. Canada : a descriptive text book . ggle. The breaking in of the pony is knownas broncho-busting,; and calls for all the cowboys skill. It takesfrom three to six weeks to tame a broncho, and as there are many tobe broken every spring, the cowboys are kept very busy. The horsesare quite wild at the beginning, but have become thoroughly obedientbefore a good rider lets them go, The first few lessons give hard 48 CANADA. work to both rider and broncho. The pony is caught with theropes, thrown and blindfolded, and after much bucking and strugglingfinds himself encumbered with halter and saddle—no
. Canada : a descriptive text book . ggle. The breaking in of the pony is knownas broncho-busting,; and calls for all the cowboys skill. It takesfrom three to six weeks to tame a broncho, and as there are many tobe broken every spring, the cowboys are kept very busy. The horsesare quite wild at the beginning, but have become thoroughly obedientbefore a good rider lets them go, The first few lessons give hard 48 CANADA. work to both rider and broncho. The pony is caught with theropes, thrown and blindfolded, and after much bucking and strugglingfinds himself encumbered with halter and saddle—not the little Englishsaddle, but the big, comfortable western one. with its high pommel infront for the rope, and the wide wooden stirrups. As he springs uphe finds a cowboy on his back, while another on a trained pony circlesabout him and keeps him from running too wildly with a quirt or a bit ofrope used as a whip. Then the fight begins in earnest, with skill andcool determination pitted against wild, blind fury. The pony springs. Railroad and Elevators. forward and sidewise, shakes himself like a dog, jumps high into theair and comes down suddenly with his feet close together and hisback arched. He rushes forward and stops suddenly, lies down androlls over, and tries a dozen other tricks, but all to no purpose. Anordinary rider could not stick on for half a minute, but the cowboy sitsas coolly as if nothing were happening, only dismounting when the ponylies down and remounting the moment he rises. Then the ponytries his last trick. He rears high on his hind legs and lets him-self fall backward, hoping to crush his rider. But just at the rightmoment the nimble cowboy slips off, and the horse gets a bad shaking. CANADA. 49 As he recovers from the shock and picks himself up, he finds thepersistent rider still in his place. It is no wonder that after severalsuch attempts the poor broncho gives up in despair and submits quietlyto learning the fine points of riding. The cowboys g
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