And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Josie Norris, 75 yr old cattle rancher (October 1947)
I'd noticed the stirrups and the shoes, I'd have never noticed the rawhide reata, though I have used one a couple times from the ground. (You should see what my spell-check is trying to do with "reata!" - lol )
Brig, what's the deal with ring stirrups? I've been around horse gear before, but I'd never seen a ring stirrup until this picture. Do they have some advantage over regular stirrups?
Ok, so Josie probably grew up riding, so she knows the proper riding position, and thus the oxbow stirrups help her maintain that position. Makes sense. Thanks for the education.
wow, ring stirrups, rawhide reata, and no cowboy boots.
ReplyDeleteShe did it her way.
DeleteI'd noticed the stirrups and the shoes, I'd have never noticed the rawhide reata, though I have used one a couple times from the ground. (You should see what my spell-check is trying to do with "reata!" - lol )
ReplyDeleteNow I'm curious to know what your spell check said. Mine didn't even blink because it's a word that I use and have in my dictionary.
DeleteBrig, what's the deal with ring stirrups? I've been around horse gear before, but I'd never seen a ring stirrup until this picture. Do they have some advantage over regular stirrups?
DeleteThey are usually called oxbow stirrups, and this explains them better than I can: http://animals.mom.me/benefits-oxbow-stirrups-3330.html
DeleteOk, so Josie probably grew up riding, so she knows the proper riding position, and thus the oxbow stirrups help her maintain that position. Makes sense. Thanks for the education.
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