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

The greatest strength a man can achieve is gentleness.

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.

The author's tribute is heartfelt.

A good trainer can hear a horse speak to him. A great trainer can hear him whisper.

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.

A boy is a long time before he knows his alphabet, longer before he has learned to spell, and perhaps several years before he can read distinctly; and yet there are some people who, as soon as they get on a horse, entirely undressed and untaught, fancy that by beating and spurring they will make him a dressed horse in one morning only. I would fain ask such stupid people whether by beating a boy they would teach him to read without first showing him the alphabet? Sure, they would beat him to death, before they would make him read.