February, 2014

February 18, 2014 / Comments Off on DVDs: The Making of a Bridle Horse by Buck Brannaman

DVDs: The Making of a Bridle Horse by Buck Brannaman / quote

DVDs: Buck Brannaman describes the different stages from the snaffle bit to the hackamore to the bridle...
The Making of a Bridle Horse is a set of three DVDs: the first part describes the education of a young horse in a snaffle bit, the second part deals with the intermediary level in a hackamore, and the third part presents the two-rein horse that will eventually become a bridle horse.

In short: great DVDs, but definitely not for beginners!

Buck Brannaman gives a short (total three hours) presentation of the complete education process of a bridle horse. It is very interesting to see different horses at different levels and this horseman’s skills are always a great pleasure to admire.

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February 11, 2014 / Comments Off on Exercises: Under Saddle – Untracking the Hindquarters

Exercises: Under Saddle – Untracking the Hindquarters / video

The very first time I read about untracking the hindquarters, I just could not understand why I should bother to do it, for what purpose? … One word: EDUCATION!

That exercise is just great for several reasons: pure mechanical reasons obviously, softness and lightness, leadership and to teach your horse to think. You may compare this exercise to teaching a kid how to draw a circle and a stick, in order to write letters. Later, these will become sentences, that will make pages and books, etc. So, do not miss the basics!

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February 10, 2014 / Comments Off on DVDs: Buck Brannaman 7 Clinics

DVDs: Buck Brannaman 7 Clinics / quote

That set of DVDs has been edited and published by Cindy Meehl, Director of the great movie Buck. She had hundreds of hours of footage and picked the best parts to show more about Buck Brannaman horsemanship and philosophy.

Each DVD is cut in several chapters and introduced with thoughts and interviews of Buck Brannaman: On Groundwork, What I learnt from Ray, On Release, On Fear, Getting to the Feet, On Gimmicks, Buck’s Approach…

We can divide these DVDs in three sets: Groundwork, Lessons on Horseback, Problem Solving & Words of Wisdom.

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