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Horse trainer

Buck Brannaman is a renowned horse trainer known for his gentle and effective methods. Born on January 29, 1962, he has a deep passion for horses since childhood. Brannaman's training philosophy emphasizes building trust and communication with horses, which is applicable not only to horse racing but also to the daily care and training of horses.

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“When riding, ask yourself, ‘What will my horse get out of this if I get what I want?’ Many times, human nature is to take and to not give anything back.”

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“You can be a leader without being intimidating. The horse can be your partner without being your slave. I’m trying to keep the best part of the horse in there. I’m not trying to take anything away from him.”

Life Philosophy

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“The horse isn’t so different from us. In order to learn, you have to make mistakes. Then you recalibrate, make a decision, try something different, and try again.”

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“A lot of people, they want it all to be fuzzy and warm and cosmic, but it’s no different with a horse than with a kid…You can’t always be the kid’s best friend. First you have to be the parent.”

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“Where you end up your ride on a horse is so important. It’s a little bit like when you were young and you were dating—that last two minutes of the date can be a real deal breaker. With these horses it’s the same thing…You got to quit on a good note.”

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“Doing something right once in a while will far surpass anything done wrong more often.”

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“I started to realize that things would come much easier for me once I learned why a horse does what he does. This method works well for me because of the kinship that develops between horse and rider.”

Wells Doe Realizing Easier Horse Method Riders Kinship Horse And Rider

Book:Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

Source: Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

“I've often told people who ask if there is a God: Get around enough people with horses and see what happens. See how they survive in spite of all the things they do, and you'll become a believer!”

People Ifs Enough Happens Asks Horse Believer Spite Old People If There Is A God

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“Well you learn from making mistakes. It's that simple.”

Wells Simple Mistake Making Mistakes

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“Don't get on a horse that's moving.”

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“If you miss the beginning, the basics, then you are destined to go back and visit the basics.”

Ifs Missing Destined Basics

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“You have to plan ahead so that rather then seek revenge for the horse's misbehavior, you see his aggressive behavior shaping up and can redirect it. You change his mind before he's acted and move on to something else.”

Mind Moving Plans Behavior Horse Revenge Aggressive

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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 are all still humans, and we are all still looking for the same sort of contentment in our life in one way or another. Some people are searching a little harder than others, granted. But we're not so different.”

People Humans Littles Different Matter Our Lives Harder I Realized Contentment

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“I just spend my life driving down the road, training horses and helping people.”

People Helping Training Horse Driving Helping People Down The Road Driving Down The Road

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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 of the horse and him to be an extension of me. That's what I'm always working toward when I'm on a horse.”

People Want Feet Horse Legs Extensions Always Working

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“I take the horsemanship very seriously and I treat it with the same integrity that one would any of the fine arts.”

Art Fine Integrity Treats Fine Arts Horsemanship

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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 some horses, like some people, who might be inclined to tune you out.”

People Way Might Approach Horse Tunes

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“Theoretically the human is supposed to be the smart one so as you get acquainted with the horse, you explore what it's going to take for him to understand what you would like him do, with as little trouble as possible. You're trying to avoid conflict, not trying to create it.”

Trying Humans Littles Trouble Conflict Smart Horse Supposed To Be

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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 any prejudice one way or another. I treat every horse at face value, how he/she is as an individual.”

People Way Faces Values Asks Individual Treats Horse Prejudice One Way Versus Face Value

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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 dark or if you're light, or if you're rich or you're poor, if you're handsome or not so handsome.”

Ifs Light Care Dark Poor Rich Horse Prejudice Don't Care Tall Handsome Cool Things

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“My teachers used to tell me you need to learn to adjust to fit the situation. Don't just do what you've always done because it might not always work.”

Needs Done Might Used Situation Teacher Fit

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“You don't have contempt for a horse that's troubled. Everybody has baggage, everybody has things that they've had to deal with in their life, and it can be something positive depending on how you use it.”

Use Deals Horse Contempt Baggage

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“When riding, ask yourself what will my horse get out of it if I get what I want? Many times, human nature is to take and to not give anything back.”

Ifs Want Giving Humans Asks Human Nature Horse Riding

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“It is all about the quality of the communication, not the quantity.”

Quality Communication Quantity

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“There are no problem horses, only problem riders.”

Problem Horse No Problem Riders

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“Timing is everything.”

Timing Timing Is Everything

Book:Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

Source: Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

“When you're younger, you ride with 90% physical and 10% mental. But if you could learn how to use 90% mental and 10% physical you'd be better off.”

Ifs Use Better Off

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“Horses are very sensitive and perceptive. You don't have to be physical with them.”

Horse Sensitive

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“Someone might steal your childhood, but they can't steal your will. There is a point where you're given the opportunity in life to stop blaming everyone else and start taking responsibility for your life.”

Might Opportunity Given Responsibility Childhood Blame Stealing Your Children Taking Responsibility Responsibility For Your Life

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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. My interest has always been in the horses.”

Lying Interest Animal Horse Devoted Expertise Great Gifts

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“When you find that the horse is compelled and interested in you, something in you changes. That can be healing or move you deeply.”

Moving Healing Horse Compelled

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“There's a difference between mastering something physical and working with an animal. There's a spiritual component to working with a horse. You're dealing with the spirit of a live animal that thinks and makes decisions.”

Thinking Spiritual Spirit Differences Decision Animal Horse Components

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“In nature this animal would have nothing to do with you. "Natural horsemanship" is just words. It's not natural at all. There's an abundance of trust that must be developed for you. Imagine if humans were that pliable.”

Ifs Humans Natural Animal Imagine Abundance Horsemanship

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“A horse can have a job and not be a slave. He can look forward to it and enjoy it. That's the same for me.”

Looks Jobs Enjoy Horse Slave Be A Slave

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“My work is my play. I found a way to make my passion to be the same as how I make a living.”

Way Play Passion Found My Passion

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“Some guys make their careers off one horse; kind of a trick horse, a wonder horse. I'm not knocking that, but for me I'm trying to get better and study. That means taking out new horses. It's a life study. When I've finished a horse, I turn him out and basically stop riding him, except taking him to the occasional branding so I can enjoy him.”

Trying Kind Mean I Can Guy Turns Enjoy Wonder Careers Study Horse Finished Tricks Get Better Riding Branding Occasional Knocking

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“You want your kids to feel happy and good about themselves. The rest they'll work out on their own. You never know what your kids will be drawn to.”

Knows Want Feels Kids Work Out

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“There are things that change all through your life the way you deal with people, the way you approach problems.”

People Way Problem Deals Approach

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“There have been so many times over the years where people have said "Man, I thought I was just coming to this deal to get a little handier with my horse" and I'll say "Well, in the beginning, I thought that's all you were coming for too. But it turns out it's about something else."”

People Men Years Wells Littles Has Beens Said Turns Deals Horse

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“Theoretically, the human is supposed to be the smart one. Well, if we are, then we need to be able to adjust to fit the situation rather than just think "Well this is how you work with horses. I've done this on 500 just like you."”

Ifs Thinking Needs Humans Wells Done Able Situation Like You Fit Smart Horse Supposed To Be

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“You can't make something happen with a horse, but you can fix things up and let it happen.”

Happens Horse Things Happen

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“The horse seems to wanna please the human and so many times if the human isn’t much of a leader well then the horse has gotta do it’s own thinking. The horse isn’t really designed very well to be the leader but just because the horse is responding to ya, I don’t really think of it as it succumbing to you. I think it’s more of the horse sort of joining you, being more of a partner.”

Ifs Thinking Humans Wells Seems Leader Please Horse Partners Joining Responding Succumbing

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“Discipline isn't a dirty word. Far from it. Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy. Discipline implies timing. It's the precursor to good behavior, and it never comes from bad behavior. People who associate discipline with punishment are wrong: with discipline, punishment is unnecessary.”

People One Thing Discipline Behavior Chaos Punishment Dirty Anarchy Timing Unnecessary Associates Bad Behavior Dirty Words Good Behavior Precursor

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“Solutions to problems often come from knowing when to ask for help.”

Helping Problem Asks Knowing Solutions Solution To A Problem

Book:Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

Source: Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

“They say nerves heal real slowly. Lots of things about us heal real slowly.”

Real Heal Nerves

Book:Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

Source: Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen

“In life, we don't know why things happen. I believe God is not responsible for the bad things that happen to you. Sometimes I think He's responsible for the good things, but sometimes it's something you shape up for yourself.”

Thinking Knows Believe Sometimes Happens I Believe Shapes Responsible Good Things Things Happen Bad Things Believe In God Why Things Happen

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“As a rider, you must slowly and methodically show your horse what is appropriate. You also have to discourage what's inappropriate, not by making the inappropriate impossible, but by making it difficult so that the horse himself chooses appropriate behavior. You can't choose it for him; you can only make it difficult for him to make the wrong choices. If, however, you make it impossible for him to make the wrong choices, you're making war.”

Ifs War Shows Choices Difficult Impossible Behavior Horse Appropriate Discouraging Riders Inappropriate Wrong Choices Appropriate Behavior

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“Gentle in what you do, Firm in how you do it”

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“The horse is a mirror to your soul... and sometimes you might not like what you see in the mirror.”

Soul Sometimes Might Horse Mirrors Your Soul Cowgirls

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“Horses and life, it's all the same to me.”

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About the Author

Born: January 29, 1962
Known for: Horse trainer
Quotes: 125

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