Quotes for All
Discipline isn’t a dirty word. Far from it. Discipline is the one thing that separates us from chaos and anarchy. Discipline implies timing. It’s the precursor to good behavior, and it never comes from bad behavior. People who associate discipline with punishment are wrong: with discipline, punishment is unnecessary. Buck Brannaman
It is all about the quality of the communication, not the quantity. Buck Brannaman
Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we’re not capable of filling ourselves. Buck Brannaman
Think of the horse as your partner.and it’s all one great dance. That’s not to say it’s always going to be easy or you won’t have to work through issues. But when a horse is troubled or uncomfortable in our world, rather than show contempt for him, you must demonstrate empathy and work to convince … Read more
The horse is a gift to us, to humanity. And for that, there comes responsibility. If the horse is gonna work for you and work with you, then the best thing I can do for the horse is to make it as good a life possible. Buck Brannaman
Whether it’s horses or whatever it is you do, it doesn’t become an art until your soul goes into what you do. Buck Brannaman
Horses don’t think the same as humans. Something that’s most unique about the horse, that I love, is not what he possesses but what he doesn’t possess. And that is greed, spite, hate, jealousy, envy, prejudice. The horse doesn’t possess any of those things. If you think about people, the least desirable people to be … Read more
The horse is a great equalizer, he doesn’t care how good looking you are, or how rich you are or how powerful you are– he takes you for how you make him feel. Buck Brannaman
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
Horses are very keen on body language, and what I refer to as “presence”, and expression. They know quite a bit about you before you ever get to ‘em. They can read things about you clear across an arena. Buck Brannaman