BajaNomad - Still In Work Clothes

Still In Work Clothes

bajacalifornian - 9-18-2011 at 02:30 PM

Beginning at the ranch end of a thirty mile dirt rode, we stopped by the nearest neighbor, about 18 miles out.

This Criollo was parked out front, fresh in.

Cypress - 9-18-2011 at 02:37 PM

Tough country! Tough horses! And the gear? Yep! Might come in handy. :yes:

Tuff people also. :yes:

Paulina - 9-18-2011 at 02:38 PM

Man, I wish I could do that! That's my kind of ride!

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Cypress - 9-18-2011 at 03:00 PM

Paulina, You could do it!

Riding a long, lean horse through brush country is like riding a deer, quick on their feet, nervous, and jumpy. Will hurt you in a heartbeat if you go to sleep in the saddle.

Stay awake. :lol:

Paulina - 9-18-2011 at 03:09 PM

Cypress,

Back in the day I was a "three day eventer"; cross country, stadium jumping and Dressage. My trainer used to say, "Ride like a cowboy but look like a ballerina". I've since traded in my ballet tu-tu for chaps.

When the time comes when I no longer have to live by the calendar in Baja, I'm going to hope that this ranchero life is still around and that I'll have the connections necessary to experience it.

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vgabndo - 9-18-2011 at 03:12 PM

Doggone tough, you bet, but in the off road motorcycle community I think you'd call that thing in the saddle a "monkeybutt pad". :lol:

Mono-nalgas????

[Edited on 9-18-2011 by vgabndo]

Cypress - 9-18-2011 at 03:39 PM

Paulina, Yep! Used to ride those high strung Arabs on endurance runs. Never a dull moment! Did 55 miles in 8 hrs. on a long lanky flea-bitten grey gelding. He bucked and crow-hopped for the first 50 yards and was at a full gallop for the last 7 miles. All I had to do was stay in the saddle. Nothing like a long lean horse. Makes those fat, greasy nags look silly. :yes:

Baja Bucko - 9-18-2011 at 03:43 PM

NOTHING beats a Baja mule for when the goin' gets tough and the tough wanna git goin!....... :bounce:

bajacalifornian - 9-18-2011 at 03:57 PM

Bucko knows! My first squeeze is Ïndio¨.

P.S. His mama was a Criolla. (Indio's, not Bucko's!)

[Edited on 9-18-2011 by bajacalifornian]

[Edited on 9-18-2011 by bajacalifornian]

Baja Bucko - 9-18-2011 at 04:57 PM

Wow-sabino gene or splashed white?? Do you know what color both parents were???

wessongroup - 9-18-2011 at 05:02 PM

Good looking animal... thanks for the pic's...

bajacalifornian - 9-18-2011 at 05:07 PM

No. My guess was a pardo mom (dunn, most predominant criollo color) but the burro's gene generally prevails . . . so no se. I'll show his donkey stripes maybe tomorrow. He's an old dude. Spent his life working cattle. Family history is not available. Know him to be Criollo from his Roman nose aft.

bajacalifornian - 9-20-2011 at 07:19 PM

On crosses and stripes: the markings familar on burros & burras are often present on mules. Regarding Indio's color, his ol' man or Jack, ignoring what ifs as recessive genes etc, was likely dunn to brown, with white legs and more . . . I don't see many browns here.

[Edited on 9-21-2011 by bajacalifornian]

Beautiful

El Vergel - 10-14-2011 at 06:32 AM

Thank you for your wonderful posts! Great stuff!

castaway$ - 10-14-2011 at 08:39 AM

Nice pic. I notice there is a scabbard for a rifle/shotgun and I saw that in another pic awhile back, are they allowed to have a gun in some instances or is that just a traditional gear dressing?

motoged - 10-14-2011 at 09:51 AM

Last February, Shari turned me on to a documentary she had that you MUST track down and watch....

Corazon Vaquero: http://www.corazonvaquero.com/cvj/

http://www.corazonvaquero.com/cvj/

Real cowboys !!!!

Barry A. - 10-14-2011 at 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by vgabndo
Doggone tough, you bet, but in the off road motorcycle community I think you'd call that thing in the saddle a "monkeybutt pad". :lol:

Mono-nalgas????

[Edited on 9-18-2011 by vgabndo]

When it gets really hot, that "rag" soaks up the sweat, thus helping to save the saddle, is my understanding.

When we horse-packed into the Sierra San Pedro Martir years ago, a couple of the caballeros had 30-30 saddle carbines---------tho they were not legal in Mexico as I understood it. They kept us in venison the last part of the trip when we ran out of food.

Nomad "Vince" was on that trip, also.

Barry

Phil S - 10-14-2011 at 01:02 PM

Thanks for the pic. What a great 'cowboy' horse. Two days ago when Wendy & I were on our way back to Chama Colorado after having driven up to the top of the Continental Divide Hwy 17 (Cumbres Pass) and turning around and headed to Chama, we had to stop and wait for a herd of about 30 steers, being driven by three cowboys on horses (like the one you just showed) and another cowboy ? riding a quad, with two dogs. Took them about ten minutes to herd them past us. That was a first for us. Being city folks & used to freeways, I had to take pictures. One cowboy was on a horse like your pictured one, and he was mustached, slender build, unshaven, and 'scary lookiing'. (probably was the owner???) Yes. We were there to watch the steam engine tour train climb the hill to the turn around on the other side of the Pass. Sunday we'll be riding the one out of Durange Colorado. Called Durange Silverton RR.