Posts Tagged ‘Buck Brannaman’


Working out of the Rodear

July 25, 2015
Jenn Zeller

Summer is in full swing here on the ranch, and that means lots of riding time, colts to start (which means less blogging and sharing stuff with y’all), ranch interns who are here to work and learn, calf brandings galore, and plenty of extra folks around hanging out. Life couldn’t be better. Among the many […]


Ride With a Plan

June 22, 2015
Jenn Zeller

In the first part of my series about my clinic time with Buck this year, we discussed how to properly ride and teach progressions to your horse. We will continue on in the discussion today. As a short review, here are the principles discussed at this clinic. Have a purpose. Be precise. Be consistent. Be […]


Ride the Progression

June 9, 2015
Jenn Zeller

I just got back from my annual trip to ride with Buck Brannaman. I’ll be posting in a few installments about the “buzz” words if you will, from this time around. The principles drilled into us at this clinic are as follows: Have a purpose. Be Precise Be consistent. Be punctual.  If you’ve had to […]


Acheiving Collection: A series, Part 3

May 4, 2015
Jenn Zeller

There are four ways to move your horse’s hips that I’ve learned from riding with Buck. The purpose of freeing your horse’s hips up are endless really, because once you’ve got them balanced through their faces, this is the continuation of teaching a horse to carry himself collected. You’ll want those hips freed up to […]