An old Cherokee told his grandson:”My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It’s anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies and ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth.” The boy thought about it and asked: “Grandfather, which wolf wins?” The old man quietly replied: “The one you feed.” author … ⇨

In every wild horse there is a gentle horse and in every gentle horse there is a wild horse … U svakom divljem konju ima i blagi konj i u svakom blagom konju ima i divlji konj … V vsakem divjem konju se skriva tudi blag konj in v vsakem blagem konju je tudi divji konj …. Pat Parelli, Road to the Horse 2012 ⇨

If you take the time it takes, it will take you less time. Ako si uzmeš toliko vremena, koliko ga treba, uzet če ti manje vremena. Če si vzameš toliko časa, kolikor ga rabiš, ti bo vzelo manj časa. Dorrance ⇨

Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. Hrabrost je, kad i prestravljen osedlaš svog konja. Pogum je, ko tudi v smrtnem strahu vseeno osedlaš svojega konja. John Wayne ⇨

… For all my investment in time and effort, shaping what God gave them into something useful and productive for myself, I know that it does not give me the right to protect them (horses) from life as they were made to know it. Vse moje vlaganje časa in napora, da oblikujem to, kar jim je Bog dal, v nekaj koristnega zase, mi ne daje … ⇨

Since horses communicate primarily through body language and feel, they interpret our actions in their own terms. That’s why we need to learn their language – not only to understand what horses are saying to us, but also to know what our position, posture, and movements are saying to them. Each time you interact with your horse, the two of you are having a conversation. … ⇨