The horse may not be doing the thing that is the right thing for what the rider is asking him, but as far as the horse is concerned, he is doing the right thing.
Tom Dorrance
Brutality begins where skill ends.
Egon von Neindorff
You can ask the horse to do your thing, but you ask him; you offer it to him in a good way. You fix it up and let him find it. You do not make anything happen, no more than you can make a friendship begin.
Ray Hunt
Make it a habit to praise when the horse yields.
Nuno Oliveira
One has to have an immobile hand with mobile fingers.
Nuno Oliveira
The hands have to be like concrete when the horse resists and like butter when he yields.
Nuno Oliveira
As a conclusion of these general observations about the course of dressage training I want to add the serious admonition; not to hurry any of the exercises and to let them all follow one another in such a way that the preceding exercise always constitutes a secure basis for the next one.
Gustav Steinbrecht
You feel and listen to the horse. The experience of the results of his response helps you understand for the next time.
Tom Dorrance
The horse is a reflection of the rider‘s ability.
Ray Hunt
Every time the rider forgets to regulate the cadence, the horse begins to take control.
Nuno Oliveira
