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"The true joy for the good dressage rider is found in watching a horse develop mentally and physically through successful training. I have seen some amazing transformations in horses. For instance, a horse with poor conformation - one that has an under neck and a back that drops away from
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"A spur that is constantly touching the horse's sides does not drive the horse forward but on the contrary, it will make the horse sluggish." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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"The most important thing is for the horse to be thinking on its own. Unless you're Michael Jung, you make mistakes and things go wrong. You have to teach the horse the stride isn't always right, the line isn't always right, and that&
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"You can't ride rhythm into a horse – they have it – you can only ruin rhythm by bad riding. When you let them loose in the paddock, you see that they move well. When you ride, because there is an argument here or there to get the frame
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When you ride with a stronger bit, your goal needs to be to use it as little as possible.
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"As a rider you always want to go on the good side. But you have to do a bit more on the bad side to make it as good as the good side. How many riders want to work the bad side? When I’m teaching, I see everyone
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"Counter canter teaches the balance, and confirms the aids, and that balance means collection and self carriage." ~ Waldemar Seunig
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"You do not need much skill to maintain a good position... if your horse is not moving." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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"I want to make the horse shorter because he is rounder, not because he is shorter, squeezed, and jammed." ~ Miguel Tavora
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"Give. Give so that he offers, so every touch of your leg goes through the whole body of the horse and doesn’t get stuck. Make him carry himself, then after the half halt, you can give again." ~ Stefan Wolff
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Groundwork can help build a better relationship between horse and rider. The trust and respect built during work in hand will carry over to your under saddle work. IF you approach it the same way.
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"There is one principle that should never be abandoned when training a horse, namely, that the rider must learn to control himself before he can control his horse. This is the basic, most important principle to be preserved in equitation." ~ Alois Podhajsky
