“In order to have a good hand, it must be light, gentle, and firm.” Quote by Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere
“A light hand is one which never feels the contact of the bit with the bars.” FeelsHandsLightBitsBarsContact Author:Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere
“A firm hand is one which holds the horse in full contact.” HandsHorseContactFirm Author:Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere
“Above all, a horse should never be chastised out of foul mood or anger, but always with complete dispassion.” ShouldHorseMoodFoul Author:Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere
“Neither should, for the same reason, the lessons be for too long a period; they fatigue and bore a horse, and it should be returned to the stable with the same good spirits it had upon leaving it.” ShouldLongReasonSpiritPeriodsLessonsHorseLeavingStableBoresFatigue Author:Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere
“Others make a point of trying to attain the precision and poise they see in those who have the ability to choose from a great number of horses those with [...] qualities found in only a very small number of horses. This leads to a circumstance in which these imitators of such studied poise mortify the spirit of a noble horse, and remove from it all of the goodness of temperament Nature has given it.” TryingSpiritFoundGivenAbilityNumbersQualityCircumstancesGoodnessHorseNobleRemoveTemperamentPrecisionPoiseSmall NumbersImitatorAbility To Choose Author:Francois Robichon de La Gueriniere
“I'm a festive guy to begin with and Halloween is my favorite holiday. I went all out on this one costume. It's a ghoul that makes me approximately 10 feet tall when I wear it. I actually got an offer to work at a haunted house because the costume is so great, and I did it for about an hour and a half before I got too cold and had to quit to go inside. Michigan winters are no joke.” GuyHouseHoursHalfFeetColdOffersJokesWinterMy FavoriteQuittingHolidayTallHalloweenCostumesMichiganGhoulsFestiveHaunted Houses Author:Andre Dirrell
“I always like to be somebody scary. When I was little, my mom used to make our costumes. She's really creative and would make us great costumes without having to spend a lot.” LittlesUsedCreativeMomScaryMy MomCostumes Author:Tony Harrison
“I was a gorilla boxer. I had a full gorilla suit on with boxing gloves. I had an amateur belt on. No one knew that it was me in the costume and I was going into stores and scaring people and boxing on them. It was fun.” PeopleFunStoresSuitsBoxingCostumesBeltsGlovesBoxersGorillasBoxing Gloves Author:Daniel Jacobs
“I like soft candy. I'm not a fan of the hard stuff. I like that quick flavor boost!” HardStuffFansFlavorCandyBoostStuff I Like Author:Andre Dirrell
“I love all the soft candy. I'm not a big fan of the hard candy though.” HardBigsFansCandyHard Candy Author:Anthony Dirrell