The greatest strength a man can achieve is gentleness.

The number one worst piece of horsemanship on earth is violence.

The horses are talking ... just listen.

For centuries, humans have said to horses, 'You do what I tell you or I'll hurt you.' Humans still say that to each other -- still threaten, force and intimidate. I'm convinced that my discoveries with horses have value in the workplace, in the educational and penal systems, and in the raising of children. At heart, I'm saying that no one else has the right to say 'you must' to an animal -- or to another human.

You must somehow understand that we as horsemen can do very little to teach the horse. What we can do is to create an environment in which he can learn.

It is not good enough to get your horse to do what you want. It is far better to cause your horse to want to do it.

Trust is established by working around horses in an utterly predictable manner.