When Two Spines Align Quotes

“The magic occurs when the horse is worked (both physically and mentally) in a way that honors his nature. That is, he is helped to use his body with "integrity," and he works freely and willingly for the rider while the rider has control of the balance.”
― Beth Baumert, When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics: Attain Remarkable Riding Rapport with Your Horse

“If the rider has a problem with the line of travel, then the horse never, under the best of circumstances, can be balanced because the rules will changes constantly for him. So, you should ride lines and figures with neurotic accuracy.”
― Beth Baumert, When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics: Attain Remarkable Riding Rapport with Your 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

“Your shoujlders, head, and elbows are passengers: they turn only because your spine spirals. If your hips were to turn along with the shoulders, your position wouldn't support the horse's bend and his haunched would swing out.”
― Beth Baumert, When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics: Attain Remarkable Riding Rapport with Your Horse

“The prerequisite for magincal moments in the saddle lies in attention to detail; in knowing how your body and your horse's body work ideally; in being endlessly particular about the details of your horse's posture, about your riding position, the refined clarity of your aids, and your horse's understanding of them.”
― Beth Baumert, When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics: Attain Remarkable Riding Rapport with Your Horse

“The tense rider can't feel her horse and the tense horse can't feel his rider.”
― Beth Baumert, When Two Spines Align: Dressage Dynamics: Attain Remarkable Riding Rapport with Your Horse