From: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com (hist_text-digest) To: hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: hist_text-digest V1 #873 Reply-To: hist_text Sender: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-hist_text-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk hist_text-digest Monday, October 8 2001 Volume 01 : Number 873 In this issue: -牋牋牋 Re: MtMan-List: Horses & Gunfire -牋牋牋 MtMan-List: test delete ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 21:57:44 -0500 From: Lee Newbill Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Horses & Gunfire Wynn Ormond wrote:

This might be more appropriate off list but it may stimulate some
conversations or be of interest to others who may not be familiar with
horses.

I've seen a lot of strange stuff go by on this list... and I don't think talking about horses & gunfire is inappropriate. No more than discussing any other mode of transportation available in 1810 or so.

Mr Newbill I have been thinking a bit about your gelding.  Of course I
do not know how advanced he is in his training but from your
descriptions of his wild behavior under a little stress I wonder if he
needs to be sacked out.

With him, I'm sometimes more tempted to sack him with a .50 ball than a saddleblanket..... wonder if horseflesh is really sweeter than beef.

I will ramble a bit about sacking out, please do not be offended

Wynn... I rarely get offended at folks, and never at those offering heartfelt advice. This old horse (17 or so), is just twitchy. Has been since he was a foal. I've sacked him before, but I think there are no branches on his family tree. It's probably the Thourghbred in him. He was gifted to me by a good friend, otherwise he'd a been gone down the road by now. He's actually far better now than he was a year ago... when I got him, the shutter of a camera meant rodeo time. On the plus side, he steps out on the trail and keeps the string moving pretty well.

What I'm working towards with him is to simply be able to take him into an active camp (tent's flapping, guns firing, etc). Eventually, I hope to be able to hold the reins, and shoot without loosing an arm.... but that's in the future.

I do not mean to insult your intelligence

Naw.... that's what I keep my teenagers around for :) Appreciate the advice.... I hadn't thought of working him up to a crinkly piece of material. Always sacked with sacks/saddleblankets/hats. Better build up my corral and increase my life insurance before I get that far!

Regards from Idaho.... where the nip of fall is in the air.

Lee Newbill

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