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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.

Buck Brannaman

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