Mounted search and rescue

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> When I mentioned generations of good horsemanship I was thinking more along the lines of the old vaqueros who brought training tools

>  like the round pen into America.
OH YES, Jorene!! Watching a fully trained horse in a spade bit be put through
its paces is heaven on earth! The movements are so subtle it seems as if
they are communicating psychically. The REAL vaqueros will tell anyone
that it takes years to finish a horse in this way. And that means years
of daily work. Not many 'modern' cowboys put in that kind of time, myself
included!! <G>  You have been blessed to be acquainted with some
real old timers. I know only a few and they are quite advanced in age.
Wish I could've known them sooner!!

Chris Pennington
Big Bear Sheriff's Posse
MSAR