Buck Brannaman: Difference between revisions

'''Dan M. "Buck" Brannaman''' (born January 29, 1962)<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2011|year=2011|publisher=H.W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211219|pages=[https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/82 82–85]|chapter=Brannaman, Buck|url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography0000unse_z0h6/page/82}}</ref> is aan American [[horse]] training|horse trainer]] and a leading practitionerclinician within the field of [[natural horsemanship]], which iswith a philosophy of working withhandling horses based on classical concepts from the idea[[vaquero]] oftradition; working with the horse's nature, using an understanding of how horses think and communicate to train the horse to accept humans and work confidently and responsively with them.

One of Brannaman's stated goals is to make the animal feel safe and secure around humans so that the horse and rider can achieve a true union.<ref name="Faraway">Brannaman, Buck. ''The Faraway Horses.'' Lyons Press, 2001. {{ISBN |1-58574-352-6}}.</ref>

Brannaman was born in 1962 in [[Sheboygan, Wisconsin]], and raised in [[Montana]] and [[Idaho]]. Brannaman was for many years a disciple of [[Ray Hunt (horse trainer)|Ray Hunt]], one of the founders of the [[natural horsemanship]] movement, and also inspired by [[Tom and Bill Dorrance]]. Brannaman now teaches clinics worldwide. About the clinics, he has noted, "the goal for clinics really is to just try to get the human being to understand as much about their horse as I can help them to understand."<ref>[httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20071102205811/http://www.allabouthorses.com/site/care/buck_brannaman.html Williams, Kenny and Lisa-Ross Williams. ''An Interview with Buck Brannaman," from ''If Your Horse Could Talk''] ''Allabouthorses.com, '' accessed December 18, 2007</ref>

: "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." <ref>[http://www.brannaman.com/index.htm Quotation by Buck Brannaman] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060830214844/http://www.brannaman.com/index.htm |date=August 30, 2006 }}</ref>

Brannaman is also a skilled Trick[[trick Roperroping|trick roper]], having performed rope tricks in television commercials since he was six years old.<ref name="Ranch and Country">[http://www.ranchandcountry.com/article_info.php?articles_id=21 Franke, Linda Boston. Review of ''The Faraway Horses,'' ''Ranch and Country Magazine,''] accessed online December 18, 2007</ref> For his roping abilities, Brannaman also holds two spots in the [[Guinness Book of World Records]].<ref name="Speakers">[http://premierespeakers.com/buck_brannaman Buck Brannaman, The Horse Whisperer]</ref> Though Brannaman has said, "my dad gave us the choice of practicing roping tricks or getting whipped,"<ref name="Helena"/> he still takes pride in his skill, offers roping and cattle working clinics, and retains a close connection to the historic [[Vaquero|vaquero cowboy tradition]] of the western United States.<ref>"Buckaroo Champions," ''Western Horseman'', August, 2007</ref>

The publicity from the book and movie, along with Brannaman's approach to treating troubled horses and troubled humans with equal doses of compassion, has helped promote other fields such as [[therapeutic horseback riding]].<ref>[httphttps://querywww.nytimes.com/gst1998/fullpage06/20/nyregion/healing-with-power-horses-therapists-use-riding-help-treat-disabilities.html?res=9501E0DE173CF933A15755C0A96E958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Stewart, Barbara. "Healing With the Power Of Horses; Therapists Use Riding To Help Treat Disabilities,"] ''New York Times,'' June 20, 1998, accessed online December 18, 2007</ref> In that context, Brannaman has noted, "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."<ref>''Id.''</ref>

A documentary about Brannaman called ''[[Buck (film)|Buck]]'', directed by [[Cindy Meehl]], won the U.S. Documentary Competition Audience Award at the [[2011 Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.sundance.org/festival/blog-entry/2011-festival-awards/ |title=2011 Festival Awards |{{!}} Sundance Film Festival<!-- Bot generated title -->] |access-date=2011-07-11 |archive-date=2014-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513164218/http://www.sundance.org/festival/blog-entry/2011-festival-awards/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was purchased by [[IFC Films]] under their Sundance Selections label.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/risky-business/sundance-sundance-selects-buys-buck-74950 HR950].</ref>

*Brannaman, Buck. ''Groundwork: The First Impression''. Rancho Deluxe Design, 1997. {{ISBN |0-9657657-0-9}}.

*Mangum, A.J. ''Ranch Roping with Buck Brannaman : A practical guide to traditional roping''. Western Horseman Books, 2002. {{ISBN |0-911647-54-6}}, {{ISBN |978-0-911647-54-9}}.

*Brannaman, Buck (with William Reynolds). ''The Faraway Horses.'' Lyons Press, 2001. {{ISBN |1-58574-352-6}}.

*Brannaman, Buck and William Reynolds. ''Believe: A Horseman's Journey''. Lyons Press, 2006. {{ISBN |1-59228-899-5}}, {{ISBN |978-1-59228-899-1}}.

* Miller, Robert and Richard Lamb. ''Revolution in Horsemanship.'' Lyons Press, 2005. {{ISBN |1-59228-387-X}}.

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100604174716/http://www.montana.edu/mountainsandminds/spring2007/buck/index.html Schmidt, Carol. "Buck Brannaman: A life in full circle"]