"Place your mind"
"In dressage, it is not a matter of talking yourself into believing that everything is OK. You need to take the whole thing apart. Some people are afraid to do that. You must be brave for yourself and your horse.
Place your mind on what is simple, because the horse is.
Place your mind on what is kind because you need the horse to be kind to you.
Place your mind on gentleness because it is what joins both of you together.
Place your mind on self carriage because neither you nor the horse will find pleasure in carrying the other.
Place your mind is the secret that you need to get.
It is not about the movement. It is about the cultivating the time and the mind of a lover of the horse who develops this beauty through a harmonious relationship. This is the substance of excellent dressage. - Crag Stewen"
