"Fine horsemanship becomes a way of life." For Buck, this could not be more true. As one interviewee in the documentary stated, horsemanship becomes about how you treat your spouse or how you discipline your children. It becomes about how you treat people and how you treat horses.
The astounding 88 minute documentary "Buck" follows the life of a soulful and wise cowboy who runs horse training clinics around the country. The documentary investigates the connection between man and horse. Because of the physical abuse Buck's father put him through as a child, Buck connects with horses. He found safety and companionship in horses.
Buck demonstrates a method of horse training which advocates mutual respect between cowboy and horse. Buck discovered this style of horsemanship from Ray Hunt, who was a sort of father figure and mentor for Buck. Instead of using abuse and intimidation, Buck uses his energy to move horses. Buck experienced first hand that abuse and intimidation is no way to raise a child. Buck teaches that a horse is like a child and that you have to be a parent to the horse. Instead of dwelling on his childhood or becoming like his father, Buck transcends his childhood and becomes the father he never had. He treats horses the way he should have been treated by his father.
Although Buck and others tell his story, the documentary would not have as much value if you didn't see the connection between his present and present in almost every frame. Buck's story may seem to be repetitive, but it gives the audience a deeper understanding as to why Buck is the way he is and why he treats horses the way he does.
Buck has learned to control his emotions and resolve personal problems when dealing with horses. His approach to horse training is as much about people as about horses. You see that when people bring their horses to Buck's clinics, their own personal problems come out.
Towards the end of the film, a beautiful but dangerous stud who was oxygen deprived and was raised in a house was brought out. The horse cannot be trained, and the decision to put down the horse is made. Buck teaches that humans are always at fault and that it is never the horse's fault for how his life has been. Buck reprimands the owner of the dangerous stud for the way the horse was raised. He advises her to work on her own problems when he learns that she owns a group of studs because horses are "mirrors to your soul."
Overall, the film is entertaining and inspiring. You learn that taking care of a horse has a lot in common with raising a child and how you treat others. Even if you don't have a horse, you can apply Buck's horse training philosophy to raising a child or relationships with others.
The astounding 88 minute documentary "Buck" follows the life of a soulful and wise cowboy who runs horse training clinics around the country. The documentary investigates the connection between man and horse. Because of the physical abuse Buck's father put him through as a child, Buck connects with horses. He found safety and companionship in horses.
Buck demonstrates a method of horse training which advocates mutual respect between cowboy and horse. Buck discovered this style of horsemanship from Ray Hunt, who was a sort of father figure and mentor for Buck. Instead of using abuse and intimidation, Buck uses his energy to move horses. Buck experienced first hand that abuse and intimidation is no way to raise a child. Buck teaches that a horse is like a child and that you have to be a parent to the horse. Instead of dwelling on his childhood or becoming like his father, Buck transcends his childhood and becomes the father he never had. He treats horses the way he should have been treated by his father.
Although Buck and others tell his story, the documentary would not have as much value if you didn't see the connection between his present and present in almost every frame. Buck's story may seem to be repetitive, but it gives the audience a deeper understanding as to why Buck is the way he is and why he treats horses the way he does.
Buck has learned to control his emotions and resolve personal problems when dealing with horses. His approach to horse training is as much about people as about horses. You see that when people bring their horses to Buck's clinics, their own personal problems come out.
Towards the end of the film, a beautiful but dangerous stud who was oxygen deprived and was raised in a house was brought out. The horse cannot be trained, and the decision to put down the horse is made. Buck teaches that humans are always at fault and that it is never the horse's fault for how his life has been. Buck reprimands the owner of the dangerous stud for the way the horse was raised. He advises her to work on her own problems when he learns that she owns a group of studs because horses are "mirrors to your soul."
Overall, the film is entertaining and inspiring. You learn that taking care of a horse has a lot in common with raising a child and how you treat others. Even if you don't have a horse, you can apply Buck's horse training philosophy to raising a child or relationships with others.
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