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Introduction: Walking Between Worlds
Teaching and Learning
Find the right place to start.
The horse is a mirror.
Teaching is one phase; training is three.
Bring a new question every day.
Reward abundantly.
The benefit of the doubt is a chance for success.
Let mistakes happen.
Correct, then caress.
Back up for respect.
The feather is mightier than the whip.
Patience is compassion.
Cultivate a beginner’s mind.
Are we having fun yet?
Finish better than you started.
Look for the breakthrough and seize it.
Provide a way out.
Make the right way the easy way.
Know when to let go.
It all begins at the gate.
Escalate out of the comfort zone.
Agendas hurt the relationship.
Nagging is the handmaiden of failure.
Ask, request, demand, and promise.
The better the trainer, the less the training.
Training trumps bloodlines.
Find the way to celebrate.
Horse whispering means being clearly heard.
Doctrines don’t fail; methods do.
Patience creates time; time creates success.
Stutter steps build memory.
Hesitation precedes understanding.
A tired horse will eagerly stand still.
Balance fear and curiosity.
A windy day can make any horse stupid.
Learn the ABCs of teaching.
Wait for the lightbulb moment.
Back up to perfection.
Black and white are fine; shades of gray confuse.
The faster you go, the worse it gets.
Mindfulness: Attention and Intention
Never take a day for granted.
Every moment has meaning.
Intention focuses energy to effect change.
Behold the eye.
Elegance is economy.
Make it a habit.
Know how to be silent.
Timing must be impeccable.
Cultivate an eye for detail.
The mind shapes intention, but the body delivers it.
Clear your mind.
Drop the reins.
The horse’s reward is peace.
Horses don’t lie; people do.
Thinking knows; seeing believes.
A goal is a trap.
For horses, more than four is a bore.
Lists grow as time shrinks.
Stop wondering if it’s quitting time.
Cinch four times; mount once.
Life is a series of plans punctuated by the unexpected and the unavoidable.
Equipment is character.
Stalking Happiness
Invite the horse into a herd of two.
Practice affection.
Put love in your hands.
Hunt happiness.
Seek the heart of gold.
Just breathe.
Loosen up.
Tranquility comes with each turn.
Head position tells a tale.
Leading and Following
Real power is born from stillness.
Use your mind, not the lead rope.
Get far more with far less.
The answer lies at liberty.
Master pressure, not punishment.
Boundaries define the geography of respect.
Find the curve of compromise.
Lead by invitation.
Partnership is purpose.
Greater power comes from less pressure.
The lower the head, the better the frame of mind.
The lead rope reveals the relationship.
Footwork: dominance first, then respect.
Horses act out forever, until they quit.
Circle for safety.
Never take the trail for granted.
Leadership is determined by the four Cs.
Give credit.
SPS: self-praise stinks.
Lead with your heart.
A physical confrontation is a defeat.
Before danger strikes, consider the possibilities.
Avoid idleness; employ stillness.
To be heard, whisper.
Overcome with leverage, not resistance.
The more a horse spooks, the less afraid he becomes.
Leaders assume the risk for all.
Loyalty is never convenient.
Horsemanship transforms.
Energy and Emotion
Combining energy and emotion is a choice.
To know when to release is to know why.
Energy is duality.
The ground is closest to the truth.
Energy is sticky.
Grow beyond instinct.
Rhythmic movement is predictable energy.
Breaking Through
There is no best way.
To conquer problems, imagine solutions.
Don’t fix problems; change them.
Tackle small problems before they become big ones.
Try the 180-degree solution.
Love is never the problem.
Epilogue
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