SADDLE BLANKET ADVICE Standing at the corner, watching the entries line up for the annual fourth of July parade, my eye caught a grandpa and granddaughter team. “Don’t forget to put a little slack in the saddle blanket,” I heard the old-timer instruct the girl, about 12-years-old, standing on a short stool by the horse. […]
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Trainer Sacked Her Horse with Audio Podcast
How Trainer Sacked Her Horse Annie’s a friend of mine from Pennsylvania. She’s a high school senior and book reader fan who has been writing to me for years. As a pretty good horse trainer, she keeps me informed on all her current horse projects. “I sacked a horse last Tuesday and expect to be […]
The Outlaw Within with Audio Podcast
Outlaw Was His Name Slick Bates was mighty happy when I visited with him at the Drover’s Café. He had been down to the livestock auction and sold an old renegade horse for 78 cents a pound. Now, selling a horse by the pound means it got bought by the canners. I don’t suppose I […]
Don’t Gimlet Your Horse & Audio Podcast
And Don’t Gimlet Your Faith In the Old West, one way you could measure the work and skill of a cowboy–watch how he took care of his horse. In those days, a horse provided your job, your travel home, and your net worth. And your escape route. Also, many times a horse could be your […]
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