Nuno Oliveira has written a lot about "Classical Horsemanship" and below are some quotes:
"Fixing the reins means establishing a soft contact. "
(tr: Thomas Ritter)
"One has to have an immobile hand with mobile fingers."
(tr: Thomas Ritter)
"The hands have to be like concrete when the horse resists and like butter when he yields. "
(tr: Thomas Ritter)
"The descente de main is not a gesture, but it is simply a means to cease using the hand actively."
(tr: Thomas Ritter)
"Descente de main: the rider opens his fingers and the horse has to maintain the same gait, the same posture, and the same cadence."
(tr: Thomas Ritter)
"Every rein aid must be preceded by an action of the torso. Otherwise you only address the horse's head."
(tr: Thomas Ritter)
How do you interpret these words? How do you practise such things and how do you know that what you are doing is a correct interpretation, if at all??
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