Words Ashley Trains By ...
"... and he whispered to the horse, trust no man in whose eyes you do not see yourself reflected as an equal."
"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."-Dr. Seuss
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."-Plato
"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle."-W. Churchill
"Know thyself."-Plato
"The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears."
"It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts!"-N. Evans
"A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us the escape from our mundane existence."-P. Brown
"The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire."-S. R. Lemon
"A horse is worth more than riches."
"To me, horses and freedom are synonymous."-V. Goodnight
"Where in this wide world can man find nobility without pride, Friendship without envy, Or beauty without vanity? Here, where grace is served with muscle And strength by gentleness confined He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is nothing so powerful, nothing less violent. There is nothing so quick, nothing more patient." -R. Duncan, "The Horse," 1954
"If you want a stable friendship, get a horse."
"My horse's feet are as swift as rolling thunder He carries me away from all my fears And when the world threatens to fall asunder His mane is there to wipe away my tears." -B. Lewis
"Horse sense, n.: Stable thinking."
"Every horse is a self-portrait of the rider. Autograph your work with excellence!"
"Enjoyable Learning, Dedication to Excellence" (thank you Ger!)
"There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse." -R.S. Surtees
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." -Leonardo da Vinci
"Bless the Beasts and the Children. For in this world they have no voice. They have no choice."
"Every time we ride a horse we are borrowing freedom."
"Making strides one tempi at a time!" -Ashley Pallin
"There is no such thing as a mean or not trainable horse. Listen and he will tell you why he is the way he is. Either there is something physical going on or a human/experience made him that way. Always give a horse a TRUE chance and try not to set them up for failure, rather for praise." -Ashley Pallin (when answering a question about how she "rehabs" horses)