Stephanie

“But even before Hez the shine had gone off the showing world for me. Your pony's way of going often wasn't taken into consideration, and with the irregularities in the judging I was starting to wonder why I bothered: you'd travel round the country and ride well only to lose out to people who really didn't deserve to win.”
― Charlotte Dujardin, Girl on the Dancing Horse

“Whether the letters she received contained questions or commands or just simple expressions of love, Marguerite responded to every single one.”
― Lettie Teague, Dear Readers and Riders: The Beloved Books, Faithful Fans, and Hidden Private Life of Marguerite Henry

“Dressage is all about harmony: having a relationship with your horse where it has confidence in you so that everything you do together looks effortless and easy, like it's all happening by magic. But I can tell you now there wasn't a lot of harmony at the beginning.”
― Charlotte Dujardin, Girl on the Dancing Horse

“The rider who is constantly looking at her horse's neck has a problem similar to the one who clutches the saddle with her legs. She will always be in her horse's balance; she uses her horse's balance as a frame of reference because she never looks outside it. The rider who stares at her horse's neck is committed to being "on the forehand" and can;t influence her horse otherwise.”
― Beth Baumert, When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics: Attain Remarkable Riding Rapport with Your Horse