‘Horse Whisperer’ to visit Kyrene Corridor
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Brannaman is the horse trainer who served as technical advisor on the set of
Robert Redford’s movie, The Horse Whisperer. His ability for starting young horses off right
and reforming troubled horses has become legendary, in fact, the main
character in the bestseller, The Horse
Whisperer, was based largely on him.
The
author of The Faraway Horses: The
Adventures and Wisdom of One of America’s Most Renowned Horsemen, is a
horse gentler—not a horse “breaker”—who has begun the training of
more than 10,000 young horses in his clinics over the past 18 years.
Brannaman
is often on the road, conducting horsemanship clinics in which he teaches
horse owners how to understand and work with their animals thus creating a
relationship based on trust and respect rather than force.
Brannaman
knows firsthand how a frightened horse feels.
Growing up with an abusive father, he often feared he would not live
through the night. After finding safety in a foster home, he found his
calling and salvation in working with horses.
In The Faraway Horses, he recounts his moving, inspiring and often
humorous adventures along the way. He writes of the horses that taught him a
different way to train, the owners he has taught and horse and rider
relationships he has been able to change.
“These
principles are really about life, about living your life so that you’re
not at war with the horse, or with other people,” Brannaman writes. At
heart, this rich, rewarding autobiography is ultimately a prescription for
living a positive, harmonious existence—whether it involves a horse or
not.
Brannaman
is also a lifelong trick roper who traveled the world as a youngster
performing at rodeos and special events. He and his wife, Mary, live with
their three daughters on the family ranch in Sheridan, Wyoming.
Brannaman
will visit Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock, at 7 p.m. on March
15 to discuss and sign his new book, The Faraway Horses: The
Adventures and Wisdom of One of America’s Most Renowned Horsemen.
Information: (480) 730-0205.
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