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
Listen to the horse. Try to find out what the horse is trying to tell you. All we are trying to do is fix things up to where he can find them; then it’s the horse’s idea.
Tom Dorrance
Brutality begins where knowledge ends. Ignorance and compulsion appear simultaneously.
Charles de Kunffy
Make the wrong thing difficult, and the right thing easy.
Ray Hunt
It is a mistake to keep the horse on the bit for too long. He must be relaxed at the walk on the long rein regularly and afterwards he must be carefully put back together again.
Nuno Oliveira
You need to have a picture in your mind of what you want your horse to do.
Ray Hunt
The goal is not to raise the neck, it is to lower the hips.
Albert Decarpentry
One has to have an immobile hand with mobile fingers.
Nuno Oliveira
I’ve always wanted to do the right thing by a horse, that’s never changed, its just that as my knowledge grew I’ve been able to offer the horse a better human being.
Buck Brannaman
Through the years, I have worked with so many riders who have given me their best, their time, their attention and their willing effort. We’ve worked together through these shared experiences that have been so valuable in my search for ways to build greater unity for the horse and the rider.
Tom Dorrance
