Buck Brannaman

When you see a horse that’s troubled, you sort of feel sorry for them, yet that doesn’t mean that you wouldn’t still…

— Buck Brannaman

You can't think of everything in life your horse might encounter that might make him afraid so you'd better prepare em for…

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That’s my credo - My work is play. I don’t complain about work. I enjoy it. I like the feeling of being…

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My expertise lies in what I've devoted my life to. I wouldn't pretend to be a great gift to any other animal.…

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You're trying to figure out a way to meet a horse to where he can understand. And to me, it's not to…

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I’m just trying to get people to understand horses. You have to be consistent and logical, use your brain, and not be…

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Not all horses are going to be show jumpers, not all horses are going to be dressage horses. So you have to…

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You get that horse to really operate as if he’s your legs and you can take that anywhere you want. You can…

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Once you have seen quality horsemanship and are exposed to the things you can do to help a horse be gentle and…

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With the horses, you can’t let them call the shot part of the time and then you call the shot part of…

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My daughter's all grown up now compared to what she was, but I used to say, I’ve got to have my horse…

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By the time you’ve had a relationship with a horse for a while, there are characteristics in the way the horse behaves…

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Think of the horse as your partner.and it's all one great dance. That's not to say it's always going to be easy…

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I’m not trying to turn you into cowboys, I’m just trying to get you better coordinated, get your horse used to things,…

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Someone who doesn't know anything about the ways of the horse could be fooled into thinking the approach is all cosmic or…

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Kind of where you end up your ride on a horse is so important. It's a little bit like when you guys…

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Like Tom Dorrance said, ‘It boiled down to one thing: observe, remember, and compare.’ Do something, observe what you did, remember what…

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Horses aren't lazy and they're not greedy and they're not jealous and they're not spiteful, they're not hateful. They're not that way.…

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A horse that has made a positive change in his behavior needs an opportunity to 'soak', to concentrate on & digest what…

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Horses are very keen on body language, and what I refer to as “presence”, and expression. They know quite a bit about…

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I often tell people that I truly want the horse to be my feet and legs. I want to be an extension…

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The horse is a gift to us, to humanity. And for that, there comes responsibility. If the horse is gonna work for…

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I’ve always wanted to do the right thing by a horse, that’s never changed, its just that as my knowledge grew I’ve…

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With the horse I always consider that if I do too much in too little time and I'm not patient, he's gonna…

— Buck Brannaman

You have to plan ahead so that rather then seek revenge for the horse's misbehavior, you see his aggressive behavior shaping up…

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The horse can just be a great vehicle for some people to overcome things in their life that they might not be…

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You might measure your approach to a horse the same way as your approach to people because there are going to be…

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And for a lot of people, they want it all to be fuzzy and warm and cosmic, but it's no different with…

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When you're younger, you ride with 90% physical and 10% mental. But if you could learn how to use 90% mental and…

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Once I get the horse where he’s responding and working for ya and has a good frame of mind and a good…

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I've often told people who ask if there is a God: Get around enough people with horses and see what happens. See…

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If I heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times from Ray Hunt. He said 'make the wrong thing difficult and…

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As far as horses go, people will ask about one breed versus another. I have to tell you, I really don't have…

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That's the cool thing about horses - they don't have prejudice. They don't care if you're tall or thin or if you're…

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It's a process and it's a matter of understanding the horse and through any of these little projects you have a beginning,…

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On a horse there is a perfect position of balance where he doesn’t feel like he’s pushing you along with him or…

— Buck Brannaman

Horses are consistent and logical. The horse will do what is easiest for him. If you make it easy for him to…

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I realized that there are some things about all of us, no matter where we're from, that we are connected and we…

— Buck Brannaman

I've started horses since I was 12 years old and have been bit, kicked, bucked off and run over. I've tried every…

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