Horses are consistent and logical. The horse will do what is easiest for him. If you make it easy for him to buck you off, kick you, and run away, that’s just what he’s going to do. And more power to him. But if you make it easy for the horse to be relaxed and calm and accurate — and also have it be a beautiful dance between you and the horse — it won’t be too long before he’ll be hunting for that just as hard as you are. Whatever you make easy for the horse, that’s what he’s going to get good at.
I don't want the horse to get trained, because training the horse is absolutely finite. But if you get the horse to where he operates as if to be you… - Buck Brannaman
I don't want the horse to get trained, because training the horse is absolutely finite. But if you get the horse to where he operates as if to be you…
- Buck Brannaman
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… - Buck Brannaman
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…
The horse is a mirror to your soul... and sometimes you might not like what you see in the mirror. - Buck Brannaman
The horse is a mirror to your soul... and sometimes you might not like what you see in the mirror.
It is all about the quality of the communication, not the quantity. - Buck Brannaman
It is all about the quality of the communication, not the quantity.
When you find that the horse is compelled and interested in you, something in you changes. That can be healing or move you deeply. - Buck Brannaman
When you find that the horse is compelled and interested in you, something in you changes. That can be healing or move you deeply.
Horses are very keen on body language, and what I refer to as “presence”, and expression. They know quite a bit about you before you ever get to ‘em.… - Buck Brannaman
Horses are very keen on body language, and what I refer to as “presence”, and expression. They know quite a bit about you before you ever get to ‘em.…
Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we're not capable of filling ourselves. - Buck Brannaman
Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we're not capable of filling ourselves.
The horse is a gift to us, to humanity. And for that, there comes responsibility. If the horse is gonna work for you and work with you, then the best… - Buck Brannaman
The horse is a gift to us, to humanity. And for that, there comes responsibility. If the horse is gonna work for you and work with you, then the best…
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… - Buck Brannaman
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…
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