Hola SandPeeps!
Jim & I spent this last week exploring the Horse Culture of The Staked Plains, or are they The Southern Plains, The High Plains, or The Rolling Plains...I heard 'em all.
We moseyed up to Lubbock and bought a class C RV...a Winnebago View.
Then we high-tailed it to Palo Duro Canyon State Park 
where we met up with a Gypsy band of horsey enthusiasts to study their culture and ways.
Then we high-tailed it to Palo Duro Canyon State Park where we met up with a Gypsy band of horsey enthusiasts to study their culture and ways.Longhorn Cattle...symbol of the West and many a football team.
Interestingly enough these horse gypsies are recognized by their peculiar clothing. 
They attach sparkly jewels and leather fringes to their outerwear...
and adorn their footwear with sharp, pokey bits of metal.
And scarves? Even with their underwear!
But they do have an undeniable presence!
and adorn their footwear with sharp, pokey bits of metal.And scarves? Even with their underwear!But they do have an undeniable presence!Even if they do make their horses wear tiaras.
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One of their strange behaviors is making guests clean up after their un-housebroken horses.
Oh, yes...their horses can do tricks on demand but poop everywhere.
Where is the training, Bob?
After horse-house keeping, Jim and Touchstone enjoyed a calming glass of wine.
Is this why Touchstone fell in love with you, Jim?
Got her snockered?
I'm thinking of having a "Name That Butt Contest".
Because of my unfortunate gardening injury I couldn't ride...
I'm thinking of having a "Name That Butt Contest".Because of my unfortunate gardening injury I couldn't ride...so Jim went for both of us.
I'd like to say he mounted with no effort...
and rode off into the sunset.
and rode off into the sunset. It actually was an engineering feat involving a picnic bench, horse maneuvers and gravity...
But he made it and rode the trails...a cowboy!
Gotta git him a different hat.
Like mine.
We ran into George and Pauline on our last night there and had a delicious dinner of venison burgers and other cowboy food.
Cowboys liked wine, right?
1 comment:
I loved your account of this adventure. By the way, that area is called the Llano (yano) Estacado, or Staked Plains. If you are going to join the Horse Culture, you need a few more things than a hat, although a hat is absolutely necessary. Every item of clothing a cowboy/cowgirl wears has a purpose. It's not just about looking good, although they do look good. Ya'll need boots (which help you stay in the saddle), chaps for protection from thorn bushes etc., shirts, a warm jacket, and a scarf.The scarf is to pull up over your mouth and nose during dust storms.
Since Xmas is coming, these might be good gift ideas.
Patsy 108
P.S. Although I'm a native Texan and have ridden horses, I've had some unpleasant experiences with them. I guess the worst was the time my horse slipped on a rocky trail and fell down with me on it.
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