Quotes from Nuno Oliveira

Don't lose sight of the fact that hip and legs drive the horse forward and the hands merely channel this power by gentle rein aids.

In the calmness of the walk, horse and rider can find the time to think and to prepare the quality of the following trot and canter.

When the rider demands the piaffe, he has to halt the horse a few strides before the latter wants to stop of his own accord.

I don't want riders who work physically hard. Work by thinking.

Equestrian art is the perfect understanding and harmony between horse and rider.