When educating horses there is no greater maxim than slow is fast and fast is slow.

The wonder of Independence is that it encourages open minds and the desire to improve.

Everybody ought to be given a chance to do whatever they want, but be responsible for their own actions.

I had been riding horses before my memory kicked in, so my life with horses had no beginning. It simply appeared from the fog of infancy. I survived a difficult childhood by traveling on the backs of horses, and in adulthood the pattern didn't change.

The horses are talking ... just listen.

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.