Others make a point of trying to attain the precision and poise they see in those who have the ability to choose from a great number of horses those ….

In order to have a good hand, it must be light, gentle, and firm..

The knowledge of the nature of a horse is one of the first foundations of the art if riding it, and every horseman must make it his principal study..

Grace is so great an adornment for a rider, and at the same time so important a means to the knowledge of all that which is necessary for persons asp….

A light hand is one which never feels the contact of the bit with the bars..

Horsemanship is the one art for which it seems one needs only practice. However, practice without true principles is nothing other than routine, the ….

Neither should, for the same reason, the lessons be for too long a period; they fatigue and bore a horse, and it should be returned to the stable wit….

A firm hand is one which holds the horse in full contact..

Above all, a horse should never be chastised out of foul mood or anger, but always with complete dispassion..