Ride the American Dream

True grit west!  Hard work and honesty are the well worn principles that founded the wild west.  While America is floundering under the suffocating oppression of the white clueless collars in Washington, D.C., the American Cowboy toils away, paving a large swatch of dirt and dust for the American dream.  Freedom and a leather saddle, the rank, but sweet smell of sweat.  Manure piled along the way is evidence of the road and the journey.  Ride on American Cowboy and the  wilds of the West.

" ...my boots are worn.  shitkickers, covered in a bull's steaming pile stench,  like a badge of courage, tried, true and stiff with conviction.  I am the American Cowboy, and like my brethren before me,  I ride my trusted horse through the rough grass, protecting the dream of the wild west."

- Ann McArthur 7/11/13

Mustangs in May

Equine markings can be mystical and mysterious.  Look at this fellow!  There is no doubt he stands out in a crowd.  Moffat County, Colorado is the marathon site for the corralling of wild mustangs every spring, usually in May.  Colorado's Highway 40 and MCR 318 from Sandwash Basin turn into the beaten path boulevard for a stampede of manes, tails and cowboys!  We were fortunate to accompany this great western slice of life, and subsequently given the opportunity to come upon the masterfully painted white faced mustang.

"Of all the animals the horse is the best friend of the Indian, for without it he could not go on long journeys. A horse is the Indian's most valuable piece of property. If an Indian wishes to gain something, he promises that if the horse will help him he will paint it with native dye, that all may see that help has come to him through the aid of his horse." ---Brave Buffalo (late 19th century) Teton Sioux medicine man