Quiet Riding

Horses and Riders Working in Harmony


Horses in the Fog

Communication

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"What matters is finding out how to communicate with the aim of producing a symbiotic relationship, a two-way connection between yourself and your horse."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"It is sad that so many stallions and horses in general give up trying to talk to people when they discover they are not understood."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"The horse makes signals with every part of his body. I have to learn to read his thoughts by watching his nostrils, his ears, his eyes, and his general attitude."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"[The horse] is telling me with subtle signals how he feels."

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"Misunderstanding produces an even greater barrier between us than ill treatment. Understanding will, on the other hand, begin to forge a link between the two of us."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"I let [the horse] express his feelings without any constraint and I soon begin to form an idea of his nature."

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"...the same signal does not have the same root cause for every horse or even for the same horse every day."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"When mounted one has to think as much about receiving messages as of giving them out."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"Your intention must be clear to the horses"

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"I also use my voice a lot. I speak to the horse and watch his reactions."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"But your voice is only one element of communication; as you become closer to the horse and more experienced, other elements gain in importance and the power of the mind gradually gains dominance over all."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"Every movement we make, even the tiniest, is noticed by a horse, and for this reason we must learn to be precise in all our movements and make sure that our thoughts are working in tandem with them."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"If we make a movement or initiate an intention but our thoughts are elsewhere, the horse can very easily be confused: he is getting two messages and I do not think he knows how to cope with this sort of complexity."

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"...a growing understanding of communication with horses can hardly fail to improve our observation and awareness of the feelings of the human beings with whom we have contact."

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