By Joanie of BillsBook: "It's amazing what a horse will do for you if he understands you. And it's amazing what he will do to you if he doesn't." Bill Dorrance
"When you give a lesson in meanness to a critter... don't be surprised if they learn their lesson." Will Rogers "Late one afternoon as the chief, the interpreter and I sat in the lap of Mother Earth watching a lovely sunset, I asked the chief through our interpreter if he would tell me the Indian secret of riding a pony without bridle, saddle, or blanket. A profound silence followed which lasted over an hour. Then a few sounds came rumbling from the chief. The interpreter turned in my direction. 'The chief said that you asked a good question,' he said. There was another long silence. 'Is that all?' I finally asked the interpreter. He nodded. .....(and many meetings later....in answer), The chief held up his two rugged hands with their palms in my direction. After a pause he placed them gently together in front of his face as though in prayer. Another pause. Then his fingers came down until the tips of them rested on the backs of his hands. The two index fingers then came straight up as though they were one finger. With his hands in that position he slowly made a complete circle with them, finally stopping them in front of his face again and looking at me with a questioning expression on his face." ....... "Whenever the chief met an animal or any other living thing, he would pause and establish mental contact with it. While the physical part of the chief walked the earth, the mental and spiritual part of him moved in boundless space, embracing all creation in a comprehensive kinship in which all things were important and all things needed in the divine plan and purpose. Ever helping him to understand and move in rhythm with all creation was his companion, counselor, guide and helper- The Big Holy." J. Allen Boone in 'Kinship With All Life'" 'He who resorts to force shall be defeated'. Lao Tsu
