American horse trainer. Inspired the character of 'Tom Booker' in Nicholas Evans' novel The Horse Whisperer. A documentary about Brannaman called Buck, won the U.S. Documentary Competition Audience Award at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Cutting Horse Champion/Holds distinction of being 1st woman to win the NCHA Futurity/began blazing trails1980 when captured National Cutting Horse Association Open Futurity Championship with record 225.5 points on horse Mis Royal Mahogany