I Grew up With Horses

They are wise animals.

My grandfather was a young horse trainer on a Texas ranch in the late 1800’s. My father kept pedigreed American Saddle horses in the country near Austin where I grew up.

These were beautiful, intelligent animals. They took care of us kids in moments when we had them dressed up in makeshift cardboard armor pulling our little wagons, and kept us from killing ourselves. They were…