I've started horses since I was 12 years old and have been bit, kicked, bucked off and run over. I've tried every physical means to contain my horse in an effort to keep from getting myself killed. I started to realize that things would come much easier for me once I learned why a horse does what he does.
Buck BrannamanBy the time youโve 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 beingโฆwhether itโs insecurity or aggression or fear or hate.
Buck BrannamanThere's an ancient bond that still exists today between horses and humans, it is even there with people that have never ridden a horse or been around horses. The horse is what settled the entire west. If it werenโt for the horse theyโd probably be only a couple hundred miles from where they started. A lot of people donโt realize how much they owe the horse because itโs not so much a part of our culture right now as it used to be.
Buck BrannamanNot all horses are going to be show jumpers, not all horses are going to be dressage horses. So you have to sort of find where the horse physically fits into what might suit him, but all horses can be comfortable and all horses can have good, solid fundamentals.
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