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Dan M. "Buck" Brannaman (born January 29, 1962) is a horse trainer and a leading practitioner within the field of natural horsemanship, which is a philosophy of working with horses based on the idea of 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.〔Brannaman, Buck. ''The Faraway Horses.'' Lyons Press, 2001. ISBN 1-58574-352-6.〕 ==Early life and career== Brannaman was born in 1962 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, and raised in Montana and Idaho. Brannaman was for many years a disciple of 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."〔(Williams, Kenny and Lisa-Ross Williams. ''An Interview with Buck Brannaman," from ''If Your Horse Could Talk'' ) ''Allabouthorses.com, '' accessed December 18, 2007〕 Brannaman had a difficult childhood, characterized by considerable child abuse at the hands of his father, to the extent that he and his brother spent a number of years in foster care placement.〔 He took solace in horses, and learned from his own experiences, to look at a situation from the point of view of the horse. Brannaman has written: : "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." 〔(Quotation by Buck Brannaman )〕 He later used these experiences in his career as a horse trainer, recognizing in difficult animals the same fear and hostile reactions he remembered from his own childhood: : "Abused horses are like abused children. They trust no one and expect the worst. But patience, leadership, compassion and firmness can help them overcome their pasts."〔(Farrell, Allison "Whispering wisdom" ''Helena Independent Record,'' ) April 30, 2004〕 In recent years, he has become a motivational speaker for groups outside of the horse world,〔 frequently describing the connection between animal abuse and abuse of children and other human beings.〔 "For me, these principles are really about life," says Brannaman, "about living your life so that you're not making war with the horse, or with other people."〔 Brannaman is also a skilled Trick Roper, having performed rope tricks in television commercials since he was six years old.〔(Franke, Linda Boston. Review of ''The Faraway Horses,'' ''Ranch and Country Magazine,'' ) accessed online December 18, 2007〕 For his roping abilities, Brannaman also holds two spots in the Guinness Book of World Records.〔(Buck Brannaman, The Horse Whisperer )〕 Though Brannaman has said, "my dad gave us the choice of practicing roping tricks or getting whipped,"〔 he still takes pride in his skill, offers roping and cattle working clinics, and retains a close connection to the historic vaquero cowboy tradition of the western United States.〔"Buckaroo Champions," ''Western Horseman'', August, 2007〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buck Brannaman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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