Quotes by Buck Brannaman

Buck Brannaman

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

Helping

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People

And for a lot of people, they want it all to be fuzzy and warm and cosmic, but it’s no different with a horse than with a kid…You can’t always be the kid’s best friend. First you have to be the parent.

Horse

Kids

People

By the time you’ve had a relationship with a horse for a while, there are characteristics in the way the horse behaves with you and around you and responds to you that are directly (related) to some of your traits as a human being…whether it’s insecurity or aggression or fear or hate.

Hate

Horse

Insecurity

Discipline isn’t a dirty word. Far from it. Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy. Discipline implies timing. It’s the precursor to good behavior, and it never comes from bad behavior. People who associate discipline with punishment are wrong: with discipline, punishment is unnecessary.

Dirty

Discipline

Punishment

Don’t be a victim. Be busy with your horse so you stay out of trouble – otherwise, trouble will come and find you”, Brannaman would say. “Be assertive but don’t be aggressive, if you are aggressive you’ll make the horse flighty. The horse needs perimeters like anyone else. Give them guidance, support, rules. The same rules. Don’t change the game. Don’t let them have excuses just cause of their past. And love them.

Games

Horse

Past

Every time you interact with a horse, you are teaching the horse.

Horse

Teaching

Everything you do with a horse is a dance.

Horse

Horses are consistent and logical. The horse will do what is easiest for him. If you make it easy for him to buck you off, kick you, and run away, that’s just what he’s going to do. And more power to him. But if you make it easy for the horse to be relaxed and calm and accurate — and also have it be a beautiful dance between you and the horse — it won’t be too long before he’ll be hunting for that just as hard as you are. Whatever you make easy for the horse, that’s what he’s going to get good at.

Beautiful

Horse

Running

Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we’re not capable of filling ourselves.

Filling

Forgiving

Horse

Horses are very sensitive and perceptive. You don’t have to be physical with them.

Horse

Sensitive

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Quotes by Buck Brannaman

Buck Brannaman

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

And for a lot of people, they want it all to be fuzzy and warm and cosmic, but it’s no different with a horse than with a kid…You can’t always be the kid’s best friend. First you have to be the parent.

By the time you’ve had a relationship with a horse for a while, there are characteristics in the way the horse behaves with you and around you and responds to you that are directly (related) to some of your traits as a human being…whether it’s insecurity or aggression or fear or hate.

Every time you interact with a horse, you are teaching the horse.

Everything you do with a horse is a dance.

Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we’re not capable of filling ourselves.

Horses are very sensitive and perceptive. You don’t have to be physical with them.

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