7 Clinics | Buck Brannaman

7 Clinics | Buck Brannaman

The 7 CLINICS with Buck Brannaman project features over 10 hours of incredible, never-before-seen footage from the making of the award-winning feature film documentary BUCK — the story of one man's quest to help horses with "people problems" lauded by critics and audiences alike. 7 CLINICS allows riders, trainers, and horse lovers everywhere to travel with Buck from coast to coast while learning his techniques and absorbing countless words of wisdom along the way.

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7 Clinics | Buck Brannaman
  • Backing Half Circles

    Buck has his group of riders practice backing half circles. The goal is to do it with a soft feel.

  • Backing Using Legs

    Buck shows his group of riders how to back their horses with only their legs.

  • Intro | Getting To The Feet

    Buck talks about the importance of being able to control the life down through a horse’s feet.

  • The Feel

    Buck shares his opinion on what "The Feel" means to him when it comes to horses.

  • Working From The Fence

    Buck teaches you how to use a fence in order to get your horse comfortable with having you above him. This is a great exercise to make mounting your horse super easy.

  • Approaching The Fence

    The objective here is to get the lead rope to operate the feet.

  • Mounting From The Fence

    In this video, you will learn how to safely mount your horse from a fence.

  • Offer A Feel

    Buck uses a rider's horse to explain how to get a horse to respond to a light touch. The less you do, the more you get with only a feel.

  • Building Confidence

    Buck talks about the process of starting to build confidence into your horse.

  • Using Reins To Reach The Feet

    In this video, Buck shows you how to use your reins to sink up with your horse's feet. It's communication on a whole new level.

  • Better Turns

    In this video, buck explains that in order to get a more efficient turn, you need to give your horse enough time to really extend his reaching foot.

  • Operating Off A Feel

    Buck demonstrates what it looks like to work a horse off of a feel.

  • Through The Gate

    Buck explains how to send your horse through a gate without any issues. This is especially a great exercise if you have other horses around that might try to escape through the gate as well.

  • Mechanical vs Feel

    Buck talks about how a majority of people first learn things in a mechanical sense when working with a horse. Then they slowly start to learn that horsemanship is all about the feel.

  • Power and Lightness

    Betty Staley, a dressage rider, talks about power and lightness with horses. These are two of the most difficult things to achieve together.

  • Turning On The Haunches Demo

    Buck demonstrates how to turn a horse on his haunches.

  • Hind and Front

    In this video, Buck will show you how to work your horse's front legs and back legs.

  • Turning On Haunches Detailed

    Buck breaks down the steps that it takes to get your horse to successfully turn on his haunches.

  • ABC Approach

    Betty Staley, a dressage rider, talks about the “Alphabet Approach”, which is basically a training method where the rider spends time breaking down exercises and teaching their horse what to do step by step.

  • Hind And Front Exercise

    With this exercise, you’ll learn how to transfer the action from the hind feet to the front feet. It should look like a dance with your horse. This exercise will help strengthen your horse's hind and front quarters.

  • Outside Turns

    Buck teaches a group of riders how to do outside turns. He tells them how to set their horses up to begin and how to finish it successfully.

  • Flagging & Backing Exercise

    These exercises are great for getting the horse and rider centered. When practiced consistently, it will keep a horse from refusing to jump and from driving the riders head into jumps.

  • Coaching A Jumper

    Buck works with Ali to help her improve the softness in her horse.

  • Testimonial

    Tina and Ali talk about how Buck has helped them with their horsemanship.