B!
- Video Discussion # 73: This video explains all about the extended walk and how to judge it!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 15
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- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4
- Question # 131: I have a tb, when I work her long and low all she does is speed up really fast and do an extended trot (still long and low) and if try slow her down she wont go low and sticks her head out.
- Video # 30: This is Nanna and her 6 year old mare doing their beginner novice dressage test!
- Question # 96: When the dressage test says you may do your trot work sitting or rising, will you get extra points for sitting since it's harder? Assuming you can pull it off well of couse...(Jo)
- Question # 87: I work with two different trainers (one regularly, and the other every month or so since she is more expensive) and am getting conflicting advice on half halts and downward transitions.
- The Tail Tells the Story
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4273
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