Nuno Oliveira Quotes

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• Ask often, be content of little, reward always.
• A horse will never tire of a rider who possesses both tact and sensitivity because he will never be pushed beyond his possibilities.
• I don't want riders who work physically hard. Work by thinking.
• The secret in riding is to do few things right. The more one does, the less one succeeds. The less one does, the more one…
• The hands have to be like concrete when the horse resists and like butter when he yields.
• Every rein aid must be preceded by an action of the torso. Otherwise you only address the horse's head.
• Don't lose sight of the fact that hip and legs drive the horse forward and the hands merely channel this power by gentle rein aids.
• Every time the rider forgets to regulate the cadence, the horse begins to take control.
• 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…
• In the calmness of the walk, horse and rider can find the time to think and to prepare the quality of the following trot and…
• When the rider demands the piaffe, he has to halt the horse a few strides before the latter wants to stop of his own accord.
• Make it a habit to praise the horse when the horse yields.
• Training a horse is above all feeling and trying, according to what you feel, to help the horse and not to force him.
• For the young, the practice of equitation is a valuable lesson, as it requires the exercise of all human virtue. If they are introduced to…
• Equestrian art is the perfect understanding and harmony between horse and rider.
• Shoulder-in is the aspirin of horseback riding - it cures everything.
• The apex of perfection in equestrian art is not an exhibition of a great deal of different airs and movements by the same horse, but…
• The horse must understand and accept any demands made by rider without any resistance. Reward the horse each time he does what is asked of…
• The secret in riding is to do only a few things but to do them right

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