Equitation Doctor Quotes

Problem Horses - "How do they become problem horses?" They are usually passed around from one inexperienced person to another; getting worse with every experience.

"It is the job of the rider to ensure the horse they get off of, is not the same as the horse they got on, and that the change is for the better."

"Every time you ride or handle a horse you are training. Decide to teach something you want him to learn. You can not take a day off".

Reward the try in your horse.

Education: is achieved with humility and open-mindedness.

Better training techniques make for a more dependable partnership.

Remember, you cannot simply usurp the role of leader. You can't announce one day, "Okay, from here on out, I'm in charge." Leadership of the horse-human team is not conferred by the simple fact that you were born a human and the horse was born a horse. Neither does leadership come with the ownership when you buy a horse or with the receipt when you get a horse back from a trainer. Leadership has to be earned by each person who handles the horse, and that comes from action.

Real horsemanship is the desire to take everything in the human-horse relationship to its highest possible level, and that includes riding. Most people consider themselves a decent rider if they are not falling off. However, most often they lack harmony, fluidity, and ultimately unity of body and mind of both horse and rider. The Centaur, the half man / half horse of Greek mythology, is a fitting symbol of this union.