• Horses know when you know what you are doing and they know when you don’t know what you are doing. You can’t fool them. Be honest.
• Know what you want to do before you start. Have a clear picture but adjust to fit the situation. Don’t ever open a box you can’t close.
• What you release for is what you are teaching the horse. Once a cue is initiated you must stay with it until you get a change. Always release from pressure when the horse gives you a change or try. This is how horses learn.
• Establish TRUST in the horse by building up his self-confidence.
• Look for the smallest change. Reward the slightest try.
• Pet your horse often.
• Horses learn as fast as horses learn not as fast as we want to teach them.
• The horse is always covered by no fault insurance.
• Good enough is not good enough. Remember, you get what you settle for.
• DON’T ALLOW GREED, ARROGANCE, or EGO to interfere with establishing a relationship with the horse.