Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4102
"Young horses are like a blank slate. In my experience they naturally give you the right answers often, especially when you first start riding them." ~ Bridget Hay
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4101
"I think riders can very easily lose the ability to comfortably ride out in the open at more than a walk if they lock themselves into a dressage arena. I feel so strongly that the horses need to be allowed out of the arena from time to time."
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4100
"Ask often, be content of little, reward always." ~ Nuno Oliveira
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4099
"All equestrians, if they last long enough, learn that riding in whatever form is a lifelong sport and art, an endeavor that is both familiar and new every time you take the horse out of his stall or pasture." ~ Jane Smiley
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4098
"A horse will never tire of a rider who possesses both tact and sensitivity because he will never be pushed beyond his possibilities." ~ Nuno Oliveira
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4097
"You get that horse to really operate as if he's your legs and you can take that anywhere you want. You can dress up in any kind of clothes you like. You can be a jumper, dressage rider, trail rider, cowboy, anything." ~ Buck Brannaman
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4096
"Just as experience dictates to the ballet teacher the length of time necessary to train his students, so the horse, too, needs time to mature into a great four legged dancer." ~ Alois Podhajsky
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4095
"There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse." ~ Robert Smith Surtees
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4094
"The goal of all dressage riding should be to bring the horse and rider together in harmony...a oneness of balance, purpose, and athletic expression." ~ Walter Zettl
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4093
"Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in my opinion there is only one way: follow the rules." ~ Lars von Trier
Videos
Video # 95: This is Krista and her horse Sparky!
Tip/Quote of the Day!
Tip/Quote of the Day # 4092
"The basic techniques, or what they call basics, are more difficult than what comes later – this is the Trap of Dressage. Correct basics are more difficult than the piaffe and passage." ~ Conrad Schumacher