Read the excerpt from The Land.
"I'm ready to start getting to know him," I answered. "Not ready to mount him yet."
"Now, what you mean by that? Get on that horse."
"No, sir, I can't. You need to give me some time with him first."
"Well, I don't have none of that."
"It's important. Now, I said I'd ride your horse, Mister Sutcliffe, but I've got my own way of dealing with horses. You want me to win, then I've got to deal with this grey my way."
Answer:
methodical
Explanation:
Paul's approach to riding a new horse based on the dialogue above shows that he is methodical, that is he has a particular method of handling the horses as he said, "..you need to give me some time with him first...I've got my own way of dealing with horses".
This shows that he was not interested in doing things the way Mr Sutcliffe wanted but doing it his own way, and methods.
