Geplaatst: 06-04-08 18:18 
Arthur Kottas-Heldenberg: Rijden is geen krachtsport, rijden is gevoel
Bent branderup:''Dressuur is er voor het paard. Het paard is er niet voor de dressuur’’
Anoniem:Kunst eindigt waar geweld begint. Geweld begint waar kennis ophoudt.
Klaus Balkenhol:''De ruiter moet een dienaar van het paard zijn, het paard mag onder het zadel nooit een knecht lijken''.
Xenophon:Wat onder dwang bereikt wordt, wordt zonder verstand bereikt en is net zo lelijk als het met de zweep slaan en met de sporen porren van een danser''.
`A horse doesn`t care how much you know until he knows how much you care…`
Xenophon (365 V.C)
• `Want wat een paard onder spanning doet, doet hij zonder begrip, en met net zo weinig gratie als een zanger zou hebben die geslagen wordt.`
Uit de Tao Te Ching (tussen 600 V.C. en 300 V.C.): `Het bestaan van een wijze leider wordt amper beseft door hen die geleidt worden. Hij doet, zonder onnodige woorden, zodat de mensen zeggen: “het gebeurde vanzelf”.`
B.B. Shaw:
• `Ons gedrag wordt niet door onze ervaringen bepaald, maar door onze verwachtingen.`
Inge Teblick:
• `Het paard heeft altijd gelijk.`
• `Dominantie is een gevolg (geen oorzaak!) van gedrag.`
Antoine de Pluvinel(1555-1620):
• `Ik vermeldde al de opperste verfijning van de hulpen, waarvan de belangrijkste de intelligentie is, voor ruiter èn paard.`
Mark Rashid:
• `Als je je vergist, vergis je dan in het voordeel van het paard.`
Francois Robichon de La Guérinière (1688-1751)
• `Oefenen zonder principes is niet meer dan routine`
Antoine de Saint-Exuper (1900-1944):
• `Een doel zonder plan is alleen maar een wens.`
Charles Kunffy:
• `Je kan een paard niet vormen, alleen zijn energie.`
Ray Hunt:
• `Het duurt zo lang het nodig is.`
• `Je werkt niet aan je paard, je werkt aan jezelf.`
• `Ik weet niet waar ik naartoe ga, maar ik ben niet verdwaald.`
Chris Irwin:
• `Een paard liegt niet.`
Confucius (551 V.C.):
• `Een reis van duizend mijl begint met èèn stap.`
Bob Bailey:
• `Training is a mechanical skill.`
• `Denk, Plan, Doe. Drie aparte gedragingen. Mix ze niet.`
• `Training is eenvoudig, maar niet gemakkelijk.`
Beudant:
• `Vraag weinig, vraag vaak, beloon veel.`
John Lyons
"When your horse follows you without being asked, when he rubs his head on yours, and when you look at him and feel a tingle down your spine...you know you are loved."
Pat Parelli
"If your horse says "no", you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong."
Ray Hunt:
"People have to learn that whatever the horse does is right…You’re the one who got into his life. He didn’t get into yours. It’s amazing what a horse will go through to satisfy a human being.”
“If the horse is not right, it is because we’re not right”
“Let your idea become the horse’s idea.”
“In the boldest print of all, remember the word THINK. Be aware and alert, visualize what you want. Realize you’re working with a mind. A lot of people think it’s just a horse, but there’s a mind operating that horse”
Mark Rashid:
“It’s difficult for some people to overcome their inherent need to blame the horse for not doing something correctly”
Tom Dorrance:
“The horse may not be doing the “right” thing for what the rider is asking of him: but as far as the horse is concerned, in his mind, the horse is doing the right thing from where he is”
“It may seem like you will never get anything accomplished, but sometimes going slow is the quickest way to get there.”
Nina Arbella:
“Horses are never wrong. We help owners in figuring out why their horses do the things they do. There is always a reason. Sometimes the answer is so simple, it just takes another head to see the solution.”
Craig Cameron with Kathy Swan:
“I’ve always said the horse is perfect for what he is and that’s a horse”
Ross Jacobs:
“There is a good reason why a horse does everything. We may not understand that reason but he does.”
Andy Curry:
“Although a horse may have some problems, they are typically a result of the horse’s owner. There are rarely horse problems – it’s more likely there are problem riders”
GaWaNi Ponyboy:
“The one specialized tool most critical in communicating with your horse openly is time. Time is also the single most important tool when developing a oneness with our horse.”
Klaus Ferdinand Hempfling:
“time is, for me, the most important factor in being with horses. time to listen, time to truly understand the nature of the horse, and time to learn from them"
“Above all, let us begin to “feel”! The ability to feel is a gift from God to each one of us. Let us begin to feel ourselves and understand our horses."
"Natural balance is the communication between two beings by the most subtle, almost invisable, signals, minute changes in the center of gravity and trough pure thought and feeling."
Pat Parelli: Take the time it takes, so it takes less time.
There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man. ~Winston Churchill
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. ~W.C. Fields
Riding: The art of keeping a horse between you and the ground. ~Author Unknown
It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall. ~Mexican Proverb
The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
Many people have sighed for the 'good old days' and regretted the 'passing of the horse,' but today, when only those who like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses. ~C.W. Anderson
No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle. ~Winston Churchill
People on horses look better than they are. People in cars look worse than they are. ~Marya Mannes
Horses and children, I often think, have a lot of the good sense there is in the world. ~Josephine Demott Robinson
It's always been and always will be the same in the world: The horse does the work and the coachman is tipped. ~Author Unknown
Heaven is high and earth wide. If you ride three feet higher above the ground than other men, you will know what that means. ~Rudolf C. Binding
He knows when you're happy
He knows when you're comfortable
He knows when you're confident
And he always knows when you have carrots.
~Author Unknown
The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. ~Arabian Proverb
Ah, steeds, steeds, what steeds! Has the whirlwind a home in your manes? Is there a sensitive ear, alert as a flame, in your every fiber? Hearing the familiar song from above, all in one accord you strain your bronze chests and, hooves barely touching the ground, turn into straight lines cleaving the air, and all inspired by God it rushes on! ~Nikolai V. Gogol, Dead Souls, 1842, translated from Russian (above is combination of translations by Bernard Guildert Guerney, Richard Peaver, and Larisa Voloklonsky)
To ride a horse is to ride the sky. ~Author Unknown
There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse. ~Robert Smith Surtees, "Chapter XXX: Bolting the Badger," Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour, 1853
A horse loves freedom, and the weariest old work horse will roll on the ground or break into a lumbering gallop when he is turned loose into the open. ~Gerald Raferty
I bless the hoss from hoof to head -
From head to hoof, and tale to mane! -
I bless the hoss, as I have said,
From head to hoof, and back again!
~James Whitcomb Riley
It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans
A lovely horse is always an experience.... It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words. ~Beryl Markham
I can always tell which is the front end of a horse, but beyond that, my art is not above the ordinary. ~Mark Twain
The horses paw and prance and neigh,
Fillies and colts like kittens play,
And dance and toss their rippled manes
Shining and soft as silken skeins;...
~Oliver Wendell Holmes
...I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh as that was! My very heart leaped with delight at the sound. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Chimæra," A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys, 1852 (about Pegasus)
A thousand horse and none to ride! -
With flowing tail, and flying mane,
Wide nostrils never stretched by pain,
Mouths bloodless to the bit or rein,
And feet that iron never shod,
And flanks unscarred by spur or rod,
A thousand horse, the wild, the free,
Like waves that follow o'er the sea,
Came thickly thundering on,...
~Lord Byron, XVII, Mazeppa, 1818
A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence. ~Pam Brown
The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire. ~Sharon Ralls Lemon
All I pay my psychiatrist is the cost of feed and hay, and he'll listen to me any day. ~Author Unknown
Feeling down? Saddle up. ~Author Unknown
They say princes learn no art truly but the art of horsemanship. The reason is the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. ~Ben Jonson, Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter and Some Poems, "Illiteratus princeps"
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, "The Horse," 1954
The horse is God's gift to mankind. ~Arabian Proverb
In my opinion, a horse is the animal to have. Eleven-hundred pounds of raw muscle, power, grace, and sweat between your legs - it's something you just can't get from a pet hamster. ~Author Unknown
If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong. ~Pat Parelli
Gipsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark. ~Attributed to the Claddaugh Gypsies of Galway
A woman needs two animals - the horse of her dreams and a jackass to pay for it. ~Author Unknown
The daughter who won't lift a finger in the house is the same child who cycles madly off in the pouring rain to spend all morning mucking out a stable. ~Samantha Armstrong
A horse is poetry in motion. ~Author Unknown
A Horseman should know neither fear, nor anger. ~James Rarey
Lessons From Your Horse:
1.When you're tense, let me teach you that there are lions in the woods, and we need to leave. NOW!!
2. When you're short tempered, let me teach you how to slog around the pasture for an hour before you catch me.
3. When you're short-sighted, let me teach you to figure out where, exactly, in 40 acres I'm hiding.
4. When you're quick to react, let me teach you that herbivores kick much faster than omnivores.
5. When you're worried, let me entertain you with my mystery lameness.
6. When you feel superior, let me teach you that mostly, you're the maid service.
7. When you're self-absorbed, let me teach you to pay attention!! (I told you about those lions in the woods...)
8. When you're arrogent, let me teach you what 1,200 pounds of yahoo-let's-go! speed event horse can do when suitably inspired.
9. When you're lonely, let me be your companion. Let's do lunch. Also breakfast, dinner, and snacks.
10. When you're tired, don't forget the 600 pounds of grain that need to be unloaded.
11. When you're feeling financially secure, let me teach you the meaning of "veterinary services, additional."
Brend Branderup: Whatever kind of riding you are practicing, you will need a goal to give daily life sense.
Pat Parelli: The more you use your reins, the less horses use their brains.
Monty Roberts: Paarden nemen me zoals ik ben, maar ze beoordelen me op wat ik doe.
Pat Parelli: "The alpha - horse is the most effective people trainer ever born”
Pat parelli: “If your horse sais ‘no’ you either asked the wrong question, or asked the question wrong.”
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Confucious
Correction does much for the horse, but encouragement does more
A good rider can hear his horse speak to him.
A great rider can hear his horse whisper.
But a bad rider won't hear his horse even if it screams at him!
There are no problem horses, just problem riders.
A stubborn horse walks behind you. An impatient horse walks infront of you, but a noble horse walks with you. - Monty Roberts
There are only two emotions that belong in the saddle; one is a sence of humor, and the other in patience. - John Lyons
It is the difficult horse that have the most to give you, and that you can get the most out of. - Lendon Gray
Every time you ride, you are either training, or untraining your horse. - Gordan Wright
You cannot train a horse with shouts and expect it to obey a whisper. - John Lyons
A horse is like a violin. First it must be tuned. When tuned, they also must be accuartatly played. - Pat Parelli
Voor een paard is het belangrijk dat hij zelfvertrouwen heeft
en dat hij zijn trots en zelfrespect behoudt.
Alleen dan kan een paard paard zijn.
Wie geweld gebruikt, heeft altijd ongelijk.
Het echte paardrijden kan pas als je je ik, je ego los kunt laten. Je moet in je gevoel gaan zitten, dan kan je paard dat ook.
Er zijn geen vervelende paarden, alleen verveelde paarden.
Paarden weten wat we weten, en weten wat we niet weten.
Je leert het meest op het moment dat het het slechtst gaat.
Wise men don’t need advice. Fools won’t take it.
Take the time it takes, so it takes less time.
Als je een paard wilt stoppen op het bit moet je het om de benen knopen.
Knowing when to be, where to be, why to be.. and what to do when you get there.
Een snelle weg is er niet, wel een goede!
"Als je doet wat je altijd al deed, krijg je wat je altijd al kreeg." (Tineke Bartels)
Als je met één vinger naar je paard wijst, wijzen er nog altijd 3 vingers naar jezelf..
BELONEN! Het is gratis en je paard voelt zich alsof hij in een bak met suikerklontjes staat...aldus Leunus
Er was eens een jonge cowboy die aan het werk was met enkele paarden in een paddock.
Een oudere cowboy kwam langs, bleef even staan kijken en vroeg;
"Jonge man, zou jij het geheim van goede horsemanship willen weten?"
De jonge cowboy zei dat hij dat wel zou willen.
De oude man maakte een vuist en zei;
"Als jij mijn vuist kunt openen, zal jij het geheim van goede horsemanship ontdekken."
De jonge man trok, duwde, kneep, sloeg, prikte en stompte de vuist.
Uiteindelijk gaf hij op en zei; "Ik krijg het niet open.
Wat is het geheim om je vuist open te krijgen,
zodat ik het geheim van goede horsemanship kan ontdekken?"
De oude cowboy antwoordde; "Je had gewoon even kunnen vragen."
It doesn’t matter if the horse isn’t performing perfect,
As long as the rider is.
Bent Branderup
Paardensport is officieel een individuele sport.
Daar ben ik het nooit mee eens geweest.
Werken met paarden is teamsport.
Een vriendschap en ongekende samenwerking,
tussen fascinerende dieren en gefascineerde mensen.
Kortom; de mooiste sport op aarde"
Paardensport is beleving, emotie, vriendschap en vrijheid.
Your horse is your mirror. It never plays up to you, but it always reflects your temperament as well as your different moods. You should never get angry about your horse or you might as well get angry about your own image in the mirror. You should choose your horse as a friend, because you should love it!
(Rudolf G. Binding)
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