Buck Brannaman is a leading horsemanship clinician with outstanding skills and a worldwide following. He is the author of several books including the bestsellers the Farway Horses and Believe. He has also produced numerous educational DVDs including DVDs on colt starting and ranch roping. Buck was for many years a "disciple" of Ray Hunt and also closely followed the work of Tom and Bill Dorrance.

Brannaman was one the primary individuals who inspired the character of Tom Booker in the Nicholas Evans novel, The Horse Whisperer, and was the lead equine consultant for the movie of the same name. Evans himself said, "Others have falsely claimed to be the inspiration for Tom Booker in The Horse Whisperer. The one who truly inspired me was Buck Brannaman. His skill, understanding and his gentle, loving heart have parted the clouds for countless troubled creatures. Buck is the Zen master of the horse world."

"Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we're not capable of filling ourselves. They've given people a new hope, a new lease on life. A horse really wants to please you, to get along." - Buck Brannaman

"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. This method works well for me because of the kinship that develops between horse and rider."

-"Horses and life, it's all the same to me."  - Buck Branaman

According to Leslie Desmond, in a story published in the 1997 issue of Ranch and Country Magazine:

"Buck Brannaman eats double whoppers with cheese. He likes his coffee black. He says he likes two kinds of music-that’d be country and western-and he likes to joke around. On the surface that places him squarely in the category of being a “regular guy.” But he isn’t.

At 34 years old, the lanky cowboy from Sheridan, Wyoming, is widely recognized as a top horseman by the best in the business. He’s also a husband and a father, a trick roper (he holds two titles in the Guinness Book of World’s Records) and since the mid-80’s, he’s criss-crossed the country dozens of times to address the plight of horse owners and their misunderstood mounts in 30 states. To the 2,500 - 3,000 people who attend his colt starting and horsemanship clinics in 42 locations each year Brannaman is a mix of mentor, living legend and folk hero."

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