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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
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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
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
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4091
"I couldn't imagine not working with horses. I think if horses didn't exist, I would have invented them." ~ Klaus Balkenhol
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4090
"In training we must be encouraged to first establish the principles and only then to tackle the details." ~ Reiner Klimke
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4089
"We must be fully aware that a lifetime isn't long enough to come to know all about horsemanship." ~ Egon von Neindorff
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4088
"Through gaining competence, we gain confidence." ~ Erik Herbermann
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4087
"The art of riding was like entering a convent. It was a full dedication." ~ Nuno Oliveira
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4086
"Treat every mistake as a training opportunity." ~ Steffen Peters
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4085
"What must the hand and arm be able to do? Yield, sustain, resist. What they do not need to do is pull, because no rider has ever won a pulling contest with a horse. In order to sustain and resist, the hands must be supported from the rider’s
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4084
"I often wonder why people think they have to kick and pull a horse who can feel a fly land on his neck." ~ Jimmy Wofford
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Tip/Quote of the Day # 4083
"What is Feel? Feel is the invisible quality in every good rider who is communicating with her horse in harmony. She can perceive where the horse is during every step because he accepts the rider’s seat, leg and rein aids through the connection. The rider can then communicate