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Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we're not capable of filling ourselves.

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Buck Brannaman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 29
Horse Trainer
Non-Fiction Writer
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Horses
Incredibly
Fill
Forgiving
Horse
Places
Capable
Filling

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