The author's tribute is heartfelt.

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

I want to leave the world a better place for horses and people.

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.

I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment.

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.

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