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The road may bend out of sight at times, but I know what lies ahead: the faraway horses.

Buck Brannaman

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Buck Brannaman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 29
Horse Trainer
Non-Fiction Writer
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Sight
Lies
Lying
Faraway
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Bend
May
Horses
Ahead
Road
Horse

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