TEN IMPORTANT THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN WORKING WITH HORSES

  1. OBSERVE, REFLECT, AND COMPARE
  2. MAKE THE RIGHT THING EASY AND THE WRONG THINGS DIFFICULT
  3. BE AS GENTLE AS POSSIBLE BUT AS FIRM AS NECESSARY
  4. RIDE YOUR HORSE CALM, FORWARD, AND STRAIGHT
  5. FEEL WHAT THE HORSE IS FEELING AND OPERATE FROM WHERE THE HORSE IS
  6. DO LESS TO GET MORE
  7. IF YOU TAKE THE TIME TO TAKE THE TIME IT WILL TAKE LESS TIME; SO MAKE HASTE SLOWLY
  8. HONOR THE FACT THAT THE HORSE HAS THE NEED FOR SELF-PRESERVATION IN MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT
  9. THE HORSE IS NEVER WRONG
  10. WORKING WITH HORSES IS A PROCESS NOT AN EVENT. MASTER THE PROCESS AND YOU WILL REACH YOUR GOAL