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A lot of times, rather than helping people with horse problems, I'm helping horses with people problems.

Buck Brannaman

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Buck Brannaman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 29
Horse Trainer
Non-Fiction Writer
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Rather
Times
Helping
Problem
People
Horses
Horse
Problems

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