THE HORSEMAN

GENTLE HANDS, A KEEN EYE,
PRESSURE, AND RELEASE,
TOOLS TO SHOW THE HORSE THE WAY
AND HELP ITS FEARS TO CEASE

A TURN OF THE WRIST, A TWIRL OF THE ROPE,
AND CLEAR DIRECTION ARE HIS TOOLS,
TO CHANGE A HORSE FOREVER
FROM A PROBLEM TO A JEWEL.

HE LIFTS HIS HAND TO ASK,
POPS HIS ROPE TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS
AND PRETTY SOON YOU SEE THE WORK,
OFTEN SUBTLE AND SUBLIME.

HE TRAINS HIMSELF, NOT HORSES
WHICH EXPLAINS WHY HE SUCCEEDS.
HE CAN SHOW YOU HOW NOT TO FALL,
AS HE SHARES THE KNOWLEDGE TO MEET YOUR NEEDS.

HE´S CONFIDENT AND PATIENT,
HANDSOME, AND HE´S STRONG
YOU NEED NOT LOOK TOO FAR TO SEE
HE´S FOUND THE PLACE WHERE HE BELONGS.

HE DOESN´T CHANGE JUST HORSES,
BUT HORSE PEOPLE, TOO.
HE GIVES YOU A GREATER CONFIDENCE:
YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IST TRUE.

WITH A LITTLE FOAL, HE´S TENDER.
WITH A YOUNG COLT HE LEADS THE WAY.
WITH A SPOILED MARE HE IS COURAGEOUS,
AND ALL IN ALL HE´S CONSISTENS EVERYDAY.

HE HAS OPENEND UP NEW DOORS.
HE SETS A STANDARD FOR ALL WHO WISH TO LEARN.
HE GIVES LESSONS FULL OF KNOWLEDGE,
BUT EASY TO UNDERSTAND FOR A MIND THAT YEARNS.

YOU MAY CALL HIM A TRAINER, A RIDER, A GENTLE,
BUT HIS TRUE DEFINITION IS HORSEMAN;
THIS IS THE TITLE WITH RESPECT HE CLAIMS.

SO IF YOU FIND A PROBLEM HORSE
OR A BABY YOU NEED TO TEACH
DON´T LOOK TO FAR, BUT ASK HIS HELP,
THE HORSEMAN´S KNOWLEDGE IS WITHIN YOUR REACH.