D ressage is more than just learning how to ride. Dressage is a way of life. Because when you work with a horse, you are not just dealing with the problems in this horse , but also with the problems in your life.
People grow through their riding.
Or you don't grow. You have a choice, but the opportunity is there. And I may not know anything about their histories, but I have to learn to understand them at that moment. With this creature we've chosen to confine, we have the responsibility to learn how to make its confinement as pleasant as possible. Not just tolerable, but pleasant , because he liked it when he was free, and he can only be beautiful when he likes where he lives and how he's being treated.