Now when the whole horse is together, he will feel good to you, I am sure. All we are trying to do is to fix these things up to where he can find them, then it’s the horse’s idea. But that is a little easier said than done.
Tom Dorrance
Only the rider who is free from any contraction will have a horse equally free from contraction. A team such as this is the ideal.
Nuno Oliveira
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
The goal is not to raise the neck, it is to lower the hips.
Albert Decarpentry
You can’t teach feel, you have to experience it.
Bill Dorrance
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Phillips Brooks
Looking for the good in people and animals has helped me get a better understanding of life in general.
Tom Dorrance
The rider should reduce his actions to the minimum and give the horse freedom in his movements.
Etienne Beudant
You feel and listen to the horse. The experience of the results of his response helps you understand for the next time.
Tom Dorrance
First of all, I believe that dressage should be the foundation for all horse sport disciplines. But, I also think the dressage community would benefit from the skill sets that natural horsemanship principles provide.
Walter Zettl
