Latest Buck Brannaman Quotes from Interviews

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• You can't make something happen with a horse, but you can fix things up and let it happen.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Happens, Things Happen

  Source: collider.com

• 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

  Source: collider.com

• There are things that change all through your life the way you deal with people, the way you approach problems.

  Buck Brannaman

  People, Way, Problem

  Source: collider.com

• 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

  Source: collider.com

• 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.

  Buck Brannaman

  Kids, Work Out, Want

  Source: www.americancowboy.com

• My work is my play. I found a way to make my passion to be the same as how I make a living.

  Buck Brannaman

  Passion, Play, Way

  Source: www.americancowboy.com

• Some guys make their careers off one horse; kind of a trick horse, a wonder horse. I'm not knocking that, but for me I'm trying to get better and study. That means taking out new horses. It's a life study. When I've finished a horse, I turn him out and basically stop riding him, except taking him to the occasional branding so I can enjoy him.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Mean, Careers

  Source: www.americancowboy.com

• 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.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Jobs, Looks

  Source: www.americancowboy.com

• 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

  Animal, Imagine, Abundance

  Source: www.americancowboy.com

• 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

  Spiritual, Horse, Thinking

  Source: www.americancowboy.com

• When you find that the horse is compelled and interested in you, something in you changes. That can be healing or move you deeply.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Moving, Healing

  Source: www.americancowboy.com

• My expertise lies in what I've devoted my life to. I wouldn't pretend to be a great gift to any other animal. My interest has always been in the horses.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Lying, Animal

  Source: www.sacurrent.com

• 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

  Responsibility, Opportunity, Childhood

  Source: www.sacurrent.com

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

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Sensitive

  Source: www.sacurrent.com

• 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

  Horse, Use, Baggage

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• 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

  Teacher, Needs, Done

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• 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.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Dark, Light

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• 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, People, Prejudice

  Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

• Theoretically the human is supposed to be the smart one so as you get acquainted with the horse, you explore what it's going to take for him to understand what you would like him do, with as little trouble as possible. You're trying to avoid conflict, not trying to create it.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Smart, Trying

  Source: www.lasplash.com

• 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, People, Tunes

  Source: www.lasplash.com

• I take the horsemanship very seriously and I treat it with the same integrity that one would any of the fine arts.

  Buck Brannaman

  Art, Integrity, Treats

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

• I often tell people that I truly want the horse to be my feet and legs. I want to be an extension of the horse and him to be an extension of me. That's what I'm always working toward when I'm on a horse.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, Feet, People

  Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com

• I just spend my life driving down the road, training horses and helping people.

  Buck Brannaman

  Horse, People, Training

  Source: shawnlealos.tumblr.com

• I realized that there are some things about all of us, no matter where we're from, that we are connected and we are all still humans, and we are all still looking for the same sort of contentment in our life in one way or another. Some people are searching a little harder than others, granted. But we're not so different.

  Buck Brannaman

  People, Contentment, Different

  "Buck Brannaman & Director Cindy Meehl Interview BUCK". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. June 17, 2011.