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Jodi Bait; (and for Renauda and GeorgeK too)
Topic Started: Jul 6 2011, 04:37 PM (204 Views)
ivorythumper
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Buck : the film



I want to see this!
The dogma lives loudly within me.
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i want to see it too.. and be a cowboy.
it behooves me to behold
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Random thoughts:

Brannaman is one of the originals. He did a lot of the "stunt" work for "The Horse Whisperer." His gentle approach to the horse, founded on the techniques of the Indian and the Spanish Vaquero, is one of the bases of the "Natural Horsemanship" movement that has become so popular.

The guy that I used to ride with every couple of years, Mark Rashid, is even gentler than Brannaman. For example, look at Brannaman's use of the flags to get the horse to do something. He's scaring the horse with a flag. Is it really different from hitting the animal? Is fear a better motivator than pain? Mark's approach would be to do something that gets the horse's attention, a sound, or perhaps squeezing with your thighs. Then, wait for the horse to do something, and release that pressure. The release is the reward ("Good boy!"). Then, do it again, and ask for a bit more (a movement, whatever), and as soon as the horse tries (not even succeeds), reward it with a release. Keep building on it, and you'll have a wonderful partnership. Horses are smart (you just have to know what they're thinking - and that's your problem, not theirs) and will try to be part of your life/herd. It's what they want.

That said, I'm looking forward to this film.

Edit: Oh, and isn't it "Jodi?"

Edit again: Mark's horse, whom I had the privilege to ride, was named "Buck." Mark has a wicked sense of humor. We were at dinner one night and he said, "I love Chicago. It's hot, but at least it's humid."
Edited by George K, Jul 6 2011, 05:00 PM.
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Jul 6 2011, 04:56 PM

Edit: Oh, and isn't it "Jodi?"

why?
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Bump for Jodi....
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I would like to see this film. Buck is a disciple of the late Ray Hunt, who was heavily influenced by a cowboy named Tom Dorrance. When I was living in Idaho, I organized a Ray Hunt clinic for the stable I was working for. People came in from all over to start colts with him. Unfortunately, the family vacation was scheduled the same weekend, so I didn't get to be there for the actual event.
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Oh, and I keep freaking out every time i see that stupid bug crawling around in your avatar!
:) Jodi
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Jul 16 2011, 12:44 PM
Oh, and I keep freaking out every time i see that stupid bug crawling around in your avatar!
:lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:
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