Quiet Riding

Horses and Riders Working in Harmony


Horses in the Fog

Discipline

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"You need to provide discipline without forcing it."

Buck Brannaman, The Faraway Horses
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"Discipline isn't a dirty word.... Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy."

Buck Brannaman, The Faraway Horses
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"People who associate discipline with punishment are wrong: with discipline, punishment is unnecessary."

Buck Brannaman, The Faraway Horses
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"Whether riding a horse or working with a kid, there's no crime in saying no. But always saying no will take away all the horse's desire to try, and pretty soon the horse or the youngster will believe there's nothing he can do right. But saying no and immediately redirecting with 'but instead you may do this' will head off inappropriate behavior."

Buck Brannaman, The Faraway Horses
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"The discipline must start with us."

Sylvia Loch, The Classical Rider
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"Human instruction or reactions that are insecure, hesitant or inconsistent may confirm or possibly strengthen a horse's bad behavior."

Dr. Gerd Heuschmann, Balancing Act
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"In our world, which is an artificial one for the horse, the horse needs to be given boundaries."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"We must also keep it constantly on our minds that rules vary according to each horse."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"I allow absolutely no biting or jostling: this is a rule that I start establishing with a young horse from the first day I work with him. In fact, with one that I do not know, I impose a strict limit as to how close he approaches me."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"A common mistake is to do too much 'snuggling up' to a horse from the beginning. You should keep the distance appropriate to the stage of your relationship."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"I don't immediately let a horse invade my space....Once there is total confidence and respect in both directions it becomes another matter."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"...it is the case that rules are not only essential but that the horse functions the better for accepting certain guidelines."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"...you must not impose unreasonable rules that the horse feels he cannot accept with a willing spirit."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"I have to impose laws and make it absolutely clear what is not allowed."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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"The secret is to deploy the right amount of warning signals when I see a horse has something naughty in mind."

Magali Delgado & Frédéric Pignon, Gallop to Freedom
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