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.

It’s not about how much pressure you put on, it’s how good you are at taking it off.

You try to do as little as you can, but you need to do as much as is necessary to get a result. When you get a result, you do less.

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

Once you have seen quality horsemanship and are exposed to the things you can do to help a horse be gentle and dependable, then why wouldn't you do those things? No matter what your horse's age, you are going to try to offer him the best that you can. If you adjust what you are doing, he will adjust too; horses have an amazing capacity to make changes. There is always hope.

I often tell people in the clinics, the human possesses the one thing that means more to the horse than anything in the world, and that is peace and comfort.

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.