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The horse needs to respect you, but sometimes people confuse respect & fear. And they're not the same at all.

Buck Brannaman

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Buck Brannaman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 29
Horse Trainer
Non-Fiction Writer
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Sometimes
Needs
People
Confuse
Horse
Respect
Fear

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