Controlling your emotions is the biggest challenge for a horseman.

When riding, ask yourself what will my horse get out of it if I get what I want? Many times, human nature is to take and to not give anything back.

The horse needs to respect you, but sometimes people confuse respect & fear. And they're not the same at all.

Theoretically, the human is supposed to be the smart one. Well, if we are, then we need to be able to adjust to fit the situation rather than just think "Well this is how you work with horses. I've done this on 500 just like you."

Every time you interact with a horse, you are teaching the horse.

The horse responds to comfort, they respond to peace better than about anything else you could do. All he wants you to do is just leave him alone. So if the horse responds to you and you give him a little peace and comfort that means more to him than anything.

Nobody has to lose for me to succeed and that is a unique job. Everybody wins, horse wins, people win, I win.