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Horse Quotes by Nuno Oliveira
- 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.
- 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.
- 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…
More Horse Quotes
- Few girls are as well shaped as a good horse. — Hannah Arendt
- Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that… — Karen Armstrong
- All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song. — Louis Armstrong
- If time were the wicked sheriff in a horse opera, I'd pay for riding lessons and take his gun away. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Will is to grace as the horse is to the rider. — Saint Augustine
- We ought to do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears… — Marcus Aurelius
- My mom never taught me to be waiting for some prince on a white horse to swipe me off my feet. — Tyra Banks
- The difference between playing the stock market and the horses is that one of the horses must win. — Joey Adams
- Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. — John Adams
- Competitions are for horses, not artists. — Bela Bartok
- A catcher and his body are like the outlaw and his horse. He's got to ride that nag till it drops. — Johnny Bench
- I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track. — Buffalo Bill