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Written by Julie McNearyof the Purple Rose Ranch

When you live on a large ranch likethe Windmill Ranch, there are a lotof other smaller “ranches” within

all the sections. ! On these ranches arewomen who don’t have the benefit of havinga next door neighbor. !Our closest neighborsare acres away and have their places to takecare of. !So we formed WOW, “Women of theWindmill Ranch.” !Originally it was going tobe WWR “Women of the Windmill Ranch,”but it sounded too much like a ladie’swrestling federation. ! We all knew therewere other women out there in the wilder-ness and it wasn’t until one of the women onthe ranch got seriously and terminally ill thatwe decided to put out the word to gather ather place once a month with the requiredcookies, cakes and snacks that women haveat coffee clatches. !So we put the word out,gathered once a month, met new womenfrom all over the ranch and kept the conver-sation light and funny to keep everyone’sspirits up. ! We laughed about everything,from husbands, to the shape of our bodiesand the reason we all left our original homesto move onto a ranch in the desert.

Well our friend did not make it, but wewere all close to her until the end and unfor-tunately we disbanded. ! We all lived ourlives until January 2011 when one of thewomen started up the group again. ! It’samazing to hear the stories of what broughtus all out here. !It has been a blessing to usall. !Women who rode horses and had no oneto ride with found a trail buddy. !We foundout all the neat things that the other womenare able to do, sewing, knitting, cooking,charity work, etc., quite a variety of talentsand interests.

Now when our monthly meeting is com-ing up we have something to get excitedabout, most women bake or make some-thing. ! If the grocery store closes I’m up acreek. !I don’t make cookies, I make COOK-IE! !Yep I’m too lazy to make little dabs on apan, I just put it all out, bake it until thesmoke alarm goes off and break it up in abowl. !Patience is not one of my qualities. !Wesort of enjoy our “Men Forbidden” environ-ment. ! It sort of makes up for all the sportsdays that we’ve been ignored, allows us tobe in a “fart free zone” and be ourselves. !Weare women, we are strong and WOW will liveon as long as the land we live on survives.

Merry Christmas to All and !Happy NewYear! !

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Written by Julie McNearyE-mail: [email protected]

Written by Jimi Owens11/18/04

It was autumn. The days were short, and thenights were long. Both of them, it seemed,were colder than usual. As I stared at the ice

on the inside of the windows in this little cow-camp cabin, I thought ta myself, “A lot colderthan usual!”

I was forty eight years old, and had beenwaking up this same way since I was twelve.With an exception or two, that is.

All the long, hard, but exciting years weretaking their toll. Too many wild bronc rides,wrecks, and just general miles throwed in withwild, obstinate mad cows, calves, bulls andwhatever else I decided ta chase, rope, tiedown, brand and let go (some deer, an ante-lope, 5 coyotes, a javelina pig, and 15 yearlingelk). All the before daylight mornings and afterdark nights wove in and out of the years tamake an old man of me.

I’d broke both legs, both arms (the leftone twice), crushed a foot, jammed both wrists,shoulders and elbows in one horse wreck, andruptured a couple of discs in my back, not tamention cracked or broken ribs, fingers, andmy collar bone. So I guess I was in good shape,for the shape I was in. I could still breathe, andwalk!

Needless ta say though, all the things I’dbeen through and done sure made a man mis-erable on cold mornings such as this.

Well, it was time ta quit feelin’ sorry formyself, and get a fire going in the stove, put thecoffee on ta boil and then I could jump backinto my bed till the one room cabin warmedup. Then I could get on with the rest of the day!

Even with my firm resolve, it took me tenmore minutes ta get outta those warm blanketsand get moving.

When my feet hit that cold floor, my bodyissued goose pimple warnings everywhere! Bythe time I got a fire going and the coffee on,and stepped outside in the frigid air for aminute, me and my long-johns was ready ta getback in the bed and fergit the rest of the day!

It wasn’t very long though, before thecabin started ta warm up, and it was time ta for-sake the bed and get ta movin’.

I’d already rolled and smoked two BullDurham cigarettes that morning, and had athird with my first cup of coffee. I put a skilleton the stove ta warm it up, threw on my coatand headed ta the barn ta feed my ponies.

When I got there, I broke the ice on theirwater trough, and pitched ‘em some hay. There,they had their breakfast. After also givin’ emeach a gallon can of corn and barley mixed, Iheaded for the house ta git my own grub.

The pan had warmed up good, and Isliced some potatoes and put ‘em on ta cook.Then I sat down ta another cup of coffee. Abouthalfway through it, I added some bacon ta thetaters, and put on a couple of eggs in anotherskillet. Wouldn’t be long, and I’d git myself onthe outside of them vittles along with more cof-fee and a coupla biscuits I’d made last night,smothered in apple butter. Then I’d be readyfer whatever the day might bring. Maybe!

I chuckled ta myself at that last thought,along with the fact that the ice was gone off thewindows of the cabin.

It had melted, ran down the wall andmade a small puddle on the board floor, butthat wouldn’t bust nothin’. It needed moppin’anyhow.

After breakfast, I put my hat on, shruggedinta my sheepskin coat, and went outsideagain. I headed over ta the little shack outback, and wasn’t lookin’ forward ta my next lit-tle chore. After closin’ the door behind me, Igot my jeans and long-johns adjusted and very

slowly sat down.Yeow!! Yet, it was damn sure cold all right.

‘Specially with that wind a blowin’ upwardsfrom below, and through the cracks in the wall.I promise you, it didn’t take long ta git done.

The snow from two nights ago crunchedunder my feet as I headed fer the barn ta gitsaddled up. As each step broke through thecrust, it seemed like tiny icecicles ran up anddown my back, bringing renewed icy chillseach time. Yup, it was cold this mornin’.

As I entered the barn, both horses’ breathand mine made ghostly, smoke-like ascensionsta the rafters above.

After about five minutes of maneuveringlike a boxer and ballet dancer all in one, I cor-nered Jasper. Normally easy ta catch, it was hisway of protesting ‘bout havin’ ta go ta work! Hiswarm brown eyes begged me ta stay home sohe could too. It didn’t work. I guess that showshow smart us humans are, and how dumb hors-es are, huh. He wanted ta stay home where itwas warm and I was takin’ him inta the cold tago ta work. Go figure!

Anyhow, I saddled him up, then led himout about thirty feet before snugging up thecinch and then I stepped on. He still had asmall bump in his back, so I eased him alongfor the first mile or so ta warm him up so’s hewouldn’t buck my butt off. Normally he would-n’t, but cold mornins’ was a definite exception!

The wind was blowin’ up ta a full size hur-ricane force, it felt like. It really wasn’t, but thesnow and ice particles that were stinging myface and ears sure did feel that way. Finally, Istopped ole Jasper in a thick stand of fir trees,and taking my gloves off, I hurriedly untied mywild rag from around my neck and covered myface and ears. I tied it behind my head, andwith only my eyes showing from under thebrim of my old black Stetson hat, we started onagain. The wind hadn’t let up any, but I wasfeeling better, and was covered more thanbefore.

Jasper wasn’t a bit happy as we left theshelter of the trees, and started on the trailagain. His buckskin colored ears were flatagainst his head, and his eyes had gone from amild, warm brown ta almost black. He wassome upset, but he kept on goin’.

Ta tell the truth, I wasn’t any happier thanhim, but we had a job ta do, and so here wewas. Cold, uncomfortable, and alone in a worldof white. How many times had I been in situa-tions like this? Too many ta count, or rememberany more. Although some I could rememberwithout half trying.

Like a winter two years ago, when I’d rid-den out ta chop ice on the water tanks, so’s thestock could drink. I’d ridden a real nice grayhorse that day, and we had chopped the ice ontwo tanks already, and was headin’ for the third.

We’d gone this same route, time after timefor two winters, and had never had a problem.The gray was well broke and gentle, and hadalways been real level headed ta ride and bearound. I don’t know ta this day if he smelled abear, lion, or what, but all the sudden, hereared up, pivoted on his hind legs, and as I letgo and fell back away from him, he leaped overa forty foot bank whose edge we’d been ridingalong!

I gathered my wits about me, and got upfrom the ground. After brushing snow off mycoat and chaps and while cussin’ the gray hors-es’ ancestry, I walked over ta the edge andlooked down in the draw. Forty feet below, withhis neck twisted under his body, was the horse.He was stone cold dead, and I’d walked fifteenmiles back ta camp! I like ta froze ta death thatnight, as it was prob’ly ten below zero or bet-ter.

The next day, I rode a horse and ledanother, and retrieved my saddle and bridle. Ishore had liked that horse!

Well, we was here at the first tank, so I gotoff Jasper, got the axe off the saddle, andchopped a hole in the ice at the edge in threedifferent places, for the cows ta get a drink.

The cattle I’d seen was lookin’ fair for thistime of year, so I rode on down the trail towardsthe next tank. Jasper’s ears was still back, so hisattitude hadn’t changed much!

I rubbed his neck, and talked low andeasy ta him, but he wasn’t at all impressed.

The wind had eased off some, but it wasstill frightfully cold as we rode along. I was realthankful for the elk hide mittens on my hands.

Looking thoughtfully at them, I smiled a little,and went back in time again.

Last February, I’d been hunting somecows and calves that had crowded into a cor-ner against the Blanco pasture fence in a snowstorm. They’d crowded up so hard, they brokethree posts, pushed through, and were gone. Bythe tracks, I figgered prob’ly no more thantwenty head all totaled. Still, I needed ta gather‘em up, and ta bring ‘em home. It was still earlyin the afternoon when I started after ‘em. Ithought I’d get ‘em gathered, and be home bydark. So much fer my figgerin’!

I trailed ‘em fer three or four miles. I foundwhere they went into a thick stand of trees andas I went in after ‘em I had ta duck and twist taavoid the branches.

I was on a game trail, and as I ducked taavoid a low branch, somethin’ hit me in the sideand back. I was knocked from my horse, hit theground, and rolling, I came up with my pistolout, and hammer drawed back, ready ta fire.That’s all that saved my life!

An Indian had been in a tree above thetrail, and as I rode under it, with my eyessearching for tracks on the ground, a) I didn’tsee him, and b) he jumped and knocked mefrom my horse! Not real friendly, I thought!

Now he was on the ground in front of me.He was crouched, poised ta leap at me with aknife in his hand, but he was having some def-inite second thoughts as he stared into themuzzle of my forty-four pistol. No one wantsany part of that, especially at this range, ‘causeI couldn’t miss, and he knew it.

Motioning for him ta stand with my gunmuzzle, I pointed ta the knife and made a signfer him ta throw it away.

He was game, I’ll give him that. He hesitat-ed as if thinking it all over, but decided he did-n’t like the odds. With a look of disgust, andhate in his eyes, he flung the knife ta theground.

After he was unarmed, I took the time tastudy him some. He was prob’ly my age, andwith lots of pride in the eyes and in the way hestood. It was then that I noticed his right leg. Itwas broke! The foot kinda drug the ground andwas twisted unnatural like. That Indian hadjumped out of that tree, knocked me off myhorse, and was going ta fight me with a brokeleg!

I motioned for him ta sit down on a dead-fall tree close by, and as he did, I made the signfor friend, not enemy. His eyes still had hateand my gun still covered him!

When he sat down, I holstered my gun,and bending down with my eyes still on him, Ipicked up his knife and put it in my belt. Notknowing if he understood me or not, I told himta stay there, and I pointed at him, and the treehe was sittin’ on.

My horse had only gone a little ways andwas eatin’ grass when I got ta him. I got hold ofthe reins and led him back ta where the Indianwas, and tied him ta a tree limb.

Taking the canteen off the saddle, I tossedit ta my new found friend?!, and got my de-horning saw from my saddlebags and somerawhide and leather strings I always kept inthere. His eyes never left me, and he hadn’tdrank.

Looking at him again, I said “It won’t killya ta drink my water, and I ain’t gonna hurt ya.If’n I was, you’d already be dead.” I guess wewas both still pretty nervous.

Quietly, watching me all the while, heuncorked the canteen, then he drank just a lit-tle. He swallowed slowly, and then drank somemore. After he corked the canteen, he held itout ta me. “No. Just keep it with you. I’ll be rightback.” I walked over ta the two small, straightsaplings and cut them down with my saw.

Realizing what I was gonna do, the braverelaxed some. He knew, I guess, that I was thereta help, not fight.

I took my saplings and walked back tawhere I was just out of reach. “I’m gonna buildus a fire, ‘cause it’s getting colder, and then I’mgonna set yore leg. Ya understand?”

Slowly he nodded and signed the peacesign. I gathered some sticks that were some-what dry from under the trees, and a chunk ofdry bark from the dead fall. In nothing flat, Ihad a fire going, and we was warmin’ up.

The sun was hitting behind a snow capped peak by now, and it was cold as I

“The Present and the Past”

(The Past and the Present Continued on Page 6)

Written by Andrea Smith

MOHAVE COUNTY AZ—I didn’tchoose to be a catalyst for this par-ticular cause. It just happened that

way! It could happen to any of us: horse own-ers, faced with heartache and then the dread-ed task of burying our beloved horses.

It can happen suddenly and unexpect-edly. And for whatever reason, the nightmarebegins. I know, I recently had to deal with thissituation first-hand and up close and person-al. I had the dreaded task of having to disposeof my beloved horse forced on me in such acold and heartless manner. Farewells like thisshould only be reserved for serial killers andpedophiles!

I stood and watched in horror theremoval and disposal of my beloved horse offour years at the hands of callous! individualswho scraped up my horse in a front-loaderthen tossed her into a filthy cold bin and tookher to the landfill to be disposed of like apiece of garbage. WHY? Because you cannotbury your horse in Mohave County!

And while the nearly the dozen or sopeople involved in this unsuspected raid onmy ranch could not offer-nor did offer-anyadvice or alternative than that of tossing yourhorse out with the trash, they came with anentourage equal to that of a rock star! It is astark reminder to us of how poorly govern-ment can behave.

Even after everyone involved in thisheart-wrenching spectacle were forewarnedof the dangers of exposing the environmentto contamination they did so anyway in a waythat reminds us all of how little say or rightswe really have when it comes to how wechoose to do things over the bad choices thatare made for us.

By removing my horse who was in theadvanced stages of decomposition from asafe and secure mound of dirt in which shewas buried all who were involved in thisghastly task did not stop to think theyexposed the public to noxious and biohazardmaterial that left the ground contaminatedand airborne in a horrid odor that is inde-scribable to those who have never smelleddeath.! It is a stench that even after nearly twoweeks is still looming outside my home for all

my neighbors and anyone passing by cansmell. And after conducting soil borings onthe contaminated ground and pile of soil thatwas left behind the contamination hadreached a solid four inches below ground. Ihave sealed samples of that soil as evidence.

Now keep in mind that the logic behindwhy we horse owners cannot bury our horsesis to avoid the same contamination that wasunleashed in the air and ground by all thosewho carried out this heinous and!despicablemethod of removing a dead horse! The meansbehind the madness so to speak!

I even went further in my research of thismatter to try to ascertain how much of ourground water or soil has been contaminatedover the past ten years due to burying horsesbeneath the ground. No one I spoke to or con-tacted could provide me with any answers orproof that this would even pose a threat to ourprecious ground water. I did learn that weshould be more concerned over the amountof arsenic and toxins and chromium that is inour water.

And I know, and THEY know and everyhorse owner in this county knows that therehave been!literally hundreds of horses buriedin the past ten years and beyond, beneath thegreen grasses of our homes without any sub-stantial reports of anything being harmful ordeadly that is even remotely connected todead horses being buried.! ! We must nowagonize over fears that are widely due tospeculation and unsubstantiated reports ofpotential hazards that could harm us. I find allof this just a bit hard to swallow given the factthat I spent several years investigating andwriting about a low-level nuclear waste sitethat was proposed to be constructed near theground water not too far from the banks of theColorado River nearly twenty years ago bybureaucrats and corporate fat cats who stoodto profit by it. This pales in comparison toburying dead horses! I delved even furtherinto the matter of decomposition to getanswers from the real experts in the field oflaw enforcement and crime scenes and BioHazard technicians that actually handle theclean-up of contamination, particularly thatof blood and body fluids. I learned that oncedecay has gone through the final stages,known as the “dry stage,” it becomes miner-alized and turns into humus that is innocuousto humans and to the environment. BINGO!

Now that’s not to say that anyone wants tolive anywhere near anything dead until itfinally reaches that stage. That’s why we havepeople to remind us not to do so. They just fig-ure they know what is best for us. That is theirjob regardless of the consequences to us.Perhaps it was easier in the old days whenyou had lye that you used on a dead animalbefore burying it. That was before lyebecame popular for burying humans. Now,about the only place you can find it is in a canof Drano!

I found one company that at leastapproaches this delicate situation with somesensitivity and compassion toward horse

owners. At least they allow you the opportuni-ty to cover and wrap your horse in a respect-ful manner. And for that, I thank you.! So untilbetter methods of burying our beloved petsis agreed upon our horses have now becomenothing more than chopped liver to thosemaking these insidious laws. In fact, there isactually a process known as “rendering,”where they actually do chop up your horse sothat it can be used for dog food or fertiliz-er. ! Or you can continue to just have yourhorse tossed out into the trash.

My horse wasn’t trash. Her name wasSkyler. She was a tall and beautiful Palominoand was a delightful horse and companion.She was proud and full of spirit and was aspecial gift from a special person who is nolonger with us. I had planned a proper andrespectful burial for this wonderful mare thatserved many and deserved a better end toher life. She was a favorite pet for the teensfrom the local Youth Home who came to visither. I have a photograph of her with some ofthe teens huddled about on a cold night atChristmas. It was almost as if they shared asecret bond. She died with the braid one ofthe girls woven into her mane.

Even in the animal world whether or notwe believe that our beloved animals pass onto a better place hereafter we should at leastbe afforded the dignity and respect andpeace of mind when saying our final good-byes to our beloved pets.

That is not to be for horse owners inMohave County. That offers little or no com-fort for those of us who are now faced with theheavy burden of what to do when the timecomes and our beloved horses pass on.

The practical and most humane methodis no longer to be. And the penalties and finesfor burying your companion are steep andbeyond anything any of us want to pay. Andthe methods offered to us are ugly and crueland inhumane no matter how practical it maybe for those profiting from the sad loss of ouranimals.

So, until common sense prevails and theCounty and horse owners alike can come to amore humane and effective method of dis-posing of our dearly departed animals, horseowners will be forced to continue to do whatthey have done all along. Only now I suspectthat it will have to be done much more quiet-ly and privately under the peaceful watch ofthe stars and moonlight.

NOTE: Please address any commentsregarding this article to: [email protected] If you have any discussion!or inputon a better solution to this problem I’d like tohear your ideas and suggestions. –AndreaSmith !

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Andrea Smith is a freelance writer inMohave County and contributer toHorse ‘n' Around The Mountains

She is the owner and Director of theTri-State Therapeutic Riding Facility in

Mohave Valley and Kingman

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Hoof BeatsRemoval of Dead Horses Problem for Owners

WARNING: This article contains sensitive and graphic information regarding the cruel and inhumane methods ofremoving our horses after death. In an effort to seek better ways that are both effective and humane to us I have writ-ten this column to appeal to all horse owners to come together!to find such methods that are acceptable both to theCounty and to us as horse owners.

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New Year,New Plans

Kingman Back Country Horsemengathered on a cold and snowyDecember day to celebrate the sea-

son and friendship. Good food, great con-versation, club officer elections, and a lotof laughs over the year in pictures was theorder for the day. Thanks to membersMary and Dick Kiedrowski for openingtheir home.

January kicks off the new year forBack Country Horsemen. The localKingman chapter will hold its first-of-the-year meeting at Calico’s Restaurant (onWest Beale Street in downtown Kingman)on Wednesday January 4th, beginning at6:30pm. (Dinner, on your own, is at5:30pm.)

At this meeting, the group will openthe 2012 calendar of events to all mem-bers interested in hosting riding-relatedevents, workshops and clinics. Clinics thisyear will include hobbling your horse,fine-tuning your rigging, trailering andAsk-the-Expert. ! Hosted trail rides willcover ground throughout Mohave Countyand may include an overnight adventureor two. Fund-raising and membershipdrive planning will also begin. KBCH sup-ports horse rescue and therapeutic ridingorganizations throughout Mohave County.

Kingman Back Country Horsemenwill continue to foster a worthy relation-ship with the local Bureau of LandManagement office, helping to build andmaintain trails in the open areas ofMohave County, including designatedwilderness areas. The group will also part-ner with the Central Arizona chapter tohelp with trail maintenance in remote,pack-in only areas between Prescott andSeligman.

STATE NEWSThe annual Back Country Horsemen

of Arizona meeting will be held on January21st in Chino Valley immediately followingthe Central Arizona Back CountryHorsemen meeting. Discussions at thestate meeting will include working withthe U.S. Forest Service to keep little-usedtrails open (when encountering a trail reg-ister, please stop and sign-in – this letsBLM and FS know that all the trails in thestate need to remain open!), and themountain bike vs. horse controversy. TheForest Service will have bicycle bellsavailable, for free, to all mountain bikers inthe Central region. It’s hoped that thesebells will keep horse/bike collisions at aminimum and reduce injury to both ridersand horses.

For more information on KingmanBack Country Horsemen (and member-ship applications), please contactPresident Karen Putt at 928-279-0691. !

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This month we will talk about buying ahorse. This can be a very exciting timefor a new horse person or it can be a

grave disappointment. Many times peoplerun out and purchase the first horse they see,then find out the horse was way too muchhorse. He or she has a huge behavior issue orhas horrible health problems. Wow, thisdoesn’t sound like a great fun and excitingway to start your equine adventure.

Ten Easy Ways to Avoid This!!1. Take your time!

2. Take a few riding lessons, then take afew more.

3. If you do find a horse you may like, goback 3 times to ride it before you buy it.Always ride it in an arena and out on thetrail.

4. Vet check? Absolutely!

5. Take the person who gave you the ridinglessons with you to look at the horse.

6. Old is not bad, old is smart, patient, slow,kind and maybe a bit senile!! LOL

7. Make sure you are present for the sad-dling, catching and bridling of the horse.

8. Horses that have been used for a disci-pline such as ranch work, showing, rop-ing can make great beginner horses.Horses that have stood around and donenothing can make a bad first time horse.

9. Feet are very important, no foot–nohorse. Make sure their feet are great!! Nolaminitis, ringbone, navicular disease.Talk to their farrier or make sure the vetlooks closely at the feet.

10. Be aware of young children that belongto great horsemen. They can put on quitea show for you. Many children by the ageof ten can be great riders. This doesn’tmean the horse is safe for you. !

OK, this is my Christmas gift for you!!

HAVE FUN AND KEEP IT SAFE!!NEVER BE TOO SMART TO ASK FOR HELP,THERE ARE MANY GREAT HORSEMEN IN

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALLAND TO ALL A GREAT YEAR !!

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unsaddled my horse. Setting the saddle on theground, seat up for a pillow, I spread the blan-ket on the ground beside it.

I’d had my back ta him ta see if I couldtrust him. I also had stayed where if he hadmoved, I’d a caught it with the corner of myeyes. He didn’t. It was like he knew I was theonly chance he had.

I turned ta face ‘im now, and pointed at myleg. Then I made a twisting motion and pointedat his. Slowly he nodded, stood on one leg, andI walked over, put his arm around my neck, andhelped him ta the blanket. Gently, I eased himdown on it, and he lay back on the saddle seat.

I hated ta do it, ‘cause he was wearin’some of the prettiest buckskins I’d ever seen,but I had ta get ta that leg, so I took his knifeand carefully cut a slit in the side of his leg-gings and separated ‘em so’s I could see.

Yup, it was broke! I took hold of it, andlooking inta his eyes, I said “I’m sorry.” Then Itwisted and yanked and his leg was set.

He was still starin’ at me, and neverflinched as the bone settled inta place, but yacould see the intense pain in his eyes. Then Isplinted it with the saplings and string. Again Irepeated “I’m sorry.”

I got my small camp outfit from my sad-dlebags, and pouring water in the pan, I put iton ta boil. I used my knife, and shaved someelk jerky into it, and waited. After it boiled, meand him had supper. It was coffee, elk broth,and jerky, and after all that had happened, itsure tasted good.

When we’d eaten, the Indian took somepowder from a pouch hangin’ on his side, put iton his tongue, and laid back ta rest. In no time,he was sound asleep, so I stayed up, tended thefire so we could stay warm, and waited for day-light.

I studied him in the firelight as he slept.His hair hung in two braids and down his chest.His leather buckskin pants were almost tailormade, so perfectly did they fit, and his shirt wasbeautiful doeskin with a lot of fringe, andabsolutely beautiful beadwork adorned it. Hisknife sheath matched the rest of his outfit, andso did the leather and rawhide soled moc-casins. They too, had the same beadwork, andwere made with pride and loving care. Theleather pouch at his side had a flap that camefrom the back and over the front where it hadan elk antler button ta hold it closed. Beadworkwas on this too.

As I sipped coffee and watched him, hiseyes opened for a moment. He looked at meand signed “thanks” and “friend”, and wentback ta sleep.

At daylight, he woke up and I gave himsome more broth and then in sign languageasked where his home was. He pointed towardsome hills in the distance, so I helped him uponto the dead fall, saddled my horse, and thenhelped him on. Turning, I started ta lead himtowards the hills.

We hadn’t got more than a mile wheneight Indians came out of some trees, leadinganother pony. Never veering right or left,straight for us they came on. About then, I waslookin’ at my hole card, and comin’ up with ajoker in the deck. I was maybe just a little wor-ried. Okay, I was real worried.

As they got ta us, slowly they circled uswith their horses. I hadn’t moved for my gun,and wouldn’t. No way would that have helped.If they wanted, I was dead anyway.

Suddenly, the Indian I’d helped startedtalking. The look in the eyes of the others,though they remained guarded, lost their hos-tility. Two braves got off their ponies andhelped my friend down off my horse and ontothe spare they’d led up.

Turning his horse towards me, he signed“friend”, and they rode away. Only then, itseems, did I start ta breathe again!

I guess it was about six months later, Iheard a sound outside the cabin, and with mypistol in hand, opened the door and steppedout ta see what was goin’ on.

There he was, on a strikingly well-madepaint stallion. He had a full length eagle feath-er headdress and about fifteen braves werebehind him. I’d helped the chief!

Throwing his right leg over in front of him,he was standing by his horse in less time thanI can tell it. Holding his hand up in friendship,he moved ta another brave and took an elk

skin from him. He turned and handed it ta meand we both signed “friend” again. Almosteffortlessly he swung up on his stallion, smiled,then turned and rode away. I was glad ta seethat his leg had healed properly.

I took the elk skin into the cabin, and as Iunrolled it, I found inside a pair of moccasinslike he’d had, the pair of elk skin mittens I waswearing now, and a fringed, beaded knifesheath! The elk skin is on my bed right now.

Well, we’d arrived at the next tank so Itied my horse, got my axe, and chopped theice, as I had done before. Then, stepping up onJasper, we made for the last tank of the day.

After covering the five miles to it, Ichopped the ice, built a fire, and made somecoffee. I needed ta warm up, and Jasper wasenjoying some grass in the grove of trees wewere in. He hated hobbles, but he loved ta eat,so it was a fair trade. Besides that, he hadn’tbucked me off yet, so I guessed that maybehe’d earned a break!

When I’d drank three cups of hot coffee,and smoked a couple of Bull Durhams, I put outthe fire, cleaned my cup, and went over taJasper. As I put my gear in the saddlebags, Inoticed Jaspers ears. They were flat again andhe was mad. I wished he’d make up his mind.Content one minute, and mad the next. Therewas no pleasin’ some critters, I thought.

Leavin’ the trees, we headed home.Jasper’s ears came forward, and I knew he’d beokay. He knew he was headed home, too.

At last the wind had died down some, andit wasn’t quite as cold as it had been. As werode back towards home, it dawned on me thatI hadn’t been off this ranch in forever. Okay, itwas only a year ago, but that was still a spell.Again I remembered.

The boss had ridden by one day, andinformed me that his daughter was cominghome in two weeks from back east somewhere.She’d gone ta school there, and then had stayedtill now. Rumor had it, she’d gotten herself mar-ried ta some fancy dan, and it lasted a fewyears, then just faded away. I’d heard of it hap-pening before, but really didn’t have any“expertise” I think they called it, on the sub-ject.

Oh, I’d been in love before all right. Justnot that kind. I loved my horses, newborncalves and colts, grass turnin’ green in thespring, a summer rain when things was dry,and how the country smelled and perked upafterwards.

I loved ta fish, a job well done, a thousandother things that God had put on this earth, likerainbows and flowers and such. A crispmornin’ and listenin’ ta the bugle of an elk.

But I’d never been around a woman longenough ta really fall in love, and stay with herfor all my life. Things like that, I knew nothin’about.

Anyhow, the boss was throwin’ a dance forhis daughter, and everyone for miles wascomin’.

“I expect all my hands to be there, andyes, that includes you!” he said.

I’d squirmed around, and made excusesand had a hundred reasons for him as ta why Ishouldn’t have ta go. It didn’t do any good.

“You best be there too, Jake” he said as herode away. He added, “Saturday after next. Seeya at the doins,” and rode into the trees back ofmy cabin.!

Oh, I’d gone alright, but I sure fought myhead on the twenty mile ride in. I’d got asspruced up as I knew how, and I guessedmaybe I was tolerable ta look at. Anyhow, itdidn’t matter. I’d make an appearance, thenwhen no one was eyeballin’ me, I’d sneak outand head fer the tall timber.

Didn’t happen.I no more than put my horse in the corral

and walked into the main house where theywas having the dance, when here comes theboss with his wife holdin’ one arm, and themost beautiful woman I’d ever seen a hangin’onta the other. She smiled as they walked up,stuck out her hand as the boss introduced us. Ijust stared.

“Jake, this is my daughter Chelie. Chelie,this is Jake. He’s yore date for the night. He’s theonly hand I got that I’d trust with my little girl!”

Right then and there, I figgered I neededta crawl off and hide. I also figgered that theboss needed glasses real bad. From her long,

flowing red hair down ta her toes, any foolcould see that this was definitely no “littlegirl”.

Her dark emerald green dress fit justright everywhere it was ‘sposed ta, and whenshe breathed with that low cut dress allowin’fer a pretty good look at her lungs, well a manjust nat’rally wanted ta stampede. Leastways, Idid.

Then our eyes met. Not just a casual look,but really focused. I saw laughter, love, and asadness and pain that she tried ta hide. Also,there was a penetrating searching of my soul. Itwas like she could look into my deepest placesand know what I felt.

I decided that I’d try ta make sure that thiswas one of the grandest nights that she’d everknown. Even if I didn’t know much ‘bout social-izin’, I was gonna dang sure try. Somethin’ ‘bouthow she looked made me want ta protect andshelter her for the rest of my natural life.

As she reached out and took my hand, shegazed at me with them green eyes, and whenshe smiled at me, well sir, that was it. I wasstricken BAD!!

It was like time was standin’ still, andthere was only me and her in the whole world!“Shall we dance?” she asked in a soft, almostpurring type of a voice.

“Yes, ma’am,” I stammered. “I ain’t muchgood at it though.”

“I’m sure, Jake, that you’ll do fine.” Well, Ididn’t’ know ‘bout that, but I guessed I couldalways hold her while she danced. And I did.All night!

The night just blurred and when it wasover the next mornin’, we was sittin’ on thefront porch watchin’ the sun come up over theeastern horizon. We’d danced and laughed andtalked the way only two lonely people can, andas the sun made it’s appearance fer the day,she leaned over and gently kissed my cheek,and rested her head on my shoulder.

I thought about stampedin’, but just fer abit. Truth was, I was all funny inside and hadfeelins I’d never felt before. And I was likin’‘em!

The boss kinda cleared his throat, thenstepped out the front door ta tell us that break-fast was on, and we ought ta come and get it.

He told me over breakfast that he’d likeme ta come inta headquarters fer awhile so’s Icould break some colts, and be around in caseI was needed. I sure didn’t argue with ‘em asChelie looked at me and smiled.

I moved inta the bunk house after I’d goneta camp and turned out the extra horses, gath-ered my gear and a pack horse, and cameback ta headquarters.

That summer was wonderful. I broketwenty colts, stayed at headquarters, andChelie and I was never far apart, from daylight‘till after dark. Things were wonderful all sum-mer and I got ta wonderin’ if I could go along indouble harness.

But sometimes at night, reality would setin as I lay in my bed. I didn’t have anything taoffer Chelie but a saddle and a hard life ofwork and toil. That kinda life made a womanold before her time. Chelie deserved morethan that.

Next mornin’ them thoughts was gone, butthey’d come back around at night, ta haunt me,and torture me, and take away the happiness ofthe day. It went on like that fer three months.Then one day, we quarreled over some littlething. I can’t remember what, and all thosefeelins’ of inadequacy and not bein’ goodenough surfaced, and surfaced hard.

I turned the colts over ta the other hands,and rolled my bed, packed my gear on thepack horse, and rode back ta my camp. I’dbeen here ever since.

I hated thinkin’ bout back then. It was thebest time of my life, and the worst when I rodeaway. But, I told myself, I was right for tryin’ taprotect and shield her from a life of pain andstruggle. Somehow, that didn’t’ help much.

She’d moved ta town ta teach school, andI stayed here at camp. Time ta time, one of thehands would bring a pack horse full of sup-plies, so I didn’t go ta town. I had all I neededright here. Somehow, thinkin’ it didn’t convinceme much!

When I came back ta the present, we wereonly a quarter mile from the cabin and Ismelled smoke! I spurred Jasper, and he tried

his best ta act like them race horses I’d heardabout on the track. He kind of squatted a little,then shot out of there like his tail was on fire!

We rounded the last bend and headed forthe cabin. When we got closer, I could see itwasn’t on fire, so I pulled Jasper down ta awalk.

Eyeing the situation, I could see thatsomething was wrong. There was a light on,and smoke was coming from the chimney!

I rode up ta the cabin, and with my handon my gun butt, I stepped off of Jasper, andopened the door. Standin’ at the stove cookin’supper was Chelie!

She turned and smiled, saying, “Do youalways work this late? No wonder Dad thinks sohighly of you!”

That was news ta me. I figgered that I wasjust another cowboy ta him.

I needed time ta gather my wits about me,so I excused myself, and took Jasper ta thebarn. As I fed the horses after unsaddlingJasper, I wondered what on earth was goin’ on.Why, after so long, was Chelie here? Especiallythis late. “I guess I’ll go find out,” I thought tamyself.

When I entered the cabin, she was till atthe cookstove, and was she ever beautiful. “Sitdown, Jake, and have some coffee. Dinner willbe on in a minute.” She placed a hot cup in frontof me, let her fingers linger a second on mycheek, and went back ta the stove.

“Chelie, what are you doing here?” Iasked. “Can’t a woman come and visit once ina while? And don’t worry about it being late. I’lljust spend the night!”

My head snapped up, and I blew hot cof-fee all over the floor. “You’ll what?” I said ratherloudly. Men got hung for less than a womanspendin’ the night. It just wasn’t done.

She laughed that little girl laugh, walkedover from the stove, and sat down in my lap!“I’m stayin’ the night. Dad knows, him andMom. It ain’t no one else’s business. Besides,Jake, it’s not like I’m a school girl. I’ve beenmarried before!”

“I know! But dang it, not ta me!”Oh, now I was embarrassed. I could feel

my face turning red, and I looked everywherebut at Chelie. “Not yet,” she replied as she gotup, walked ta the stove as only a woman can forher man, and dished up supper. I still don’tknow what we ate!

I kinda relaxed some, and we talked somemore. In no time, we were laughing and actinglike the old times. It was really nice ta be sittingat the table with her.

She shooed me outside so I could have asmoke and coffee while she did the dishes.“Don’t come back in ‘till I tell ya,” she said as Iwalked outside.

I remember thinkin’, “Women!” They sureare strange critters. I didn’t even know my wayaround ‘em at all. Maybe some day I’d get ‘emfiggered out. I know one thing. They were surefull of surprises.

I listened fer a spell ta her singin’ an oldlove song, and the dishes bein’ done. Sure wasa comfortin’ and pleasant feelin’, just relaxin’and knowin’ she was inside.

Things got quiet for a spell, so walkeddown ta the barn and checked on the horses. Ihadn’t been there but about ten minutes whenshe called from the house.

“OK, you can come back in now.”“Alright, Chelie,” I hollered as I left the

barn. “I’ll be right there.”I walked up on the porch and opened the

door. I stopped, and stared in wonder and awe.Chelie was standin’ there, nibbling on her

lower lip, a question in her eyes. She had apretty red bow in her hair, and nothing else onat all!

I knew without a doubt that she was theloveliest woman I’d ever seen. The loveliestanything I’d ever seen!

“Come in, Jake, and close the door,” shewhispered, and I did.

I was gettin’ married in the morning, Iknew, but right then I didn’t care, nor was Ifocused on the idea. I had something else tatake care of. And I did!! !

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Written by Jimi Owensof the Quarter Circle JD Riding Stables

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The Past and the Present (Continued from Page 2)

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Every horseperson in the business for anylength of time can tell you that they knewthat one exceptional horse. This is my

story:When we were stabled in Lake Havasu,a

lovely couple with hearts of gold were selling agrey Arabian gelding, but not having any luck.They let some of the kids ride him and mydaughter was one of them. She loved that horse.

We put on a fundraiser for a local charitywhere my husband saw him for the first timeand it was love at first sight. I wasn't soimpressed. Spending time with race horses ifwe were going to go with a high strung breed, Ifigured we would buy a Thoroughbred.

The Arab had a bad reputation, yet allthese kids were enjoying him. It turned out"The Narrator" was trained by the top threeArabian trainers in the state of Arizona. He wasa trained cutter, a stallion till he was 12 yrs oldand a wonderful show horse. When collected helooked like he stepped off a merry-go-round.

In "The Narrator's" heyday he landed inthe top 10 at the elite Scottsdale ArabianShow...5 yrs running. His sire was purchased for

a million dollars from Russia.Then one day the owner came to me and

made me an offer I couldn't refuse.....So with an estatic young daughter at my

side, we were the proud owner of this wonder-ful little grey Arabian gelding, barn name of"Goose". He took my daughter to State compe-tition in Reining for 4-H, couldn't be beat ingymkhana, which he never competed in beforewe had him. A month before he was put downdue to a trailer accident, he won first placeagainst bigger and more expensive horses inshow, at the of age 25. There was nothing Goosecouldn't do. He was a champion till the veryend.

I still get teary-eyed when I think of howblessed we were to have had him in our lives.Oh,and the offer I couldn't refuse...she soldGoose to us for one dollar...best dollar I everspent. !

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ALONG THE WAY...with Pastor Roger Gorham, Pastor of Cowboy Church of Mohave County

Straight Shootin’

O N E N A T I O N U N D E R G O D

We are living in hard, fast,and sometimes confusin'days. Families fall apart.

Jobs disapear. Assets dwindle. Debtand inflation keeps eatin' away atwhat little we have. It seems likegovernment is intruding into ourlives and keeps pushing us into evertighter corners.

It seems that all politicians arefor sale and have no moral founda-tions. Friends are hard to come by,the ones you can really dependon. Everyone seems to be selfishlyseeking to get their own way inevery aspect of our society.

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that people use to get their own way,to manipulate people and situations,is to lie. Not many folks will own upto bein' a liar, but most folks areliars. We tell the cop that we werenot speeding. We tell our boss thatwe are too sick to come to work. Wetell the IRS that is all the money Iearned and I really did give thatmuch. We say we have something todo that we can't get out of as anexcuse not to commit to helping oth-ers. We say we can't afford to give,when we really can, we just don'twant to give. We say we will dosomething and never do it.

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Think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; notmany were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of theworld to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things – and the things that are not – to

nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before Him. 1 Corinthians 1:25-29

Abay Arab gelding with white socks onthe hind legs, a little star on his fore-head, and a snip on his nose and lip was

dumped at the Yellow Pine Ranch. He also hasa brand on his front left leg, and I can’t for thelife of me figure out why anybody would dumpa horse, but a horse with a brand will lead tosomeone. This horse was let out near waterbut there are also four giant cattle guards inthat area. This could have been a worse out-come if he had gotten stuck in one of thosecattle guards.

This poor little guy is malnourished andthe sweetest horse I‘ve ever met. Just lookingat his teeth, we figure him to be around 10 to15 years of age. I have sent notice to all theveterinarians and called the sheriff. Thebrand inspector will be here tomorrow to take

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1962) is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instru-mentalist and occasional actor. Signed to RCARecords in 1989, Black made his debut withhis Killin' Time album, which produced fourstraight Number One singles on the U.S.Billboard Hot Country Singles & Trackscharts. Although his momentum graduallyslowed throughout the 1990s, Black consis-tently charted hit songs into the 2000s. He hasamassed more than 30 singles on the U.S.Billboard country charts (of which 13 havereached Number One), in addition to releas-ing nine studio albums and several compila-tion albums. In 2003, Black founded his ownrecord label, Equity Music Group. Black hasalso ventured into acting, having made acameo appearance in the 1994 film Maverick,as well as a starring role in 1998's StillHolding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack. !

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through a puddle. Have him jump over a log. Back him around some trees or cones. Doing the groundwork out-side is a great way to train on your horse without him even realizing that you’re doing it because it keeps it sointeresting for him. Use your imagination. Challenge yourself and your horse every day. !

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Rhinopneumonitis is caused byEquine Herpes Virus (EHV) andis commonly referred to as

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Worming is a basic element of goodhorse keeping that should be aworry-free, routine practice that takes

place several times a year. However, for manypeople and their horses, worming time meanstrouble. The owner becomes frustratedbecause their horse is difficult to worm, andthe horse becomes defensive because he’spreviously had a bad experience beingwormed or doesn’t like the taste of the wormer.

The majority of worming issues aren’t thehorse’s fault – responsibility falls back to theowner who causes the problem to begin with.Most people have trouble worming their hors-es because of the way they approach the horse.They either sneak up to the horse and then jamthe wormer in his mouth, or they walk straightup to the horse and hang onto the halter reallytight trying to make the horse stand still andthen jam it in there; both of these situations willmake the horse defensive.

You have to remember that horses areprey animals. If you approach him and shovethe wormer in his face, like a predator, thenhe’s going to shove it back in your face and say,‘Get lost!’ If you change your approach, andinstead casually walk up to the horse, prettysoon, you’ll notice that a lot of his defensive-ness will go away and he won’t be worriedabout getting wormed.

A horse that is good to worm will standstill with his head down, body relaxed andreadily accept a wormer because he realizesthat you are not trying to hurt him.

Step 1: Desensitize the airspacearound the horse’s head with thewormer. Use the wormer to desensitize theairspace around the horse’s head. If the horsewon’t accept the wormer in the airspacearound him, then he won’t accept the wormerin his mouth. Desensitizing works because youare doing the opposite of what the horseexpects you to do – you are not trying to wormhim.

Stand to the side of the horse so you areout of his way if he tosses his head or strikes atyou. Wave an empty wormer back and fortharound the horse’s entire head and muzzlekeeping it a couple of inches away so you don’tactually touch him. When the horse keeps hishead still, stop waving the wormer, retreat andrub his head with your other hand. Repeat thisstep until the horse keeps his head still for theentire time that you are moving the wormer.

If he is not relaxed at this point don’t go onto the next step. The horse must be relaxed forthis to work.

Step 2: Rub the horse with theworming syringe. Desensitize the horseto the touch of the wormer so that he under-stands that he can be touched by the wormerwithout actually getting wormed.

Starting at his withers, rub an emptywormer all over his body making your waydown his back. Work back towards his withersand onto his neck and jaw. If he throws his headin the air or moves away from you, continuerubbing until he stands still and relaxes, thenretreat. Rub the worming syringe all over thehorse’s face, continuing to use the Approachand Retreat Method. As the horse becomesdesensitized, gradually rub the wormer downand around his muzzle.

When you rub the wormer around thehorse’s nose and face, don’t rub it slowly likeyou’re sneaking around him hoping that he’llstand still. Rub him vigorously with the emptywormer. The horse will think to himself, “Man,you’re an idiot, you don’t even know where mymouth is.”

When the horse relaxes and keeps hishead and feet still, retreat the wormer and rubhis head with your other hand.

You are trying to establish a starting point.You want him to realize that the quickest way to

get rid of the wormer is to stop moving his feetand to relax his head and neck. You want him tostand still and lower his head, when he does,take the wormer away from him and rub hisface with your other hand. Keep doing this untilyou can rub the wormer all over him and hedoesn’t move.

Step 3: Teach the horse a cue toopen his mouth. Stand to the side of thehorse, drape the lead rope over your rightelbow and hold the cheek piece of the halterwith your right hand. Insert your left thumb intothe corner of the horse’s mouth where the bitwould sit. Rub the roof of his mouth with yourthumb until he opens his mouth. As soon as heopens his mouth slightly remove your thumband rub his face. Continue to put your thumb inhis mouth until he automatically begins torespond by opening his mouth.

Step 4: Coat the wormingsyringe with something sweet.Repeat Steps 2 and 3 then coat the emptyworming syringe with something sweet such ashoney, molasses or sugar to help teach thehorse to accept the worming syringe in hismouth. The sweetness will help the horse dis-associate the bad taste of wormer with theworming process. Make sure that the horsealready has a taste for the honey by putting alittle of it on his feed every night.

Stand to the side of the horse and ease thewormer into the corner of his mouth. Keep thewormer in the horse’s mouth; raise your arms ifhe throws his head up. Move back with him ifhe steps backwards. As soon as he stands still,lowers his head and relaxes, take the wormerout of his mouth and rub his face with yourhand. Repeat until the horse stands still.

Step 5: Worm the horse withsomething sweet. Worming the horsewith honey makes him think that whatever is ina worming syringe tastes good. Fill the emptywormer up with honey then wave and rub thesyringe around the horse’s nose to ensure thathe is desensitized to it. Put the honey wormerin the corner of the horse’s mouth and slowlyworm him with honey letting him lick thehoney off the syringe. Repeat for several days.

Step 6: Worm the horse with areal wormer. When the horse accepts thathe likes having the worming syringe in hismouth, you can worm him with a real wormer.Practice Steps 1 – 5 until the horse shows nodefensiveness towards the wormer. Get a realwormer and put the honey on the outside of thesyringe. Put the wormer in the corner of thehorse’s mouth and worm him. Wait for the horseto digest the wormer and immediately followup with a honey wormer.

Always leave the horse with a positivetaste in his mouth. If you just give the bad tast-ing wormer and then walk away, the last thinghe remembers is a foul taste.

Step 6: Follow up with positivereinforcement. Over the next three to fourdays remind the horse that worming does nothave to be a horrible experience by continu-ing to worm him with a honey wormer.Remember to always desensitize him to thehoney wormer before putting the wormer inhis mouth, by waving and rubbing the syringearound his nose.

Step 7: Repeat the processbefore the next scheduled worm-ing. Four days before the next scheduledworming, start the process again and worm thehorse with honey. If you do this, you will alwaysleave your horse with a positive wormingexperience. In time, you won’t have to do thisand you should be able to just walk up, wormthe horse and walk away. !

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