I really appreciated how he stressed so much that you can love your horse, but when you are working with them, it is work time for them and you need to stay firm.
The lesson I watched was part 2 of a 2 parter:(. My DIL has the first one and I really want to go see it. He was working with a head shy horse. He came so close so many times to just flat out saying the problem with the horse was it's owner:). Anyway, he was working on the ground with it. He had a stick that he used to get responses with, but he also used it to reward the horse with, by rubbing it between his eys. I'd like to see how he got that horse use to the stick.
Becky
It isn't hard to get them to work with you and the stick. I have one. It is simply an extension of your arm so you don't have to get so close to reward with a rub and it helps you enforce your space (your hula hoop).
I didn't buy my stick from him, but got it locally for 6 bucks instead of the mega bucks he wants for his.
He never punishes a horse directly. He lets the horse punish himself. That way the horse never associates the problem with the person and soon learns that the person helps him out of his trouble.
I think one of the most important things he stresses is to teach your horse to respect your space. He uses a hula hoop concept to visualize what he is talking about. Your space is the length of that stick all around your body. You can stay out of a lot of trouble with a horse if you do 2 things:
make him respect your space
keep his nose tilted towards you
As Clinton often says, he can outrun any horse that is backing up!