I don't want the horse to get trained, because training the horse is absolutely finite. But if you get the horse to where he operates as if to be your legs, an extension of you, you've far-exceeded that whole training notion. Buck Brannaman More Quotes by Buck Brannaman More Quotes From Buck Brannaman The horse needs to respect you, but sometimes people confuse respect & fear. And they're not the same at all. Buck Brannaman horse people needs 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. Buck Brannaman horse running beautiful It’s not about how much pressure you put on, it’s how good you are at taking it off. Buck Brannaman pressure 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. Buck Brannaman horse kids people That absolute pure honesty of the horse, man that's just the greatest thing there is Buck Brannaman horse honesty men The horse responds to comfort, they respond to peace better than about anything else you could do. All he wants you to do is just leave him alone. So if the horse responds to you and you give him a little peace and comfort that means more to him than anything. Buck Brannaman horse giving mean As a rider, you must slowly and methodically show your horse what is appropriate. You also have to discourage what's inappropriate, not by making the inappropriate impossible, but by making it difficult so that the horse himself chooses appropriate behavior. You can't choose it for him; you can only make it difficult for him to make the wrong choices. If, however, you make it impossible for him to make the wrong choices, you're making war. Buck Brannaman horse choices war 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. Buck Brannaman horse quality communication My horse needs to be quiet enough not to draw my attention. You want your horse always aware of you. Be aware of your horse! Fidgeting? Direct that! Think of it as a gift. Do something with that energy; redirect it or it will be a negative. Don't let your horse check-out. A horse wants peace. Trade movement for peace. Buck Brannaman horse energy thinking A lot of times, rather than helping people with horse problems, I'm helping horses with people problems. Buck Brannaman horse helping people You can't look forward and backward at the same time...........so I choose to look forward. Buck Brannaman looks If I had a horse buck with me now, I’m a little disappointed. It’s not the end of the world, but I’m a little disappointed if I couldn’t keep the horse out of trouble, whereas it used to be a source of pride, and now it’s sort of source of shame if I let the horse get lost. Buck Brannaman horse pride littles 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. Buck Brannaman riding horse giving 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 abundance imagine animal Horses aren't lazy and they're not greedy and they're not jealous and they're not spiteful, they're not hateful. They're not that way. But the human can sometimes only describe a horse in the way that they view other human beings. Buck Brannaman jealous horse views 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. Buck Brannaman littles trying needs 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. Buck Brannaman better-off ifs use Gentle in what you do, Firm in how you do it Buck Brannaman firm gentle Your Horse is a mirror to your soul. Buck Brannaman horse mirrors soul Solutions to problems often come from knowing when to ask for help. Buck Brannaman problem knowing helping
