You might think of Robert Redford as the Horse Whisperer. But Buck Brannaman is the real thing. In the documentary “Buck,” which premiered at Redford’s Sundance film festival, the inspiration behind ...

Loosely speaking, Dan “Buck” Brannaman is the real-life inspiration for “The Horse Whisperer,” the 1995 Nicholas Evans novel and subsequent feature film starring and directed by Robert Redford. But, ...

The documentary Audience Award winner at this year’s Sundance festival, Buck follows itinerant horse trainer Buck Brannaman as he applies his uniquely humane and frankly astounding methods in four-day ...

“Equine therapist” just doesn’t sound as good as “horse whisperer,” although that’s the term to describe Buck Brannaman’s specialty as a trainer of troubled horses. In fact, the subject of the lovely ...

It’s too soon to call this year’s Oscar for documentary, but here is a prime candidate: “Buck,” a character study featuring a real character. This film, which bowed locally at the Seattle ...

The director spent two and a half years shooting it. Then she carefully crafted it into an hour and a half journey of one man's life. Brannaman is a world famous horse trainer, who travels nine months ...

First-time filmmaker Cindy Meehl makes an Oscar-shortlisted doc on Buck Brannaman, who inspired Robert Redford's equine classic. By Tim Appelo Cindy Meehl‘s Buck, a Cedar Creek Productions documentary ...

New documentary about Buck Brannaman could get an Oscar nomination. Jan. 23, 2012— -- Buck Brannaman is one of the most respected cowboys in the country, the inspiration for "The Horse Whisperer, ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Several years ago, I spent time with Gunther Gebel-Williams, the celebrated Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey animal trainer. I watched in awe as this intensely charismatic man ...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dan M. "Buck" Brannaman is a horse trainer and a leading practitioner within the field of Natural horsemanship, which is a philosophy of working with horses ...