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Your Horse is a mirror to your soul.

Buck Brannaman

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Buck Brannaman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 29
Horse Trainer
Non-Fiction Writer
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Mirror
Mirrors
Horse
Soul

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They say nerves heal real slowly. Lots of things about us heal real slowly.
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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.
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The horse needs to respect you, but sometimes people confuse respect & fear. And they're not the same at all.
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Don't get on a horse that's moving.
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You can't look forward and backward at the same time...........so I choose to look forward.
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If you miss the beginning, the basics, then you are destined to go back and visit the basics.
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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 you did, compare it to what you were doing before, and adjust.
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Simply put I'm trying to see what I can get done with the horse without him being troubled about doing it.
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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 able to overcome otherwise.
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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.
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It's a matter of timing and of patience. Although it may seem nothing is happening on the surface, there may yet be profound changes occurring a little deeper. Waiting isn't bad.
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Controlling your emotions is the biggest challenge for a horseman.
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There are things that change all through your life the way you deal with people, the way you approach problems.
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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.
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Whether it's horses or whatever it is you do, it doesn't become an art until your soul goes into what you do.
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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.
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I just spend my life driving down the road, training horses and helping people.
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Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we're not capable of filling ourselves.
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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 dragging you along with him. It's like two converging currents in a river, where those currents converge, there is a point where there is no movement, no energy and that's what you're thinking when you're on the back of a horse.
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My horse needs to be quiet enough not to draw my attention. You want your horse always aware of you. Be aware of your horse! Fidgeting? Direct that! Think of it as a gift. Do something with that energy redirect it or it will be a negative. Don't let your horse check-out. A horse wants peace. Trade movement for peace.
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