Circa 400 BC "The art of riding" "Peri Hippikes" Xenophon "Yes, it is with a light hand that one teaches the horse to work, to raise his neck and to flex his head, it is so that we trigger in him some actions that he himself likes and that please him." (Translated from Nuno Oliveira's French quote by Michel Kaplan) Circa 400 BC Hippocrates "Our natures are the physicians of our diseases." Circa 1700 Don Vincenzo Giobbe "... and, I whispered to the horse trust no man in whose eyes you don't see yourself reflected as an equal." 1864 "Méthode d'équitation" François Baucher "The rider stops if he encounters a resistance, restores balance, gives to the muscle fibers the time to relax and allows calm to reappear. If needed, he remains stopped for several minutes until the horse is FULLY RELAXED, i.e., until the movement that preceded STOPS RESONATING." 1906 "Questions Equestres" Général Alexis-François L'Hotte "In perfect lightness, the reactions felt through the seat aid become similar to still water waves that would run under it." 1929 "Dressage du cheval de selle" Capitaine Etienne Beudant "Observe. Think." 1964/1965 "Reflexions sur l'art équestre" Nuno Oliveira "Equestrian art is the perfect understanding betwen the rider and the horse." "The true rider feels for, and above all loves his horse." "Only a rider who has a good position may obtain valid results from his horse." "Obtain without using force." 1965/1967 "The complete training of horse and rider" Colonel Alois Podhajsky "The piaffe is a cadenced trot on the spot. The horse steps from one diagonal pair of legs to the other with a moment of suspension in between." "In the piaffe, the moment of suspension is the shortest, while it becomes increasingly longer in the collected, ardinary, and extended trot, and attains the longest duration in the passage. "The ballet master, faithful to tradition, realises that perfection can be reached only after years of systematic fraining. Why should it be otherwise with the training of the horse, where not one but two elements have to be blended together in the perfection of movement." Circa 1970 Dom Giorgio de Bragança "The primitive baucherism uses overall collection from the start, the baucherism of the second manner looks for it after practicing hand w/o legs and legs w/o hand." 1991 "Gymnase et dressage" Michel Henriquet "Piaffe is only possible when the horse stops all leaning against the bit." "The weight of the reins is the optium lightness." 1999 "Connected Riding; An introduction" Peggy Cummings "The only constant is change; The only freedom is movement." |
EQUESTRIAN QUOTES From 400 B.C. to today This website accumulates in chronological order quotes from renown Equestrians, Therapists, and Philosophers highlighting the seeds and roots of thoughts that influenced the historical evolution of Equestrian Arts and Sciences Click underlined authors' name to visit the websites about their legacy. Go to Beau Geste Equestrian Reference Library for reference of listed titles. |
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Circa 400 BC "The art of riding" "Peri Hippikes" Xenophon "Yes, it is with a light hand that one teaches the horse to work, to raise his neck and to flex his head, it is so that we trigger in him some actions that he himself likes and that please him." (Translated from Nuno Oliveira's French quote by Michel Kaplan) Circa 400 BC Hippocrates "Our natures are the physicians of our diseases." Circa 1700 Don Vincenzo Giobbe "... and, I whispered to the horse trust no man in whose eyes you don't see yourself reflected as an equal." 1864 "Méthode d'équitation" François Baucher "The rider stops if he encounters a resistance, restores balance, gives to the muscle fibers the time to relax and allows calm to reappear. If needed, he remains stopped for several minutes until the horse is FULLY RELAXED, i.e., until the movement that preceded STOPS RESONATING." 1906 "Questions Equestres" Général Alexis-François L'Hotte "In perfect lightness, the reactions felt through the seat aid become similar to still water waves that would run under it." 1929 "Dressage du cheval de selle" Capitaine Etienne Beudant "Observe. Think." 1964/1965 "Reflexions sur l'art équestre" Nuno Oliveira "Equestrian art is the perfect understanding betwen the rider and the horse." "The true rider feels for, and above all loves his horse." "Only a rider who has a good position may obtain valid results from his horse." "Obtain without using force." 1965/1967 "The complete training of horse and rider" Colonel Alois Podhajsky "The piaffe is a cadenced trot on the spot. The horse steps from one diagonal pair of legs to the other with a moment of suspension in between." "In the piaffe, the moment of suspension is the shortest, while it becomes increasingly longer in the collected, ardinary, and extended trot, and attains the longest duration in the passage. "The ballet master, faithful to tradition, realises that perfection can be reached only after years of systematic fraining. Why should it be otherwise with the training of the horse, where not one but two elements have to be blended together in the perfection of movement." Circa 1970 Dom Giorgio de Bragança "The primitive baucherism uses overall collection from the start, the baucherism of the second manner looks for it after practicing hand w/o legs and legs w/o hand." 1991 "Gymnase et dressage" Michel Henriquet "Piaffe is only possible when the horse stops all leaning against the bit." "The weight of the reins is the optium lightness." 1999 "Connected Riding; An introduction" Peggy Cummings "The only constant is change; The only freedom is movement." |
