"A good idea starts out like a young horse--lots of promise but it's all in the follow-through."
Brannaman & Reynolds

"He creates an environment--unique to each horse he rides--that enables the two of them to work together. It still astounds me every time I see him ride a new colt. Each one is different, each is unique and that's how he treats them. If this sounds like a good way to be with people, you're catching on."
Bill Reynolds in the forward to Buck Brannaman's book The Faraway Horses

"He might need to wear a few wet saddle blankets for it to feel right." Cowboy Logic

"Learning as an adult from an adult that you admire and respect is something many people find difficult...I had awful battles with myself over this issue of learning new things, but the worst part of it was the unlearning of unconscious habits (an) the physical, mental and emotional patterns I had learned." Leslie Desmond

"If you haven't got his attention don't try to direct it. "
Ray Hunt

"The right feel and the right timing bring you the balance." Ray Hunt

"Horses teach us how to ask without aggression, how to love without condition, and how to avoid the distructive side of perfection. They teach us to sublimate oneself through sharing, giving and healing. "
Dominique Barbier