I’m working on something for a horse show and I’m looking for brief, helpful/inspirational quotes from well known equestrians. I would have thought there might be a book of these somewhere but I haven’t found one…so, if anyone knows of a good quote by a horseman/horsewoman that is worth repeating, please post the quote and who said/says it…
This trainer’s account has animated quotes on their feed - scroll down to the posts with speech bubbles on them: https://www.instagram.com/miramarsporthorses/
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I was told by several trainers that “your daughter rides much better than what you can afford”
For several summers my older daughter did catch riding for trainers who had junior exhibitor horses in training whose owners could not be at such and such show so my daughter would exhibit the horse for the trainer,
And they were correct about affording those high dollar horses
“Ride your horse forward and straight.” - Egon von Neindorff
Sounds simple and obvious but is very difficult to do.
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“People are so quick to want to teach the tricks, and then simple things, like cantering the centerline to a square halt can’t be done correctly. The tricks are the easy part. The basics are the things that bite you in the bum all the way out.” - Charlotte Dujardin
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Not sure how well known, but this is one of my favorites.
“When riding a horse we leave our fear, troubles, and sadness behind on the ground.” - Juli Carlson
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Riding has nothing to do with the horse.
It is the complete discipline of the rider.
The horse is a victim of his environment.
Herman Koopmans
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“Hard to see on a galloping horse.” - Anonymous
…in reference to braids, a manure stain on a belly, an imperfect stock tie, etc.
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