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You have to plan ahead so that rather then seek revenge for the horse's misbehavior, you see his aggressive behavior shaping up and can redirect it. You change his mind before he's acted and move on to something else.

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Buck Brannaman
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: January 29
Horse Trainer
Non-Fiction Writer
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Rather
Revenge
Moving
Ahead
Else
Horse
Change
Plan
Misbehavior
Mind
Seek
Redirect
Something
Behavior
Shaping
Plans
Acted
Move
Aggressive

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