Tip/Quote of the Day # 212

Related Articles:

• Signs That Your Performance Horse Might Be Sore
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4228
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3447
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3412
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2395
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1763
• The Benefits of "Stair Stepping" Your Lateral Exercises
• Question # 326: Ellen has a question about her horse becoming barn sour and threatening to rear.
• Where a Rider Should Look When Riding the Various Lateral Movements
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1233
• The Pre Flight Checklist
• Video Discussion # 88: This short video shows a great example of a rider riding truly *forward* in a trot to walk transition!
• How to Build Strength in Your Horse's Canter
• Video # 79: This is Kellyn with her new mare, a 15 year old OTTB
• Question # 243: I can get my lazy boy to the point that he is in front of my leg, but he won't stay there!
• The Horse That Wants to Shorten Its Neck
• Video # 44: This is Jen!
• My All Time Favorite Suppling Exercise!
• Question # 120: I'm having a problem with my mare on the flat. She started out Western, so she was taught originally to give to the bit, not go on the bit. Which means she's usually behind the vertical when we're doing flat.
• The Busy Mouthed Horse
• Forward First!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2858
• 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.
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4486
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4483
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4465
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4433
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4403
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4392
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4381
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4350
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4316
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4310
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4297
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4292
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4290
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4285
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4160
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4106
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4058
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4029
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3997
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3991
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3976
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3961
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3941
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3940
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3937
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3861
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3826
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3758
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3733
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3718
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3706
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3656
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3646
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3632
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3570
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3520
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3507
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3493
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3490
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3456
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3442
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3426
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3417
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3396
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3395
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3335
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3323
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3305
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3303
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3296
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3292
• Guest Blog # 120: Too Focused? by Bill Woods
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3276
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3242
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3238
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3221
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3219
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3205
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3156
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3153
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3133
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3132
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3083
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3045
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3010
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3007
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3004
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2976
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2972
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2941
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2931
• Guest Blog # 113: "Less Making, More Allowing" by Bill Woods
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2914
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2896
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2888
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2879
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2864
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2855
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2841
• Video # 325: This is Bridget doing a Dressage test!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2804
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2777
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2776
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2775
• The 'Half-Go'
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2751
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2699
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2683
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2678
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2621
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2596
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2578
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2576
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2551
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2550
• Rider Leg Aids
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2525
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2515
• Video # 321: This is Bridget again, this time with her young 4 year old horse doing grid work for the very first time.
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2474
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2467
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2427
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2419
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2414
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2409
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2404
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2392
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2390
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2389
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2374
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2370
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2369
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2363
• Does Your Horse Like Rein Contact Right Up to the Point of Takeoff at a Jump? Or Does He Prefer a Soft/Loose Rein in the Final Strides? Find Out Here!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2335
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2333
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2319
• Question # 350: I have been struggling getting my horse to move forward, especially at the canter.
• Practice This the Next Time You Go Cross Country Schooling!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2286
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2275
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2232
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2208
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2206
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2186
• Photo # 78 & Question # 345: Kayla shows us a sequence of photos and has a question about her horse's tendency to sometimes markedly drift to one side right before the jump.
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2167
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2148
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2128
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2046
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2027
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2010
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2009
• The Ultimate Rider Hand Position Fix!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1945
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1929
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1922
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1919
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1916
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1913
• Ruth's Blog post # 5: Connection Issues in Canter Transitions
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1833
• An Exercise to Teach Your Horse to Be More HOT to Your Inside Leg Aid
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1786
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1782
• An Exercise to Help Improve Your Horse's Connection Over the Back
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1754
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1752
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1734
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1711
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1704
• Guest Blog post # 100: "When 'Alt' IS Right" by Bill Woods
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1656
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1638
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1630
• Video # 106 and Question # 320: Kayla asks if her horse looks to be accepting the bit as she lunges him in side reins.
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1615
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1562
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1553
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1549
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1519
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1480
• Video # 104: This is Kayla riding Novice level test B
• Video # 103: This is Kayla doing Novice level Show Jumping!
• Help to Ensure That Your Horse LIKES His or Her Job!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1457
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1456
• Do You Know What Skills You and Your Horse Need to Have Before Entering a Novice Level Event?
• Video # 102: This is Kellyn, riding Novice level test B
• Video Discussion # 100: Let's watch Michael Jung's complete warm up for Dressage at this year's Rolex 3 Day Event!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1434
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1426
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1399
• A Variety of Exercises to Do With 3 Poles on the Ground - For Riders of All Levels!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1387
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1383
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1381
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1378
• 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 # 1336
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1327
• Guest Blog post # 85: "All You Need is Leg" by Bill Woods
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1294
• HOW to Use the Turn Into Each Jump to Balance Your Horse
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1217
• 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 # 1203
• Video # 95: This is Krista and her horse Sparky!
• Trotting Fences
• Clashing of Aids vs the Coordination of Aids
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1185
• Guest Blog post # 80: "The Professional Edge: Classically driven or Client driven?" by Bill Kraatz
• An Exercise to Help You Find an Even Pace Over Fences
• Video # 94: This is Jen again!
• Learn Your Horse's Natural Tendencies
• Video # 93: This is Jen!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1128
• Nose to the Wall Leg Yield
• Question # 294 and Video # 92: My question is about banks, specifically jumping down....
• Improve Your Ability to Think on Your Feet When Riding!
• 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,
• Discussion # 147: Who can tell us what the difference is between the horse and rider that is galloping forward to a jump, and another that is just *running* to the jump?
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1091
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1090
• What Does it Mean for the Horse to be "Between the Rider’s Hand and Leg"?
• Video # 91: This is Vita!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1061
• Question # 289: My ottb was trained before me with draw reins, and now he over flexes to where he touches chest almost at trot even when i let the reins loose. I drive him forward but he keeps doing it. How do i stop him? (Eileen)
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1054
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1051
• Video # 89: This is Eileen!
• Dressage Canter Adjustability Exercise # 2
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1025
• An Exercise to Teach BOTH Horse & Rider to Be More Patient in Front of Jumps
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1011
• The Most Productive Way to Begin Each Ride
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 976
• Video Discussion # 91: This video discusses getting your horse to truly think forward to improve your trot lengthenings.
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 955
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 949
• Different Half Halts For Different Situations
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 933
• Advanced Grid Work - Adjustability Over Fences
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 919
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 907
• Video # 85: This is Lija jumping a keyhole fence!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 887
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 886
• Video # 84: This is Lija schooling a water jump with a skinny!
• Video # 83: This is Lija doing a show jumping round!
• Does Your Horse (or You) Lose Confidence in Triple Combinations? Give This Exercise a Try!
• Question # 268: So, I took my 4 year old, Todd, to his first combined training last weekend. It was his second time jumping a full course and very first dressage test, and he was fantastic for how green he is. I'm a proud momma! I have a question about.
• Question # 267: My horse used to be a very bold and confident jumper. We competed to Training level very successfully. Then I took a year off because I had a baby. And now that I am back to riding, I feel like I have a different horse....
• Question # 264: I am about to introduce my young horse to jumping, and I have a question. Should I let him go up to new jumps and look at them before asking him to jump them, or is this not a good idea? (Amy)
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 815
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 789
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 788
• Basic Suppling Exercise # 4
• Question # 262: I recently bought a 9 year old Thoroughbred, who I was told had more training than he actually does. When I rode him the first time he acted like he knew nothing, and completely disregarded any aid I gave him....
• Question # 260: My horse is lazy and behind the leg regularly. I have worked hard on getting her more responsive by doing the things suggested on this website - following up immediately and consistently. However, my mare doesn't really care about...
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 745
• Guest Blog post # 56: "Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full!" by Bill Woods
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 711
• Video # 82: This is Vita doing a Dressage test!
• Question # 253: When I allow my gelding to stretch down he will snatch the reins, often yanking my arms and hands very hard.... And when I collect the reins he anticipates any work by jigging and speeding up our walk...
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 677
• Video Discussion # 84: Let's watch this Dressage test ridden by Steffen Peters!
• Discussion # 117: There are some who say that balance and impulsion are somewhat contradictory terms… that the more impulsion your horse has, the more he will push himself on the forehand. But this is not really true...
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 630
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 628
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 622
• Guest Blog post # 49: "More Classical Baggage" by Bill Woods
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 610
• A Very Useful Version of the Serpentine Exercise
• The Mark Todd Clinic - Fresno CA, Jan 2015 (Current Freebie!)
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 569
• Are You Riding With Your Reins at the Right Length?
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 554
• Video # 74: This is Jen on her young horse!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 524
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 516
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 510
• Discussion # 104: What is wrong with this rider's lower leg position?
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 495
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 489
• Discussion # 101: How do you prevent your horse from becoming flat in his frame and stride, when you ask him to go forward to a jump?
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 469
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 456
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 447
• An Exercise to Increase Pushing Power Behind, and Improve the Quality of Your Lengthened, Medium, and Extended Gaits
• Question # 231: What I am struggling with is refusals, mostly confidence issues, spooking at fillers etc. I have found speed can sometimes be our friend, it looks out of control but the only times we have gone clear are when he's speeding!!!
• Question # 227: My horse is an “energy conservationist.” Out on cross-country or in the stadium ring, he is inspired to be reasonably forward and balanced. In the dressage ring? Not so much. The current struggle is canter quality...
• Video # 69: This is Kellyn and her horse Rowan performing Novice Test A!
• Question # 226: I have a rescue TB (starved, not raced that we know of) who I fostered and trained (and then adopted) and have had for over a year. I've been working on my half seat and trying to get her braver, going on hacks and practicing cross-country
• Getting Through the Trot Up At a Three Day Event
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 408
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 395
• Question # 221: Often if I ask for more forward, I get no response, OR, I get no response until I go to the whip and then I get 'head up, back drop, scoot'. What do you recommend I do? (Anonymous)
• Jumps With a "Surprise" Factor
• Question # 215: I have a question about riding circles in a dressage test. Do you have any tips for riding a good shape? My last test I got marked down for the shape of my circle...
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 349
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 346
• Question # 205: My horse is always "right on" on cross country. In stadium, however, we are both notably greener. Sometimes she's in XC mode, taking off all over the place in the warm up, which often leads to…
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 315
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 305
• Video # 63: This is Stephanie!
• Video # 61: This is Catherine!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 255
• Question # 174: One of my teenage riders (novice level eventer) had to take a couple of months off riding because of grades. She's back on track, riding again, but my sweet natured draft cross, won't go for her. He balks, bucks and just plain ignores her!
• Question # 173: My horse is mostly good, but he is really lazy. And when he doesn't want to do things he either bucks or he pulls towards the middle of the arena and stops. What can I do to fix this? (Elle)
• Do You Give Your Horse Conflicting Aids?
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 191
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 184
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 178
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 176
• Video # 59: This is Rachel doing her Beginner Novice Dressage test!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 161
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 146
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 141
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 139
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 123
• The Rein Back
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 36
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 34
• Question # 138: My horse and I haven't been jumping too long, and have just started getting to the 2'3" to 2'6" heights.
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 26
• Video # 41: This is Laura!
• An Exercise to Teach You to Ride Forward Through the Turns to Jumps
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 5
• An Exercise to Help You Ride More Fluidly Forward on Circles and Serpentines
• Question # 132: I have never had anyone explain how to properly ride a rear. All I was ever told was to not pull back. Ok, and what do I do with my hands & the rest of my body position? (Joan)
• Make Your Horse's Hind Legs More Active
• Question # 128: Could you explain the proper aids required (and timing) for lengthening at the trot and canter?
• Impulsion Defined
• Video # 35: This is Kate!
• A Jumping Exercise to Sharpen Up Every Horse!
• Keep Your Horse in Front of Your Leg in the Halt
• Video # 34: This is Kari doing the Training level test 1 Dressage Test!
• Dressage Warm Up
• Question # 108: I can get my horse nicely connected and on the aids, but I can't seem to KEEP him there. He is always inconsistent. What should I do? (Chris)
• Video # 29: This is Kate having a dressage lesson! And we are told that her chestnut mare does not care for dressage, and much prefers the jumping phases!
• Question # 97: I have an 11yo OTTB who is a roarer and whom I am competing at novice level this year. We are doing great on XC and in SJ, but we are struggling in dressage.
• 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)
• The Use of Spurs
• Dressage With the Croup High Horse
• Question # 88: So, I'm coming to realize something now that Henry and I have moved up to Training - he needs more support in jumping than I'm used to giving. I spent so much time working on "just leaving him alone" so that I didn't run him at things.
• 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.
• Video Discussion # 46: William Fox Pitt and Cool Mountain WEG 2010 Dressage test
• Why Good Circles Go Bad
• How to Package Your Horse's Stride When Jumping
• Question # 80: I'm not sure how I should react when my horse pops up, half rears, rears, or spins and takes off in the scary end of the arena? (Michelle)
• Question # 66: My horse goes forward nicely on loose reins, but the minute I take a contact he is behind my leg. What can I do? (Kristen)
• Question # 63: Do you have a remedy for the horse who sometimes jumps a jump and then does about one canter stride and stops, props and bucks? (Vita)
• Field Dressage
• Question # 50: What specific skills do I need to be able to do a Novice level event? And what would be a good training schedule to prepare for my first novice level event? (Kirsten)
• Lisa's Blog post #43
• Video # 17: This is Becky doing her dressage test at a Training level Event!
• Teaching Your Horse to Stay in Front of Your Leg
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4506
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4419
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4343
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4333
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4274
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4271
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4270
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4266
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4247
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4226
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4117
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 4014
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3978
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3974
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3958
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3955
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3911
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3889
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3797
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3791
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3784
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3763
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3752
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3746
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3724
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3701
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3676
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3616
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3608
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3583
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3567
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3432
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3427
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3405
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3403
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3401
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3367
• Monitor Your Horse's Stress Levels, For Best Results in Training
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3281
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3176
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 3092
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2955
• 3 Distinctly Different Ways of Controlling Your Horse's Shoulders in Circles, Turns & Lateral Work
• Guest Blog post # 109: Out of Order in the (Dressage) Court, by Bill Woods
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2451
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2441
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2432
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2321
• A Mental Trick to Help You to Think More About Your Horse's Hind Legs When Riding & Jumping
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2277
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2270
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2212
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2198
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2188
• Is Your Horse Sore in These Very Common Areas??
• All Roads Lead to Rome.... Or Do They??
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 2064
• The Counted Walk - a Tool to Improve Your Horse's Carriage in Dressage
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1941
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1790
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1783
• 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 # 1765
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1748
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1730
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1723
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1710
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1690
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1671
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1669
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1605
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1587
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1546
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1533
• Lateral Work as "Medicine" For the Dressage Horse
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1466
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1450
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1362
• Question # 308: Wondering if I could get some advice on choosing a bit to try for a horse of mine. He's an ottb who is not far into retraining and is a fantastic horse with a great brain but I'm a bit stumped on what to try for a bit....
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1276
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 1145
• Question # 287: I am struggling with being able to keep my heels down while also asking for something with my legs. I don't have an issue with just general support but if I need to add a little extra...
• Adding More *Scope* to Your Lateral Work - For Better Dressage Scores!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 743
• Question # 258: We are finally at the point where we are working on fun stuff like haunches in and half pass. But now that we are, a new problem has developed. My horse wants to go in haunches in position all of the time when I don't want him to!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 734
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 707
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 685
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 662
• Video Discussion # 83: Let's watch this video about schooling the leg yield!
• Discussion # 115: There are two schools of thought on this subject… what do you think?
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 616
• The Paradox of Training - Energy vs Relaxation
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 440
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 400
• Question # 223: What are some exercises to strengthen stifles aside from hill work? (Vita)
• Video # 65: This is Vita and Toby!
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 326
• Square Exercise # 2 - The Diamond Exercise
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 207
• Question # 171: How do you get a horse more collected? (Sophia)
• What To Do When a Half Halt Doesn't Work
• Video # 53: This is Kayla performing the Training level Eventing Test B!
• Basic Suppling Exercise # 2
• Tip/Quote of the Day # 69
• Keep Your Aids Dynamic
• Video # 45: This is Becky!
• Video Discussion # 72: This is a GREAT video for those of you who are confused about all the different lateral movements!
• Question # 137: How much contact on the outside rein is appropriate? How do I know when I have the right amount? (Sarah)
• Question # 118: Hello! I am a new member and super excited to learn from this site as I don't have a regular trainer to work with!
• Question # 116: I'm not a gadget person - I don't own draw reins, a chambon, or even a running martingale. However, after lots and lots of time (nearly a year) trying to convince my OTTB that stretching forward and down into contact is far better than
• Question # 86: My horse is so fussy in a bit, she is always moving the bit around and chomping on it. Her head is never still! And the judges really mark us down for this.
• Engagement
• Making Good Use of Limited Riding Time
• Quiz # 11: What should you do if you encounter this problem in the leg yield?
• Leg Yielding
• Question # 57: PJ does turn on the forehand very well (we can spin around fairly quickly, or go slowly one step at a time), is starting to learn turn on the haunches (for some reason I neglected this until very recently).
• Question # 55: I have finally gotten my horse thinking forward all the time- I hardly ever have to use my whip anymore which is an improvement. However, I think he may be too heavy on his forehand...
• Video # 21: This is Briana and Henry doing their novice level dressage test! (Current freebie!)
• Strength Training for the Equine Athlete
• Behind the Bit VS Behind the Vertical
• Pushing Power VS Carrying Power in the Horse's Hind Legs
• Horses That Swap Out Leads Behind at the Canter
• Question # 31: Could you explain the use of the rider's weight in the seat affecting a horse's balance?
• Question # 28: How do I ask for collection? (Briana)
• Video # 8: This is Briana doing her dressage test at her recent long format Novice 3 day!
• Question # 25: The comment "needs truer or better connection" is written on every dressage test we get. Any specific advice on how to do that? (Briana) (Current Freebie!)
• Shoulder In
• Lateral and Longitudinal Suppleness
• Question # 10: How about some winter training tips? How often should they be worked over the winter months, how cold is too cold to jump, do horses benefit from time off over the winter and how much? (Sarah)