Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Visiting

Mark Cortner, old friend and variously biologist, cowboy, rancher, farmer, and fine gun nut-- (we have traded various things including guns, books, and horses since Betsy was alive) stopped by just before sundown with Harry the Peruvian paso, one of the nicest horses I know. I still get jealous every time I see a gaited horse, and Harry is a sweetheart besides. He is not just a pet either; Mark used to rope off him routinely.

Like me and Steve Grayson, and one other friend I know in town, Mark is a 1950 baby. We feel the mortal breeze on the back of our necks. And I was and am the oldest...




4 comments:

Reid Farmer said...

Isn't it great to live in a place where someone can ride to your front door on horseback?

Anonymous said...

Peruvian Pasos are wonderful. There's a couple down the road who have a Paso operation — they're all good-tempered horses. The woman shows em and the fella uses em for mounted archery.

Jim Cornelius
www.frontierpartisans.com

Steve Bodio said...

"The fella uses em for mounted archery."

I would like to know more about THAT, Jim.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, Jim--me too! Sounds like a future "Frontier Partisans" post!...L.B.