It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts!

Life isn't about what happens to you, it's about how you handle what happens.

Others have falsely claimed to be the inspiration for Tom Booker in The Horse Whisperer. The one who truly inspired me was Buck Brannaman. His skill, understanding and his gentle, loving heart have parted the clouds for countless troubled creatures. Buck is the Zen master of the horse world.

He's not going to look back if you don't,' he said, 'They're the most forgiving creatures God ever made.

Sometimes what seems like surrender isn't surrender at all. It's about what's going on in your own hearts.

No man may earn his heart's desire, lest first he brave the smoke and fire

The imporant things in life never happened by accident. But even with those things that were meant to be, sometimes you had to wait awhile and then maybe give them a little nudge.