What's Inside
Search the Site
Tip/Quote of the Day # 804
Excessive bend in the neck, whether lateral (usually to the inside), or longitudinal (behind the vertical) disconnects the haunches from the rein aids and allows the horse to remain locked up in other parts of the body, such as the poll and hips.
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 # 1283
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 683
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4017
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 130
- Adding More *Scope* to Your Lateral Work - For Better Dressage Scores!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2994
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1052
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2857
- Horses that Tilt Their Head in Dressage
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1137
- Quin's Blog post # 2: The Ultimate Answer to Riding, the Universe, and Everything
- Signs That Your Performance Horse Might Be Sore
- Riding From "Front to Back"
- There Are Always Two Sides to Every Story - Even Between You and Your Horse!
- The Order of Aids For Changing Your Horse's Bend From One Side to the Other
- A Test to See If Your Horse is in LATERAL Self Carriage
- Help to Ensure That Your Horse LIKES His or Her Job!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1200
- A Trainer's Responsibility! (That's YOU!) (Current Freebie!)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2631
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1709
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1386
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1178
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 919
- The Counted Walk - a Tool to Improve Your Horse's Carriage in Dressage
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1777
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1750
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1728
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1671
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1601
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1575
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1511
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1490
- Lateral Work as "Medicine" For the Dressage Horse
- Video # 102: This is Kellyn, riding Novice level test B
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1216
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1202
- The Pre Flight Checklist
- The Corridor of Aids
- An Exercise to Help Improve Your Trot to Canter Transitions
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1007
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1003
- The Most Productive Way to Begin Each Ride
- Develop an Independent *Hand* - an Essential Skill That is Key to a Good Rein Connection!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1412
- The Benefits of "Stair Stepping" Your Lateral Exercises
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1332
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 962
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 729
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 933
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 808
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3536
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1797
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1529
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1424
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1282
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1276
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1066
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 631
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1685
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1457
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1442
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1090
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 984
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 913
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 903
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4423
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3752
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3251
- 3 Distinctly Different Ways of Controlling Your Horse's Shoulders in Circles, Turns & Lateral Work
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2598
- Rider Leg Aids
- An Exercise to Help You to Refine Your Turning Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1891
- An Exercise to Teach Your Horse to Be More HOT to Your Inside Leg Aid
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1780
- Question # 334: Kayla has a question about how to go about training the horse to do the more difficult lateral movements that require the horse to move in the direction of the bend.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1775
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1674
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1640
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1530
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1510
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1500
- Guest Blog post # 95: "Situation Critical" by Bill Woods
- Video # 104: This is Kayla riding Novice level test B
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1466
- Do You Know What Skills You and Your Horse Need to Have Before Entering a Novice Level Event?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1414
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1374
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1366
- The Wiggly Worm Exercise
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1295
- The "Shoulder Yield" Exercise
- 3 Signs That Your Bending Aids Are Working Correctly
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1067
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 974
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 920
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 912
- My All Time Favorite Suppling Exercise!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1336
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4235
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4073
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3694
- An Exercise to Help You Improve ALL of Your Downward Transitions
- Basic Suppling Exercise # 5
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1594
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1586
- An Exercise For Riders at All Levels, That Will Improve Your Dressage Test!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1551
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1531
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1423
- Discussion # 155: How does your horse most commonly evade your bending aids?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1382
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1362
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1360
- Where a Rider Should Look When Riding the Various Lateral Movements
- Dressage Canter Adjustability Exercise # 2
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 816
- The Tail Tells the Story
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1533
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1027
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 393
- Guest Blog # 120: Too Focused? by Bill Woods
- Monitor Your Horse's Stress Levels, For Best Results in Training
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1720
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1718
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1648
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1425
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1309
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1286
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1006
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 971
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 918
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 883
- The Full Body Relaxation Exercise (For the Rider)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 814
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3038
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2981
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1906
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1831
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1808
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1807
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1793
- Quin's Blog post # 4: Praising the Snort
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1766
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1753
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1727
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1701
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1688
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1645
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1580
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1574
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1540
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1527
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1503
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1470
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1461
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1453
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1449
- Guest Blog post # 89: "> or < ?" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1445
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1431
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1409
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1398
- Does Your Horse Pick Up the Canter With His Haunches In?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1234
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1233
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1231
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1173
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 966
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 939
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 923
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 710
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 687
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 626
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 498
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1348
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1035
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 898
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 877
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 484
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4502
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4459
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3763
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3735
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3730
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3146
- Discussion # 182: Let's talk about refreshing your horse's response to the inside leg before you begin a circle!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3096
- Guest Blog # 116: "The Cone of Uncertainty" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2543
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2335
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2242
- "Reset" Your Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2164
- All About the Volte!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1883
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1871
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1865
- Ruth's Blog post # 5: Connection Issues in Canter Transitions
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1843
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1838
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1815
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1790
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1787
- An Exercise to Help Improve Your Horse's Connection Over the Back
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1774
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1754
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1751
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1734
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1721
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1707
- Video # 309 and Question # 325: Kayla is finding it difficult to keep her horse on the aids in walk to halt transitions.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1678
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1659
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1657
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1650
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1615
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1604
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1603
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1570
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1567
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1565
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1561
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1544
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1491
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1480
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1462
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1452
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1401
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1340
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1324
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1296
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1294
- HOW to Use the Turn Into Each Jump to Balance Your Horse
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1272
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1261
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1182
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1068
- Video # 89: This is Eileen!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 963
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 928
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 852
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 838
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 787
- Basic Suppling Exercise # 4
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 759
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 749
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 738
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 734
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 697
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 685
- Question # 254: At what level would a turn on the forehand show up on a dressage test? (Julie)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 647
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 567
- Are You Riding With Your Reins at the Right Length?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 410
- Keep Your Aids Dynamic
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1897
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1591
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1016
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 951
- Does Your Horse Show This Positive Sign After a Flatwork Session?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4274
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4066
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4034
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3725
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3701
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3676
- Video # 325: This is Bridget doing a Dressage test!
- Question # 353: Amanda has a question about how to teach her young horse to lift and use his back correctly.
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2115
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1546
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1539
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1047
- Video Discussion # 90: This video shows the various lateral movements in detail, and demonstrates the great exercise of transitions back and forth between shoulder in and renvers.
- The Paradox of Training - Energy vs Relaxation
- Question # 210: I recently bought a nice 14 year old Oldenburg mare that has been used as a lesson horse for several years. She is sweet, quiet, responsive to my leg; but the most stiff and resistant in the bridle that I have ever come across...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1370
- Throughness
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3901
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2812
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4242
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4222
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3792
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3100
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1875
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1816
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1799
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1785
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1776
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1705
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1610
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1608
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1519
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1483
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1463
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1314
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1284
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1085
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1054
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1040
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1009
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 833
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 760
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 440
- Improving the Trot
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4135
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3740
- Is Your Free Walk Really FREE? And Do You Make Good Use Of It?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2904
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2658
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2654
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2338
- A Simple Exercise to Help You to Relax and Reset the Position of Your Shoulders When Riding
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1903
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1895
- 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 # 1893
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1863
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1860
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1839
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1827
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1825
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1810
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1805
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1804
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1789
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1788
- 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 # 1779
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1765
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1760
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1755
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1749
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1748
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1731
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1730
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1726
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1724
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1717
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1702
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1697
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1690
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1689
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1686
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1682
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1669
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1639
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1638
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1636
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1633
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1628
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1600
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1587
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1585
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1526
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1525
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1523
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1504
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1499
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1493
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1484
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1477
- Guest Blog post # 93: "Convincing (UN)" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1469
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1455
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1440
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1436
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1428
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1421
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1417
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1413
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1410
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1407
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1403
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1402
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1371
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1368
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1352
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1346
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1337
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1331
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1327
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1321
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1319
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1298
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1291
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1287
- The Function of the Rider’s Elbow Joints
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1219
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1214
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1212
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1180
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1154
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1150
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1146
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1122
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1113
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1106
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1100
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1076
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1072
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1053
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1041
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 998
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 982
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 979
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 957
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 953
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 932
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 910
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 901
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 897
- Horses That Wag Their Head From Side to Side
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 835
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 807
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 747
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 745
- The Snowball Effect - and How to Keep it From Happening to Your Riding!
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 659
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 456
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1227
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 965
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4419
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4143
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4083
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3944
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3843
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3710
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3616
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3358
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3305
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3104
- Guest Blog # 111: "Weighty Matters" by Bill Woods
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2584
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2441
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2289
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2024
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1884
- Quin's Blog post # 3: How are you and your horse communicating?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1273
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1223
- A Test of Your Flatwork Training (For All Levels!)
- Clashing of Aids vs the Coordination of Aids
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1126
- Question # 292: Is a stop or turnout at a jump considered a disobedience or a spook? And do you believe some "spooks" are really just excuses to misbehave not truly fear? (Nancy)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1108
- 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 # 1087
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1082
- What Does it Mean for the Horse to be "Between the Rider’s Hand and Leg"?
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1045
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1005
- Question # 283: 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? (Heather)
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 952
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 878
- Introducing the Counter Canter
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 831
- The Use of Patterns in the Training of Dressage
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 799
- Improve Your Canter to Trot Transitions!
- Tips For Managing the Hot/Anxious Type of Horse
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 711
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 651
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 576
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 572
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 557
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 556
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 540
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 528
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 486
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 426
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 375
- Question # 106: My horse carries himself nicely in the working canter. He feels like he is nicely balanced and in self carriage. But after every canter lengthening, he becomes rigid and is resistant against my hand...
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3045
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1268
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 1139
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4508
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4484
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4445
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4395
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4200
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 4133
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3951
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3926
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3815
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3813
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3746
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3500
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3495
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3246
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3245
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3206
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3193
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 3040
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2949
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2844
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2821
- Tip/Quote of the Day # 2664






