You can't think of everything in life your horse might encounter that might make him afraid so you'd better prepare em for it in other ways.
Buck BrannamanKind of where you end up your ride on a horse is so important. It's a little bit like when you guys were younger & you were dating, that last two minutes of the date can be a real deal breaker. With these horses it's the same thing you know? You got to quit on a good note.
Buck BrannamanMy daughter's all grown up now compared to what she was, but I used to say, Iโve got to have my horse to where if sheโs leading my horse somewhere, and sheโs got a big armload of Barbies and drops something out of her hand, that son of a buck ought to stop and respect her while sheโs gathering up all her dolls and not to walk on her or take advantage of her. And if Iโve done my work right, by gosh, thatโs what theyโll do.
Buck BrannamanTheoretically 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 BrannamanIt's a process and it's a matter of understanding the horse and through any of these little projects you have a beginning, a middle and an end. And if you made up your mind early when he's still scared, you'd think that wasn't working at all. Sometimes it might get darker, before it gets dawn. You might have to work at it a little bit in order for it to come out the other side.
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