I worked with Picasso a short time, only two weeks, and most of it was grooming and in-hand work. Our most significant focus was his balance. He struggled performing any yield and was clumsy in his everyday ability; walking side by side with him was staggered and somewhat disorganized (in a cute way). Even with the little work together, he began to stand upright, walk straight, and moving off yields properly. His appaloosaness was my favorite thing about him.

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Noticing a horse's temperament (as a breed and as an individual), adjusting a horse's stance with an understanding of their anatomy, and aligning their walking patterns are some of the first things that I focus on when I start a new horse. I am quick to first understand where the horse is at with their movement health, and make changes to their physio-structures of movement and balance, or in a more healthy, energetic case, break the horse in. Horses develop on their own using how I train them in practice. Quickly with Picasso, and over time, when accompanied with ongoing training, produces beautiful, reflexed athletes. My horses get sculpted physically and athletically. My time with Picasso was short but his unbridled optimism was a billion inspiration.