Stay open to new ideas. Listen to your heart. Be fair and empathetic and they will do anything for you. Important characteristics in horses. A willing temperament that encompasses a desire to learn and a forgiving nature, a balanced conformation and frame that lends itself to the work it is being asked to perform, and lastly Personality or Sparkle, that little bit of presence that makes you think that this one is special.
Horses are the most amazing creatures.
They teach us everything we need to know about life skills. Goal setting , determination, patience. Every day they challenge us to be better ourselves in our riding and ground skills. They deserve every ounce of our respect and love. They try to understand a means of communication that is not only foreign to them but constantly contradictory to their very nature.