Dispatch Rider Principles:

Principles of natural horsemanship (works well with people too):

1. Work on your own skills. The rider must communicate clearly with the horse.

2. Work from the horse's level of ability. Before each session, the rider must determine what the horse is capable of doing.

3. Take all the time the horse needs. Don't push a horse to learn more quickly than it can.

4. Make the right movement easy and the wrong movement hard.

5. Prepare the horse for instruction. Is the horse paying attention? Is it relaxed?

6. Always stay on this side of trouble. Don't let your ambitions get ahead of the horse.

LA Times: The Vaquero Way