In the first two DVDs, viewers travel to several Buck Brannaman clinics to learn important groundwork techniques, including: hooking on, leading, halter work, bridling, saddling, backing up, working in circles and half-circles, using the flag, and firming up.
In Discs 3 & 4, viewers learn some of Buck’s most important lessons when working under saddle, including the all-important release, which teaches a soft feel and allows the horse to attain collection and willingly move off the leg. Additional instruction covers rider form and position, riding serpentines, “getting the life up” (finding animation), perfecting the stop, and backing up.
In Discs 5, 6, & 7, Buck shares more lessons on horseback—such as turn-on-the-haunches, transitions, jumping, and finding the feel—as well as ways to solve problems, including crowding, biting, striking, fidgeting, rushing, anxiousness and sensitivity, and bad attitudes. The series ends with Buck’s best advice, tips, and ideas about working with, riding, and training horses—sage knowledge imparted with the dry wit that the world has come to expect of one of the finest horsemen of our time.
Author: Cindy Meehl and Cedar Creek Productions, LLC
Format: 7 DVDs, total run time 10 hours
Discs 1 & 2 Contents
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Hooking On
- The Dance
- Teaching to Lead
- Case Study: Paint
- Betty Staley: Hooking On
Circles/Leading By
- Staley Buck Exercise Demo
- Students Practice Day 1
- Students Practice Day 3
- NC Buck Exercise Demo
- NC Students Practice
- Betty Staley: On Untracking
Bridling/Haltering Tips
- Proper Haltering
- Why Rope Halters
- Chico Bridling Demo
- Bridling Tips
- Wrinkles
- Nosebands & Bits
- Tongue Over Bit
- On Devices
Saddling Tips
- Saddling Tips
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Backing/Backing Circles
- Staley Students Practice
- Staley Q&A
- Backing with Life
- NC Backing Circles
- Case Study: Mike's Arabian
- Proper Backing
- Warming Up/Kristie
- Staley Buck Backing Techniques
- Backing at a Distance
- Betty Staley: On Backing
- Backing Betty's Horse
- Buck on Firming Up
Flags
- Whips
- Flagging with Feel
- Case Study: Glory
- Beeville Paint
- Over Desensitizing
- The Whole Horse
- From Ground to Saddle - Hind
- From Ground to Saddle - Front
Half Circle
- Buck Exercise Demo
- Students Practice/Gary
- Follow Up
- Recap
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Discs 3 & 4 Contents
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Riding Form
- Positions 1, 2, 3
- Athletic Stance
- Leg Position
- Good Form
- On Stopping
- Backing Position
- Transition from Stop to Walk
- Form & Dismounting
- Stretching
Release/Soft Feel/Collection
- 20lbs. of Pressure
- Building Softness
- Soft Feel/Collection
- Mistaken Release
- Rewards & Timing
- Release for Lightness
- Release Practice
- Let Them Soak
- NC Keeping Centered
- WA Keeping Centered
- Finish Light
- Betty Staley: On Collection
- Lungeing with Sidelines
- Old Faithful
- Loose Rein
- Don't Miss It
- Trouble's Coming
- The Goal
- How Many Times
- Be Consistent
- Accuracy
- Engaging the Hind
- Betty Staley: On Dressage
Teaching the Leg
- First Step
- Guiding the Horse
- WA Breaking It Down
- NC Breaking It Down
- Less Is More
- Half Turns
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Serpentines
- Buck Short Serpentine Demo
- Short & Long
- Advice
- Guiding with Legs
Getting the Life Up
- First Ride
- Constant Kicking
- Betty Staley: On Discipline
- What's Too Much?
- Jumping Out
- Asking for Life
- Head Position & Life
- A Good Walk
- Life at the Walk
- Betty Staley: Getting the Life Up
- Dial It Up
Transitions
- Smooth Walk to Trot
- The Canter
Stopping
- Stopping With Your Seat
- Prepare
- Softening the Hard Spot
- Using the Hind
- Precise Stopping
- One Rein Stop
- Stopping & Safety
Backing/Backing Circles
- Buck Backing Demo
- Timing Release
- Don't Pull
- No Leg Pressure
- Casy Study: Wayne
- Reward the Try
- Backing with Life
- Buck Backing Circles Demo
- Backing/Backing Circles Tips
- Backing/Backing Circles Practice
- Thoughts on Backing
- Backing Half Circles
- Backing Legs Only
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Discs 5, 6 & 7
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The Feel
- Buck's Comment
- Working From Fence
- Approaching Fence
- Mounting From Fence
- Offer a Feel
- Building Confidence
- Rein to Foot
- The Reaching Foot
- Operating on a Feel
- The Gate
- Beyond Mechanical
- Betty Staley: Power & Lightness
Turning on Haunches
- Buck Demo
- Chico Hind & Front
- Breaking It Down
- Betty Staley: Alphabet Approach
- NC Hind & Front
- Outside Turns
Jumping
- Flagging/Backing Jumpers
- Buck Coaches Ali
- Ali & Tina
Problem Solving
- Backing Resistant Horses
- Betty Staley: On Crowding
- The Touchy Horse
- Troubled Spots
- Biters
- Pushy Head
- Getting Shots
- Stirrup Biting
- Betty Staley: On Punishment
- Sensitive Below Chin
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Problem Solving (con't)
- Tarp
- Case Study: Earl Part I
- Case Study: Earl Part II
- Annette Venteicher Coker: Let Them Be Horses
- Striking Mustang
- Crabby Horses
- Fidgety Horses
- Rushing the Gate
- It's Lunch When I Say
- Unhaltering
- Chase the Trouble
Words of Wisdom
- Gladiator
- English & Western
- Let Him Think
- Bribery
- Precisions Turns
- Turning with Energy
- Position with Balance
- Getting Centered
- Halter vs. Bit
- Saddle Pads/Blankets
- Lunge Lines
- Keep Organized
- Shortening Reins
- Mounting Wisdom
- Riding Outdoors
- Young Horses/Fear
- Go With Them
- On Stallions
- Start Early
- Be Particular
- Quit 'Em Right
- One Step At A Time
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