A Collection of Our Favorite Quotes

"Only one who bursts with enthusiasm to I instruct; Only one who bubbles with excitment do I enlighten. 
If I hold up one corner and you do not come back to me with the other three, I do not continue the lesson."
~Confucious~

"It lies in the hands of every single rider whether horse and rider feel relaxed. It must be every rider’s supreme aim to create relaxation of mind and body"
~ Klaus Balkenhol~

Art ends where violence begins.
Violence begins where knowledge ends.
~Anonymous~

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

"Do not conquer the world with force,
For force only causes resistance.
Thorns spring up when an army passes.
Years of misery follow a great victory.
Do only what needs to be done.
Without using violence."
~Lao Tzu~

"The knowledge of the nature of the horse is one of the first foundations of the art of riding it, and every horseman must make it his principal study."
~ Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere~