A Collection of Our Favorite Quotes

Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride,
Friendship without envy,
Or beauty without vanity?
Here, where grace is served with muscle
And strength by gentleness confined
He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity.
There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent.
There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient.
~Ronald Duncan~

You cannot train a horse with shouts and expect it to obey a whisper.
~ Dagobert D. Runes~

"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~