L'Art équestre

"L'art équestre est fait d'une quantité infinie de petits détails et du sentiment du cavalier."

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"L'art équestre commence par la perfection des choses simples."

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"L'art équestre, c'est l'art pour le cavalier de rester tranquille et de garder son cheval droit."

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"Délaissez un peu la technique et montez avec votre coeur."

« Il y a deux choses en équitation : la technique et l'âme. »

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« Faites du cheval un compagnon et non un esclave, vous verrez quel ami extraordinaire il est. »

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« Avec les chevaux, de la douceur est-ce que cela en vaut la peine ?... Oui, toujours!”

"C'est en travaillant son cheval avec L'idée qu'il soit heureux, qu'on devient moins égoiste et plus géenéreux."

"When you work your horse with aim that he should enjoy himself, you become less self centered, less selfish"

"Training a horse is above all feeling and trying, according to what you feel, to help the horse and not to force him."

 "It is rare to see a rider who is truly passionate about the horse and his training, taking a profound interest in dressage with self-abnegation, and making this extraordinarily subtle work one of the dominant motivations of his life."

  "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 the practice of riding by understanding and patient teachers, then they too will develop these traits.
The young rider grows to realize the horse is a partner rather than a slave who also deserves love and understanding."
 

"A horse will never tire of a rider who possesses both tact and sensitivity because he will never be pushed beyond his possibilities."

"When your legs are hard, you risk a horse that is hard in your hand."

"If you continuously act with your legs, you don't give the horse a chance to go completely on his own. And you could squander an advantage resulting in a lack of sensitivity and a waste of aids."

"The strongest attack, even with the spur, has to come out of a soft leg. If one touches with stiff legs, the horse resists."

"The legs have to give and take, just like the hands."

"Mistakes of the legs show up in the mouth."

"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."

"Discontinuing the aids does not mean abandoning the horse, but to maintain the contact and to do as little as possible."

"One must not begin riding by learning the rein aids, but by learning how to feel."

"Try to awaken curiosity by the tenderness of your aids."

"When riders give excessive aids, it is often because they apply to aids too late instead of at the right moment."

"Fixing the reins means establishing a soft contact. "   

"One has to have an immobile hand with mobile fingers." 

"The hands have to be like concrete when the horse resists and like butter when he yields. " 

"The descente de main is not a gesture, but it is simply a means to cease using the hand actively."   

"Descente de main: the rider opens his fingers and the horse has to maintain the same gait, the same posture, and the same cadence." 

"Every rein aid must be preceded by an action of the torso. Otherwise you only address the horse's head." 

"Don't let the horse fall asleep on the hand. Don't have a dead hand. " 

"The hand should be a filter, not a plug or an open faucet."

"It is always better to risk losing the contact a little, than not to yield at all." 

"When your legs are hard, you risk a horse that is hard in your hand." 

"Mistakes of the legs show up in the mouth."

"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." 

"Follow the horse's mouth by means of a supple back." 

"Discontinuing the aids does not mean abandoning the horse, but to maintain the contact and to do as little as possible." 

"If you want to accompany the young horse's walk, do it with the lumbar back and not with the hand."

"When the horse resists the left rein, try to replace the left rein aid with the left leg." 

"One must not begin riding by learning the rein aids, but by learning how to feel."