Don't be a victim. Be busy with your horse so you stay out of trouble - otherwise, trouble will come and find you”, Brannaman would say. “Be assertive but don't be aggressive, if you are aggressive you'll make the horse flighty. The horse needs perimeters like anyone else. Give them guidance, support, rules. The same rules. Don't change the game. Don't let them have excuses just cause of their past. And love them.

The road may bend out of sight at times, but I know what lies ahead: the faraway horses.

You allow a horse to make mistakes, the horse will learn from mistakes no different than the human. But you can't get him to where he dreads making mistakes for fear of what's going to happen after he does.

The horse can just be a great vehicle for some people to overcome things in their life that they might not be able to overcome otherwise.

It's a matter of timing and of patience. Although it may seem nothing is happening on the surface, there may yet be profound changes occurring a little deeper. Waiting isn't bad.

I'm still on the move, I'm getting better because I'm still studying. I still want to be a better horseman.

My teachers used to tell me you need to learn to adjust to fit the situation. Don't just do what you've always done because it might not always work.