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So for those that didn't catch last monthsstory, we talked about the basics in look-ing for your pet weed eater. Generally

we spoke of goats, the differences in a female(doe), a male (billy), and the best choice inmy opinion, the banded male called awether. But what kind of goat is going to bebest for you will take some time, and ofcourseif you plan on starting your own small herdand having some babies, will depend on whatyour goal is.

And before we get to deep into thegoats, there are a few other options. The say-ing goes, "there are grazers and browsers."The goat is a browser, if you turned themloose on a huge field of lush greenweeds they would take a bite off the top of thisone, then move on a few feet and bite off thetop of that one, and so on. Eventually they willcome back and finish off where they started,but they like to move around hoping to findthe best of what there is to eat. Its just theirway, their habit.

Now sheep are different, they are graz-ers, they'll just dial in and start mowing it alldown, and when they get done it looks like

your gardener did it. My favorite are theBarbados sheep, the most common breed inour area is the Black Belly Barbados. Theyare good with Arizona's summer heat, andthere's no shearing, they will shed as need-ed. I know a few people in the Prescott areathat have the females as indoor pets. I alsoknow a guy that keeps a male Ram like a dog,he goes everywhere with him. The femalebabrbados are called Ewes and the males areRams. Yep just like the on the Dodge truck.Young barbados under a year old cost rough-ly $60 to $100, as they get older the pricesvary.

But if you have alot of property, there arestill more options. Sure horses will be greatbut there are weeds out there that will do ahorse harm, like the very common milkweed. No what I had in mind was a sweet lit-tle burro. Burros are a dime a dozen out hereright now, they range from $50 to $500. Theyare Great companions and better yet Greatweed eaters! The burro has a cast iron stom-ach so if its green they will eat it. The femaleburro is called a Jenny and the male a Jack.The jennys are alot more loveable, but thejacks make great watch dogs. many peopleput a jack burro with there other animals, they

will take on anything, and you will not haveanymore coyote problems. Burros are at thetop of the list.

One thing we can't forget, not ever, iswhere we live, Arizona. If its hot for us its hot-ter for these animals. A shade structurewould be nice but most important is plenty ofwater. I'm not talking a 5 gallon bucket either,I'm talking 20, 30 or even 50 gallons of water.And if its for the smaller animals make surethey can reach over the rim. Most peoplestart with younger babies under a year andthey still have some growing to do.

Atleast now you have a few options andcan decide what kind of weed eaters youwould prefer. If a goat is still your choice,there are many breeds to choose from, andmonth to month we can discuss the pros andcons of different breeds. If you can't wait andhave any questions you can email me at [email protected] Thank you for listen-ing and I'll see you next month when we'll talkabout Pigmy goats, Boar goats and Nubienmilk goats. �

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Alot of people say that whathappened to me in the way ofan unusual accident, is

uncommon and rare in today’s mod-ern world. Though my accident hap-pened some 30 years ago, I can stillretain that comment. During theBicentennial years of 1975-76, myolder brother a real professionalcowboy and I, portrayed famousgunfighters such as Wyatt Earp, DocHoliday, the Sundance Kid, and otherpopular gunfighters of that era, in aWild West Show and town. The frontof the park looked like Fort Apache,and the town was as true to DodgeCity as any. Though I got into a lot ofthe gunfights, my specific job dutywas to care for four Belgium drafthorses, Bonnie and Betty were myfavorites, and two Wells Fargo stagecoaches. After the flag raising cere-mony in the morning, when the parkopened its doors, I drove the stage-coach down the middle of the townto the bank, to deliver the strongbox, and pick up a prisoner, toescort him out of town. Hardly ever awoman, played that part. During theday, we actor cowboys interchangedparts, to make the summer stock asexciting for us, as for the two thou-sand customers a day, we enter-tained. Yes of coarse we re-enactedthe gunfight at OK Corral daily. Inthe Golden Nugget Saloon, the CanCan girls, danced to an array of oldtime music, accompanied by an oldpiano. Because of the many childrenin the audiences, their wasn’t anyalcohol or beer present. Only after

hours when the park closed, and wehad it all to ourselves for some greatparties, did those elements materi-alize.

On one sunny day, I was given aneasy job to do. I was to load up thestage coach, with passengers for aride into the woods and past theIndian village. Out in the woods, wehad several cowboys rob the coach.Before the ride started we wouldselect one child and give him or hera bag of marbles that simulatedgold. Many days, I personally wasout in that woods holding up androbbing the coach. As I was sittingon a bench, after loading up theWells Fargo coach, and it was head-ed out, a woman came up to mecomplaining, that a pig in a nearbypen, that people paid to feed, had atick on its ear. After several unsuc-cessful attempts to catch the littlepig, I turned the job over to mybrother, who was driving the stage-coach that day. He was the supervi-sor of all the animals and of mainte-nance. As we exchanged reins andboth of us stood on the step at thesame time, where the strong box hadbeen, the step could not hold both ofour weights and it cracked and bothof us fell off. My brother jumped for-ward, and held onto the two drafthorses, as I went down through thechains and support bars, and hit theground beneath the coach hard. TheBelgium Draft Horses, who I caredfor all summer, seemed to know Iwas beneath them, and did theirbest to avoid stepping on me.Suddenly, people riding in the

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O N E N A T I O NU N D E R G O DThe Cowboy’sRodeo Prayer

Our gracious and heavenly Father,We pause in the midst of this fes-

tive occasion, mindful and thought-ful of the guidance that You have

given us. We would ask, todayLord, that you be with us in this

rodeo arena as we pray You will bealso with us in life’s arena. As cow-

boys, Lord, we don’t ask for anyspecial favors in this arena today.

We only ask that you will let uscompete in this event, and in life,

as You did for us. We don’t ask thatwe never break a barrier, draw thesteer that won’t lay, draw around achute fighting horse, or a bull thatis impossible to ride. Help us com-pete in life as honest as the horsewe ride; in a manner as clean andpure as the wind that blows acros

this country; so when we make thatlast ride, that we know is

inevitable, to the country upthere... where the grass is green

and lush and stirrup-high and thewater runs clean and clear; You

will tell us, as our last judge, thatour entry fee’s are paid.

We ask these thingsin Christ’s name.

Ants must come from seeds.... jus' a lit-tle summer rain and ants pop up every-where, like they sprout from dry seeds.

Big'uns that jus' ain't afraid of nothin', lit-tle ones you can't hardly see.... but the rainmakes them all visible.... guess a little rainfloods their condos 'cause they get right outand go to cleanin'.. the fresh piles of dirtaround their homes are a dead giveaway....none are as vicious as those fire ants in Texas,but I was recently in a life and death strugglewith one of those big black ones over my bigtoe.... I won, but he inflicted heavy wounds,my toe swolled up like I been snakebit..

That did it... I armed myself with a jug ofAmbro and set out huntin'! I tracked antsinvadin' my chicken house all the way to aneighbor's place. Yep... I fed'em a dose, andseems like a hundred other sites around my"ranch."

Well, with all the constant onslaught ofliberal drival all around us, I felt a twinge ofguilt for bein' a mass murderer. Thoughtmaybe I'd better check God's Word and seewhat it says about man and critters and the

earth we live on.Proverbs 1:6 Take a lesson from the ants,

you lazybones. Learn from their ways andbecome wise! 7 Though they have no princeor governor or ruler to make them work, 8they labor hard all summer, gathering food

for the winter. 9 But you, lazybones, how longwill you sleep? When will you wake up? 10 Alittle extra sleep, a little more slumber, a littlefolding of the hands to rest—11 then povertywill pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity willattack you like an armed robber.

In Proverbs 30:24. "There are four thingson earth that are small but unusually wise.25. Ants—they aren’t strong, but they store upfood all summer." The other three things youneed to read for yourself.

Well, ants must be good. The lesson is,make hay while the sun shines, gitter donewhile you can... that's good, but that bigvicious black ant bit my big toe!... read a lit-tle more....

Genesis 1:24 Then God said, “Let theearth produce every sort of animal, each pro-ducing offspring of the same kind—livestock,small animals that scurry along the ground,and wild animals.” And that is what hap-pened. 25 God made all sorts of wild animals,livestock, and small animals, each able to pro-duce offspring of the same kind. And Godsaw that it was good. 26 Then God said, “Letus make human beings in our image, to belike ourselves. They will reign over the fish inthe sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, allthe wild animals on the earth, and the smallanimals that scurry along the ground.”27 SoGod created human beings in his own image.In the image of God he created them; maleand female he created them. 28 Then Godblessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multi-ply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over thefish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all theanimals that scurry along the ground.”

There ya go... God put us in charge of allthe critters, not the critters in charge of us! Ifthere is a lizard house in the way of an oil wellwe need, that lizard better be packin' 'causewe are in charge. That don't mean we shouldbe mean to lizards.

Well... back to the ants... I don't feel sobad about killin' all those ants now, after all,they did attack me first... That's how it is...Along The Way...The Way... �

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The horses reared up, andmoved forward, as the steel platedfront wheel drove over my arm. As Istrained, with the wheel, I noticedthat the back wheel, much lagerthan the front was coming straightfor my head. I don’t know if you’llbelieve me on this or not, but I heardcowboy voices in my head yelling,“Roll, John roll”. They sounded likeRoy Rodgers, Gene Autry, Hopi LongCassidy and other cowboy moviestars telling me what to do. So Irolled to the center, and the coachmissed me by inches. Before I knewit, I was surrounded by Can Cangirls, and Indians and a lot of otherpeople.

When I went to the nearby med-

ical center for x-rays, the nurseslaughed when they saw just mySkelton, wearing a cowboy hat andsix guns. I was listed with internal,critical injuries, and a small hole inmy arm. After working out a year orso, I ended up quarterbacking a cityfootball team to a division title. Onlywhen it rains, do I get a bit crampedup. But the experience has beeneverlasting, and has always broughta laugh or two to others. I don’tsmoke cigarettes, but each time Isee a cowboy movie or a stage-coach, I think like the cowboy on acigarette commercial “Rememberwhen”. Something, only I have beenable to cherish for my own. �

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Frontier Town (Cont. from Pg 3)

Written by Karen BabcockHorsenut Stables, Golden Valley, AZ

When I rode my horse solo 1000 milesacross the state of Alaska, I learned alot about fear control.

All of us have had rotten experiences of varyingdegrees with horses, and most of us have at leastobserved someone else partaking in a cata-strophic, painful looking situation involving ahorse. As we get older and continue to ride ortake up riding, we let worries pop up in ourminds like those distracting little pop-ups thatsuddenly appear on our computer screens.Usually they begin with the two words, what if….What if I lose control of my horse and he/she…(You can fill the rest with you own personal worstnightmare). The losing control scenario seems tobe at the root of all pervading fear truths aboutourselves we have lurking in our consciousnessjust waiting to rudely interfere (no pun intended)with what we supposedly love to do the most: toride our beloved horses.

DO SOME OF THESE “SELF TRUTHS”SOUND FAMILIAR?

“I make excuses not to ride my horse.” “Every time my horse canters, I freak out.”

“I’m so afraid of getting hurtand not being able to work.”

“I only ride in the arena where I’m comfortable.Then I beat myself up for not going out on the

trail, which is really where I want to be.”“I usually make excuses not to ride with myfriends. Sometimes I’ll go, but my heart is

pounding, my mouth is dry, and every step ofthe way I’m miserable. Sometimes I’ll just

get off and walk back to the barn if myhorse even jigs a few steps.”

“I’m so tense I make my horse intoa nervous wreck as well.”

“I might just sell my horse because I dreadriding him and nobody likes to ride with me

because I’m such a chicken.”“I want riding to be fun, the way it waswhen I was a kid. Now all I do is worry

about everything.”

So you know you are an anxious rider. Nowwhat are you going to do about it? First, you’vegot to stop being ashamed and embarrassed.Don’t suffer in silence while making excuses notto go. There are no easy answers for overcoming

fear because it is a complex problem. Becausethe steps to overcoming fear can be small andpainfully slow to achieve, you’ve got to be patientand honest with yourself. Learn to recognize andreward your progress. Be sure to pat yourself onthe back sometimes for making the effortbecause there is hope and success for thosebrave enough to get determined and conquer it!

Some steps I have found helpful dealingwith my own fears as well as working with fearfulpeople and their mounts are as follows:

1) Be honest; determine whether or not youreally, truly love horses. For instance, is it yourwife who loves them and you are really “justalong for the ride?” If you don’t then there is nogood reason to be riding. It has to bring you per-sonal joy.

2) If you are “over horsed”, find one who issuitable for your level of riding. A good instruc-tor who cares about your well being will helpyou to determine that.

3) Set some attainable personal goals. Thetime line can be open ended. “I’m going to can-ter bareback and bridleless across the desert bythe end of the summer”, might be a little farflung for most! Remember, several small suc-cesses will make larger goals attainable.

4) Define your comfort zone. This is yoursoft spot to fall back on when you work outside ofit. Don’t work outside of your comfort zone all thetime. The unpleasant emotions you have willthwart your success because you are only rein-forcing fearful reactions.

5) Choose who you ride with carefully. Justbecause you were chatting about your horses inthe line at the feed store with them doesn’t makethem your next riding buddy. Your “horsey sup-port team” should include confident, under-standing friends who ride, a patient and support-ive riding instructor, a supportive spouse, part-ner, or friend, friendly riding clubs/organiza-tions, and in some cases, mental health council.Don’t ride with folks who think you should just“suck it up”, or you hear criticizing others forbeing a chicken! On the other hand, don’t ridewith fearful riders all the time. You will just drawon each others weaknesses and never reachyour ultimate goal of overcoming your fear.

6) To improve, you will have to take somerisks. There are good risks and bad risks. A goodrisk may increase your fear level, but they can bejust great for personal growth and development.

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I guess what it boils down to is howmuch you want to survive. Hell, I'm inthe last 3rd of my life, just trying to stayupright and I guess I don't have thesame fire other people have. What I'mtrying to say is that I'll try to hangaround in an apocalyptic event, but I'llbe damned if I'm going to fight to thedeath over a bologna sandwich. Goodluck with that! �

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I met this mare in 1997 she was along yearling pure black and really fullof herself!

Darcy has always been a sucker fora black horse. Fortune, was her nameand she had one hind foot that was a bitmiss shaped. That’s how I came into thepicture. Darcy had been seeing the vet;Dr. Cole for her foot that used to work inKingman. I was a full time farrier at thetime. Dr. Cole called me in to take a lookat it and see if I could put a shoe on her.Well that started a long friendship forDarcy and I.

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The swimming was fun, but Darcywanted to show the mare in some class-es at a horse show. I believe it was Sept.of 1998 she showed Fortune in Halterand Showmanship, doing very well inboth classes.

After the showing Darcy thought itwould be really fun to breed her. Shehad grown into a very beautiful QuarterHorse mare. Fortune was black and shin-ny and full of presence. Darcy and I bredher to Cash, an equally beautiful horse.Cash and Fortune made a wonderfulbaby, her name is Grace and rightfullyso she was very graceful and lovely likeher parents. Fortune did not really taketo the whole motherhood thing, Darcyended up bottle feeding little Grace.

Grace grew more and more beauti-ful and Fortune was still top horse, mat-ter fact Darcy named her ranch, "Fortune Farms".

Fortune saved Darcy from somewild dogs that were running loosearound her property and she actuallybroke out of her pen and ran them off.

Darcy told the story much betterand ended up winning the Silver Spuraward with the story.

Darcy went to the World Show inOklahoma she was awarded with a fourstall barn and a beautiful buckle.

I know how much a horse canbecome part of our lives and work their

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you could just see the love Darcy had forher and you could tell how muchFortune trusted and loved Darcy. Ialways dreaded the day she wouldloose her because I knew it would breakher heart. It came very sudden withoutwarning she was having some colicissues and Darcy had taken her to thevet. She had texted me early in themorning hours, around two am I sawthere was a text saying Fortune wasgone. I could not believe it; my heartbroke for my dear friend. We love all ourhorses but there are some that comealong that really are special and I guar-antee this one "Fortune" was a one of akind horse. I hope you all have a chancein your life to have that one of a kindrelationship with a really amazinghorse. The joy and fun they bring us, willout weigh the pain of their loss. I knowDarcy will always remember her horseand the wonderful memories she hasgiven her. �

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In everything that you do with yourhorse, you’re either sensitizing himto pressure or desensitizing him to

pressure. You are either asking him toyield to pressure or to stand still andignore pressure.

Sensitizing to Pressure Sensitizing a horse teaches him to

yield and move away from pressure.Some examples include: using activebody language to yield the horse’shindquarters, holding your hands up todrive him out of your space, or apply-ing leg pressure when riding to signalthe horse to move forward.

To sensitize a horse, you applypressure and don’t release the pressureuntil he moves his feet. As soon as hemoves his feet in the way that you’reasking him to, you’ll immediatelyrelease the pressure. Remember, hors-es learn from the release of pressure,not pressure itself. The faster you canrelease the pressure, the quicker thehorse will understand that he did theright thing.

Desensitizing toPressure

Desensitizing a horse teaches himto ignore pressure, relax and keep hisfeet still. Desensitizing is important ifyou want your horse to stand still whilebeing saddled, remain calm as youwave your arms or swing a rope, acceptflapping flags or plastic bags, etc.

To desensitize a horse, you applypressure and continue to apply pres-sure until he stands still and relaxes.When a horse relaxes, he’ll do one offive things. He’ll lick his lips, lower hishead and neck, cock a hind leg, blinkhis eyes or take a big breath. When heshows one of these signs of relaxing,you’ll retreat and take the object away.

Balance the TwoI learned the importance of bal-

ancing sensitizing and desensitizingexercises the hard way as a young boy.When I was thirteen, I went to my firsthorsemanship clinic which was taughtby Gordon McKinlay. At the clinic,Gordon taught me ten groundworkexercises and ten riding exercises togain my horse’s respect. He alsoshowed me a few simple exercises Icould use to desensitize my horse. Hemade a point of saying that when I gothome, I should practice both the sensi-tizing and desensitizing exercises.

Well, when I got home, I only want-ed to work on the things that I thoughtwere cool like the spins, the slidingstops, the sidepassing, etc. I thought allthe desensitizing exercises – swingingthe lead rope and stick and string –were boring and just for beginners.That was for people who had nothing todo and all day to do it in. I was a thir-teen year old boy who loved action. Iwas playing polocrosse at the time andcouldn’t see how the desensitizingexercises would benefit me and myhorse. On the other hand, having ahorse that was fast and agile on his feetand could stop, rollback and spin – that,I could see helping me.

After the clinic, I was paranoidabout not forgetting everything

Gordon taught me because back then,there were no videos or printed materi-als with lesson information. I wanted towrite everything down so that I would-n’t forget the exercises. All I could findwas an old envelope in the backseat ofthe car, but I diligently wrote downeach of the groundwork and ridingexercises so that when I went out to thebarn to work with my horses, I couldtake the envelope with me and remem-ber what exercises to do.

After two weeks of working withmy family’s horses, I was absolutelyamazed at the results. They werebecoming much more responsive. Icould get them to slide to a stop, spinreally fast, collect and tuck their nosein, sidepass, etc. My horses were actu-ally starting to do all of the cool thingsI had watched other people do withtheir horses for years.

The downside was that the horseswere starting to get jumpy and spooky.It didn’t happen overnight, but it pro-gressively got worse. After two weeks,they were almost downright danger-ous. I can remember having them tiedto a tree, and I’d go to throw the saddlepad on their back, and they’d pull backand break the halter and lead rope. Or,I’d lift my foot to put it in the stirrup andthe horse would scoot sideways andthen take off running. Or, I’d be sittingin the saddle and somebody would goto hand me my jacket, and the horsewould spook and bolt.

It was baffling to me because twoweeks earlier, theses horses were myfamily’s backyard pets. They may nothave been very responsive, but therewere absolutely bombproof. So I calledGordon and explained the situation.The first thing he asked me was if I hadbeen practicing the desensitizing exer-cises. I admitted him that I hadn’t andhe advised me to start incorporatingthe desensitizing exercises into myeveryday routine.

Gordon didn’t tell me how muchdesensitizing to do, he just said to domore of it. I’m a “meat and potatoes”kind of person, and I like to be verystructured in the way I do things. So inbetween every exercise that I had writ-ten on my envelope, I wrote“Desensitize.”

When I went back to the barn towork with the horses, I made certainthat in between each sensitizing exer-cise, I practiced a desensitizing exer-cise. After three days, I was amazed atthe results. My horses continued to doall of the cool things they were doingbefore, but now, all the spookiness wascompletely gone. I had the best of bothworlds. I had a horse that would moveand say, “Yes, sir!” whenever I asked.And I had a horse that would fall asleepand relax anytime I wanted.

I learned very early in mycareer that if you only sensitize a horseto pressure, he’ll be respectful andmove his feet anytime you ask him to.The bad news is he’ll be overly reac-tive. If you only desensitize a horse,he’ll be quiet and safe to be around,but when you ask him to move his feet,he’ll become resentful and act disre-spectful. To get a well-trained horsethat is both responsive and safe, youhave to balance between sensitizingand desensitizing exercises. �

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Good risks have low potential for injury andmove you in the direction of your goals. Bad risksalso increase your fear level but have highpotential for injury and may not be related toyour goals with your horse. Evaluating risk crite-ria is very personal and subjective. There are noobjective right or wrong answers. Learn todetermine a good risk from a bad risk. Your“horsey” support group can help you.

7) Get to know your body’s fear responseand how to counteract it both physically andmentally. Deep breathing, positive self talk, mus-cle relaxation moves, rational thinking all canhelp. Remember, to talk is to breath! Althoughsometimes, singing or humming is betterbecause your horse can’t detect you are nervousquite as well. Many people get a high pitched,anxious sounding quaver in their voice or theystart to sound angry and agitated. Horses pickup on this and often will become nervous withyou!

8) Strive to ride “in the moment.” Try not tothink about what has happened or what mighthappen. As you overcome your fears, riding canactually become pleasantly meditative.

9) Learn to think rationally. Being rationaland realistic will take you much farther than irra-tional unrealistic thinking. Don’t allow one badride to blossom in to thoughts that you are a badrider in general or that your horse is a danger-ous horse, or you are a failure as a rider and ahuman being. This line of thinking is not realitybased and will not help you achieve your ridinggoals.

10) Improve your fitness level. Over all fit-ness is super important. Your core muscles inyour abdominal/lower back area is especiallyimportant in your ability to stay balanced whenyour horse turns sharply. Walking is a veryappropriate way to improve your fitness. Simplecrunches and back extension exercises willdevelop your core muscle strength. Stretchingand yoga are also quite effective for many rid-ers. Fitness helps you look and act like a confi-dent rider.

In summary, make a plan. Start with yourcomfort zone and plan baby steps to move you inthe direction of your dreams and goals. The mosteffective plans will usually involve regular riding

Lessons or instruction from a qualified pro-fessional instructor, mobilizing your “horsey”support team, and if needed sessions with asports psychologist who has knowledge ofequestrian issues. Success in overcoming fear ofriding does not come easily. It requires honesty,effort, and commitment to become braver andmore accomplished at anything we choose to doin life, including building our confidence as riders. �

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It’s funny, how sometimes the trail you takeat a fork in the road can change your life!I’d never been much account, to anyone

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I was a forty dollar a month cowboy, withnothin’ but the clothes I wore, a twenty dollarhorse, ten dollar saddle, and the walnut han-dled pistol in my holster. “Not much for thirtyyears of livin’,” I figured. That, and a love forwritin’. Tellin’ stories of the people and placesI’d met and seen in my travelin’ around.

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As I climbed with the trail, I whistled anold love song, and was enjoyin’ the day. A manneeded only two things in life to be happy, Ialways said. God’s country to ride in, and agood horse between your legs to go see it. Ihad both!

I’d gone maybe ten miles, when I noticedsomething movin’ in the sky, a ways off. It wasfour buzzards, and they was circlin’. Lookedlike maybe they had dinner plans all sewedup. Well, I’d just ride over and take me a clos-er look. Even with all the trouble that I rodeinto, I’ve never been sorry that I took thatright fork, or that closer look!

I’d covered about a mile, when I foundthe “dinner plans”.

As I came out of some trees and into agrassy meadow, I saw a horse standin’ in it,with his head down.

Drawing my pistol, I eased up to the cow-pony and found a man about sixty years old.He was lyin’ in a puddle of blood, but as I rodeup, he startled me when he said, “Ya come tafinish me off?” His old forty-four was aimedright between my eyes.

“Hell no, old timer. I was just passin’

through, when I seen them there buzzards,”and pointed skyward with my pistol. “Now, ifya wanna lower that cannon of yours, I’ll hon-est ta goodness try ta help ya. Ya look like, justmaybe, you could use it!”

I’ll give him one thing, he was tough. Thebullet had gone in under his heart by aboutan inch, and he’d lost blood, but that gunnever wavered, as its one big, black eyestared at me.

“You first,” he replied.“Yes, sir,” came my answer, as I holstered

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Can I get it, to stop the bleedin’ with? Orwould you rather hold that gun on me, and justpass the time of day ‘till ya die?”

“Turn your pony sideways, so’s I canwatch, and then ya can git it,” he replied.

Doin’ as he asked, I turned my horsesideways, and retrieved the one good shirtthat I owned.

Taking out my knife, I cut it in strips, thenturned, so’s I could bandage the old codger.

He’d passed out, so’s I took his pistolfrom the grass where he’d dropped it, andplaced in his holster, with the string over thehammer, so’s he didn’t lose it.

Then I opened up his shirt, and studiedthe wound. Somebody’d sure wanted himdead. The hole in his chest was from a highcaliber rifle. The bullet was still inside.

“He’d of bled ta death, if I hadn’t comealong,” I thought, as I plugged the hole asgood as I could. Then, I eased him up on myhorse, and stepped on behind him, whileholding him there. That in itself was a meanchore. He may’ve been old, but he was solidas dried rawhide.

I didn’t know this country, but I hopedthat if I rode along the mountain, maybe thatroad I’d been on would take me to a town. Itdid.

I’d tied the reins of the other horse ta thesaddlehorn, and he was followin’ me as I rodedown the only street of the little one-horse

town.People stopped and stared as I rode, and

one gent hollered, “The doc lives over therein that white house. I’ll get the sheriff.”

“Helpful kinda cuss,” I thought as Istopped and stepped down in front of thedoctors’, and eased the old man off my horse.

The doctor opened the door, as I walkedup with my bundle.

“In there,” he pointed, and eyed me sus-picious like. “What’d you do to Charlie,” heasked as I set the old timer down on the bed.

“Brought ‘im ta ya after stoppin’ up a bul-let hole. Somebody else done that!”

The doc opened the shirt, and began taclean the wound, after removin’ what was leftof my shirt from the hole. ‘Bout then, the sher-iff came boltin’ through the door, with a gun inhis hand!

“Hands up,” he ordered, “’Till I find outexactly what’s goin’ on here!”

“Bit melodramatic, ain’t cha?,” I said as Iraised my arms. “I found ‘im like this, andbrought ‘im here.”

“Says you,” he sneered.I was about ta quit with this friendly crap.

I didn’t like bein’ called a liar, whether youheld a gun on me or not.

“Hey Law dog! Shut up, and think for aminute! I guess after I shot him, and found outI didn’t kill ‘im, I must’ve felt bad, bandagedhis wound, left his gun on him, and thenbrought him here, holdin’ ‘im so’s he wouldn’tfall off my horse. That about right?”

“Sheriff, if he hadn’t stopped the woundup, Charlie would be dead. Put the gun away,”the doctor said.

The doctor went back to work onCharlie, as the sheriff lowered his gun, and Ilowered my arms.

“Sheriff, I’ll tell ya all ya want to know,while you’re puttin’ away his horse and I’mputtin’ away mine, down at the livery stable,” Isaid, as I turned and walked out the door.

Gatherin’ my horse’s reins, I neverlooked back, but I could hear him leadin’ the

old cowboy’s horse behind me. I smiled.After tellin’ the sheriff what had hap-

pened, as we put away the horses, I headedfor a steak dinner with all the trimmin’s, cof-fee, hot and black.

People stared as I walked up the streetand into the cafe, where I sat down in a char,with my back to the wall.

The waitress came over and I ordered.“It’ll be just a bit,” she said and added, “I’ll beright back with the coffee.”

I only had about five dollars ta my name,but I was gonna eat somethin’ I hadn’t had takill myself, and clean, then cook.

When the food got there, I was doin’ mydangdest ta get on the outside of it, when thesheriff and the doctor came in. They cameover, and sat down at my table.

“Doc here says you saved Charlie’s life!”“I was just trying to help,” I replied. “Say, doesCharlie have a name? Ya know, a last one?”

The doctor smiled. He could see that Iwas still a little upset at the sheriff for insinu-atin’ I was lyin’. I knew he didn’t blame me,though. Men were shot for less, a lot less.

”His name’s Charlie Wagner. He owns asmall ranch north of here. Runs about sevenhundred mother cows, and some bulls.”

“Thank you, doc. Is the old timer gonnamake it”

“It’s still early to tell, but my guess is yes.He’s resting, and my wife is there with him, incase he wakes up. An inch higher, and he’d bedead,” doc said.

“It was close. Too close. Say, why wouldanyone wanna shoot that old man?”

“Water,” came the reply. “Water, and thatranch of his. Ya see, his place is at the northend of the basin here. Well, the water comesoff the mountain, and flows down ta here.Simple.

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