I worked with Picasso a short period, and most of the work was grooming and in-hand. At the time, our most significant focus was his balance. He was unexpectedly and jarringly strong but he was clumsy about his everyday ability. He struggled performing yields properly. Even with the little work we did together, he quickly managed to understand the mechanics of a yield. He began to stand upright deliberately, walk straight on a lead, and move off pressure for yields properly. 

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Noticing a horse's temperament (from the lens of the breed and the individual), adjusting a horse's stance with an understanding of their anatomy, and aligning their walking pattern can be some of the first things that I focus on when I start with a new horse. It's crucial to develop a base line for a horse. I am quick to first understand where the horse is at with their temper and movement health. I make improvements to their physio-structures of movement and balance. In a healthy, energetic case, I'd be breaking the horse in. Horses develop on their own  how I train them in practice. Quickly with Picasso, and over time, when accompanied with ongoing training, produces incredible, beautiful, reflexed athletes. My horses get sculpted physically and athletically. My time with Picasso was short but his unbridled optimism was a billion inspiration.