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There are things that the horse did for me that a human couldn't have done.

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Buck Brannaman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 29
Horse Trainer
Non-Fiction Writer
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
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Someone who doesn't know anything about the ways of the horse could be fooled into thinking the approach is all cosmic or mystical. It's not. Anybody can do it who has a passion to do it and has put in enough time. These people are horsemen and horsewomen, not whisperers.
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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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A horse can have a job and not be a slave. He can look forward to it and enjoy it. That's the same for me.
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Controlling your emotions is the biggest challenge for a horseman.
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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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There are things that change all through your life the way you deal with people, the way you approach problems.
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I often tell people in the clinics, the human possesses the one thing that means more to the horse than anything in the world, and that is peace and comfort.
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Your Horse is a mirror to your soul.
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The road may bend out of sight at times, but I know what lies ahead: the faraway horses.
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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 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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One of the biggest challenges of a horsemen is to be able tot control your emotions.
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Nobody has to lose for me to succeed and that is a unique job. Everybody wins, horse wins, people win, I win.
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I'm still on the move, I'm getting better because I'm still studying. I still want to be a better horseman.
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There have been so many times over the years where people have said Man, I thought I was just coming to this deal to get a little handier with my horse and I'll say Well, in the beginning, I thought that's all you were coming for too. But it turns out it's about something else.
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Timing is everything.
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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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Horses are very sensitive and perceptive. You don't have to be physical with them.
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The comforting thing to the horse is, is as you become more and more accurate, he knows you’re aware of him, and pretty soon because of that he’s aware of you more and more of the time.
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I just spend my life driving down the road, training horses and helping people.
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