Complex sentence: According to writer Nicholas Evans, Tom Booker is modeled after horse whisperers Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and, in particular, their younger disciple Buck Brannaman, saying Others have claimed to be the inspiration for Tom Booker in "The Horse Whisperer".
Split into simpler sentences: According to writer Nicholas Evans, Tom Booker is modeled after horse whisperers Tom Dorrance, Ray Hunt and, in particular, their younger disciple Buck Brannaman. Evans has said, Others have claimed to be the inspiration for Tom Booker in "The Horse Whisperer".