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In nature this animal would have nothing to do with you. Natural horsemanship is just words. It's not natural at all. There's an abundance of trust that must be developed for you. Imagine if humans were that pliable.
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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You try to do as little as you can, but you need to do as much as is necessary to get a result. When you get a result, you do less.
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I don't believe in waiting for a horse to do the wrong thing and then punishing him after the fact. You can't just say no to a horse. You have to redirect a negative behavior with a positive one, something that works for both of you. It's as though you're saying - instead of doing that, we can do this together.
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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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Every time you interact with a horse, you are teaching the horse.
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Anytime you are with a horse, no matter if you are a daily rider or one who just gets a chance to ride to the mailbox, you are interacting with your horse. It is all about the quality of the communication, not the quantity. Doing something right once in a while will far surpass anything done wrong more often.
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Theoretically, the human is supposed to be the smart one. Well, if we are, then we need to be able to adjust to fit the situation rather than just think Well this is how you work with horses. I've done this on 500 just like you.
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When riding, ask yourself what will my horse get out of it if I get what I want? Many times, human nature is to take and to not give anything back.
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You allow a horse to make mistakes, the horse will learn from mistakes no different than the human. But you can't get him to where he dreads making mistakes for fear of what's going to happen after he does.
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There are things that the horse did for me that a human couldn't have done.
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As far as horses go, people will ask about one breed versus another. I have to tell you, I really don't have any prejudice one way or another. I treat every horse at face value, how he/she is as an individual.
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You want your kids to feel happy and good about themselves. The rest they'll work out on their own. You never know what your kids will be drawn to.
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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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That's the cool thing about horses - they don't have prejudice. They don't care if you're tall or thin or if you're dark or if you're light, or if you're rich or you're poor, if you're handsome or not so handsome.
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I just spend my life driving down the road, training horses and helping people.
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When you find that the horse is compelled and interested in you, something in you changes. That can be healing or move you deeply.
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When you're younger, you ride with 90% physical and 10% mental. But if you could learn how to use 90% mental and 10% physical you'd be better off.
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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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One of the biggest challenges of a horsemen is to be able tot control your emotions.
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