Being in he wrong frame of mind

Well horses can really teach us a thing or 2....I was wanting to put the halter & leadrope on Oscar today and he didn't want a bar of it today....We had to go right back to basics again..My Lesson PATIENCE as always!!!  Once I had gone right through the whole procedure again and done all the steps from when he first came ( albeit that it was quicker than months of teaching/learning by both of us) only then did we get to put the halter on....and then it was without a hiccup.....the reason for the time it took- was I didn't take the time this time as I wanted to get on to the next stage. Oscar was teaching me that I must have the patience and take the time it takes to get it right.....It took me twice as long as it would have if I had just done that in the first place...Reinforced learning curve.