Occupation: Horse Trainer Birth: January 29, 1962
The horse is so honest.... they live in the moment. And what they do, whether they need to protect themselves or whether they need to accept you real….
If I heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times from Ray Hunt. He said 'make the wrong thing difficult and the right thing easy'. Then he said 'bu….
That absolute pure honesty of the horse, man that's just the greatest thing there is.
You can accomplish amazing things with this if you have a passion and you work hard - I just think it’s a cop out to say 'I wasn’t born with this, so….
You get that horse to really operate as if he’s your legs and you can take that anywhere you want. You can dress up in any kind of clothes you like. ….
When you see a horse that’s troubled, you sort of feel sorry for them, yet that doesn’t mean that you wouldn’t still ask the horse to behave and find….
They say nerves heal real slowly. Lots of things about us heal real slowly..
All your horse looks for is the thing that matters most, peace and contentment. Give it to him..
Everything you do with a horse is a dance..
A horse that has made a positive change in his behavior needs an opportunity to 'soak', to concentrate on & digest what he has learned. He needs his ….
I often tell people that I truly want the horse to be my feet and legs. I want to be an extension of the horse and him to be an extension of me. That….
It's a process and it's a matter of understanding the horse and through any of these little projects you have a beginning, a middle and an end. And i….
Don't be a victim. Be busy with your horse so you stay out of trouble - otherwise, trouble will come and find you”, Brannaman would say. “Be assertiv….
The comforting thing to the horse is, is as you become more and more accurate, he knows you’re aware of him, and pretty soon because of that he’s awa….
Some guys make their careers off one horse; kind of a trick horse, a wonder horse. I'm not knocking that, but for me I'm trying to get better and stu….
Controlling your emotions is the biggest challenge for a horseman..
Solutions to problems often come from knowing when to ask for help..
Like Tom Dorrance said, ‘It boiled down to one thing: observe, remember, and compare.’ Do something, observe what you did, remember what you did, com….
Theoretically, the human is supposed to be the smart one. Well, if we are, then we need to be able to adjust to fit the situation rather than just th….
You can't think of everything in life your horse might encounter that might make him afraid so you'd better prepare em for it in other ways..
Your Horse is a mirror to your soul..