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anybody remember redford talking about a horse trainer?



back when this was out, redford mentioned some guy who taught him a lot about horses. he said the guy is a real cowboy, blah blah and praised him a lot.


anyone remember who that guys was?

thanks



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Buck Brannaman. He is the closest thing to a horse whisperer as I've ever seen. He just uses actual common sense when it comes to the animals, and it works out beautifully. If you have Netflix or showtime on demand, rent/watch "Buck" it's all about the man and it truly does go to show that there are gifted people out there. None of that Pirelli "natural horsemanship" nonsense.

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thanks so much. i will check it out.

but i think the guy redford spoke about was about redford's age. he was well over 50 in 98.....


but thanks again.



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Buck Brannaman is the real life man that Redford used as advisor to the art of "horse whisperering". His picture is seen in the film among the family photographs. On the Blu-ray edition "Extras" (slim as they are) there is a short piece featuring Buck that was used a part of the film's original release promotion. Also there is a documentary recently released titled "BUCK" (with Redford making a short appearance) that gives the background of a real "horse whisperer". Interesting this documentary was partially produced by Redford's Sundance film program.

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FYI the documentary Buck (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753549/) is currently available on Netflix Instant: http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/Buck/70166239

Peace, Love, and

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