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

Whether one was going to have a horse, or a dog, or a child, with that comes a great responsibility to raise them.

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.

You can't think of everything in life your horse might encounter that might make him afraid so you'd better prepare em for it in other ways.

If I had a horse buck with me now, I’m a little disappointed. It’s not the end of the world, but I’m a little disappointed if I couldn’t keep the horse out of trouble, whereas it used to be a source of pride, and now it’s sort of source of shame if I let the horse get lost.

In nature this animal would have nothing to do with you. "Natural horsemanship" is just words. It's not natural at all. There's an abundance of trust that must be developed for you. Imagine if humans were that pliable.

There are no problem horses, only problem riders.