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 Nobody has to lose for me to succeed and that is a unique job. Everybody wins, horse wins, people win, I win. Buck Brannaman horse winning jobs I take the horsemanship very seriously and I treat it with the same integrity that one would any of the fine arts. Buck Brannaman treats integrity art 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. Buck Brannaman horse prejudice people Controlling your emotions is the biggest challenge for a horseman. Buck Brannaman horsemen emotion challenges If you miss the beginning, the basics, then you are destined to go back and visit the basics. Buck Brannaman destined basics missing Someone might steal your childhood, but they can't steal your will. There is a point where you're given the opportunity in life to stop blaming everyone else and start taking responsibility for your life. Buck Brannaman childhood responsibility opportunity You don't have contempt for a horse that's troubled. Everybody has baggage, everybody has things that they've had to deal with in their life, and it can be something positive depending on how you use it. Buck Brannaman baggage horse use There's a difference between mastering something physical and working with an animal. There's a spiritual component to working with a horse. You're dealing with the spirit of a live animal that thinks and makes decisions. Buck Brannaman horse spiritual thinking 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." Buck Brannaman horse men years That’s my credo - My work is play. I don’t complain about work. I enjoy it. I like the feeling of being able to lay down at night and you’re so doggone tired, you’re just hoping to get undressed before you fall asleep. Buck Brannaman tired night fall 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. Buck Brannaman horse doe mistake You might measure your approach to a horse the same way as your approach to people because there are going to be some horses, like some people, who might be inclined to tune you out. Buck Brannaman horse tunes people Most people think of a feel as when you touch something or someone and what it feels like to your fingers but, a feel can have a thousand different definitions. Sometimes feel is a mental thing. Sometimes feel can happen clear ‘cross the arena. Sort of an invitation from the horse to come to you. Buck Brannaman horse people thinking Every time you interact with a horse, you are teaching the horse. Buck Brannaman horse teaching Horses are very sensitive and perceptive. You don't have to be physical with them. Buck Brannaman sensitive horse 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. Buck Brannaman insecurity horse hate 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. Buck Brannaman horse games past Well you learn from making mistakes. It's that simple. Buck Brannaman making-mistakes simple mistake My teachers used to tell me you need to learn to adjust to fit the situation. Don't just do what you've always done because it might not always work. Buck Brannaman done teacher needs 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." Buck Brannaman horse smart thinking
