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Monday, December 29, 2014

Cattle Driving Horses of the Old West by Ann Gadzikowski

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Book: Cattle Driving Horses of the Old West
Author: Ann Gadzikowski
ISBN: (Orange Book) 978-0-02-202466-6
            (Purple Book) 978-0-02-202762-9
            (Blue Book) 978-0-02-202467-3
            (Green Book) 978-0-02-202468-0

1. moving large herds of cattle across rugged, open land
2. many days
3. The Old West
4. 1800 to 1850
5. make a new start on land of their own and looking to get rich quickly
6. yes
7. by train
8. cowboys
9. horses (A)
10. from the plains
11. mustangs (B)
12. tamed Spanish horses
13. false
14. plenty of food
15. large herds of cattle
16. cattle drives
17. ten gallon
18. the land of the western U.S.
19. They had to be loaded to railroad carts to be shipped to cities.
20. as fast as a moving train or 40 miles per hour
21. answers will vary
22. capturing a mustang
23. to corrals
24. the corrals
25. the old way to tame horses
26. tame it or “break” it
27. tied it up, place a saddle on it, then ride it
28. tame
29. bronc buster
30. rodeos (C)
31. bareback riding, calf roping, and bull riding
32. a gait
33. slow gait/trot
34. a lope
35. fast gait or gallop
36. false
37. being able to trust his horse
38. on his saddle
39. a seat for the rider
40. leather or metal loops attached to the sides of the saddle for the rider’s feet
41. the headgear for the horse
42. the hat
43. a rope
44. leather trousers
45. leather
46. spring
47. a cattle drive
48. a smart and tough horse
49. cowboy songs about their horses
50. at sunrise
51. cowboys circling the herd
52. the cowboy riding in front of the herd leading the way
53. “riding drag”
54. the leader or trail boss
55. separate a calf from the herd
56. a stampede
57. when horse breeders create a new bread of horses by combining existing breeds
58. 20+
59. one
60. Paint Horse
61. Clydesdale
62. Quarter Horse
63. In the old days, horse races took place on the main street of the town with a distance of a quarter mile.
64. True
65. Motorcycles
66. Her real name was Velma B. Johnston.  She fought and supported a bill in Congress banning the use of cars or trucks to capture wild horses.
67. 1971

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