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When you see a horse that’s troubled, you sort of feel sorry for them, yet that doesn’t mean that you wouldn’t still ask the horse to behave and find a way to fit in and respond to you as well.
Buck Brannaman
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Buck Brannaman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 29
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Wisconsin
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