-Inspire horses; don't ever tell.

-Teach horses to go TOWARDS what you want, not away from what you don't want.

-Doing nothing can be the single most powerful activity you do with your horse. (Doing nothing can be the single most difficult thing for humans to do with their horse.)

-The horse must be able to physically do the things that we ask of them. It is our responsibility to develop their strength, stamina, coordination, flexibility and improve their overall health. Like any athlete, this development takes years, not weeks or months.

-Develop your horse's body to perform certain movements and in time your horse will begin to offer these movements... on his own.

-5 minutes of positive and clear learning is far superior to 30 minutes of "fuzzy" learning.

-Be sure that your horse learns or improves 1 thing every time you work with him. A constant and endless series of "1-things" leads to great teaching and an incredible partnership.

-The amount of time you spend teaching your horse is not nearly as important as to what percentage of that time is real learning occurring. 90% of 10 minutes of positive learning is far superior to 20% of 60 minutes of the same. Why? Time spent working your horse in non-learning or "fuzzy" learning creates a habit of disharmony and a relationship based upon disconnection and miscommunication.

-Set things up to go well in small increments, and build on positive learning. Think less, not more. When a strong foundation for positive learning is set, you can then build on things in larger and broader steps.

-Do not "turn up the volume" with ideas and tools that are not causing the desired response to occur easily. Use more effective tools or ideas, quietly and creatively to cause the desired response with little effort from you, and without stressing your horse. Think "effective," not "big."

-The emotions of love and appreciation automatically lighten your presentation to your horse.