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TexChik · F
Riding my horse in the creek at the farm. The water is clear there, with lots of small river rock. He enjoys sloshing his feet and getting drinks, and we stand there in the shade...listening to the wind in the trees, to the birds, watching fish swim by...I take as deep a of a breath as I possibly can and exhale slowly. My reins are slack, and my horse knows he can do what he wants. Nibbling on grass growing out of the creek bank or looking back at me for assurance. It's especially a treat for him in the summer, when it's hot.
TexChik · F
@PatKirby They like to come out to ancestral lands where they hunted buffalo and deer and lived in peace. Although the Comanches were the guys nobody wanted to mess with. Some of our neighbors out there have Buffalo that have since gotten off the chain and gone through the fences..We don't have cattle out there, and so we leave it alone. The creek is from a spring and is part of the headwaters of the Pease River, so we have to be careful out there.
TexChik · F
@PatKirby No, their need for Buffalo is more than answered at Sam's. These are modern businessmen and blue-collar workers whose grandparents told them about a different time. A few have taken deer with a bow (legally), and they have cut it up and eaten it out there. They feel a calling to visit. They asked me years ago if they could come out and explore. After we confirmed it wasn't a land grab stunt, I had no issues with them being there. I like to know when they will be there so that I can avoid the area and not disturb their fun. We move cattle through there to keep the grasses down to protect against wildfires, but the cattle can't get near the old campsite