Buck Brannaman
In The Faraway Horses, Buck recounts his moving, inspiring, and often humorous adventures conducting clinics and meeting people from all over the world. He writes of the horses he's learned from, tells of the owners he's taught (from the good to the horrifying, such as the trainer who used abuse to make her show Arabians look "spirited"), and shares stories of the horse-rider relationships he's changed. These principles are really about life - "about living your life so you're not at war with the horse, or with other people," Buck writes. At heart, this rich and rewarding autobiography is ultimately a prescription for living a positive and harmonious existence - whether it involves horses or not.