Horses are very keen on body language, and what I refer to as “presence”, and expression. They know quite a bit about you before you ever get to ‘em. They can read things about you clear across an arena.

A horse that has made a positive change in his behavior needs an opportunity to 'soak', to concentrate on & digest what he has learned. He needs his quiet time. Given this opportunity, his response will be better the next time you work with him.

They say nerves heal real slowly. Lots of things about us heal real slowly.

The comforting thing to the horse is, is as you become more and more accurate, he knows you’re aware of him, and pretty soon because of that he’s aware of you more and more of the time.

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

Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we're not capable of filling ourselves.

I just spend my life driving down the road, training horses and helping people.