I feel like one of the biggest things that helped create the positive atmosphere at the old man’s place was the fact that he seldom, if ever, made a big deal out of anything. He never yelled at anyone that I know of, and he never fought with his horses. As a result, there was an air about him that said that even if something bad did happen on the place, everything would be okay anyway. He made it easy for his horses to look to him as someone who could be counted on and trusted when things went bad.
