The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1959-12-24

This picture Of the author. Tom Font
the COW camp where the incidents f"n
was taken In Ma, Of this Year Both
Bank. Western Breeze photo,
| was anxious too. to &c, a fresh
horse from across the river Then
one day We tackled i; together.
II was still swimming. bu; We
made il.
| found the horses near the
border line. 4 very fine bay mare
stood a little distance away from
the herd. She had jus, had
pretty little sorrcl colt. Although
he was wobbly on his legs.
saw at once that he was one o!
! those rare. valuable. natural
PAGERS.
Not Without Opposition
| was SO anxious to change
horses that | rode into the bunch
and ropcd a big bay 3ycar old.
hadn't handled him for about
TWO months. and when | wen; up
TO him he turned on the rope
ard dragged me on the grass fc.'
a hundred yards Then | 60; a
halihitch on his nose ana led
him back To the pony and sldilrd
him - but no! withou; opposition
, on his part;
We had to fight II out Then
he had O,hc: ideas abou: my
getting on his back: still olhr:
intentions If | did happen - 20;
on. He did his be-; - rcdc on
my spurs till he GuI; burk.pg -
then he >;amrr!cd .igA; !a;r The
herd He wet bc:>rrk. | ro..ld !,
hold him he was f!.A:ins his
head
The herd mill2d around % 4
flat - me on the bay N:r" Il
While the big herd sud .o"k ia,'
lead and lined on: q: the G ,-r.rl.
could do nu:hing bu; friIDw
! diin; wan; the bunch - cross
the river. but | could d. nOthIng
on the 5lv b:,nC Ia stop tIcm al
the crossing They piuagri IL
Fool May Mare
That fool hay mare VIII II"
young colt had followed along
some distance bchi%d She caught
up n the crossing. went a-0uri
me and plunged III with III" tail
end OF the herd Tha; was "Aat
! had been afraid o: Il | hla"t
been able 10 stop them 4: the
river. Now the cGlt was a!mus:
sure 20 drown
! unburk!"i the c,i!> %. my
lariai. whipped sm.ll loop My
cast was sure. true. bat JUS. as
the loop was to cir!lr the COTS
head. his feet went out !"am
under him and. head and I'll. h"
went undcr the wltc: lie wrat
ra;apuliing end over end dow
the swift current. and !! IL ear.
ricd him to the big whirlpool
under the cut bank. noihiag ruuld
save him
! quit the bay bronr. made q
flying leap from the saddle. ]
caught up to the colt. %; him
by one hind leg and. with the
other. he kicked me IN the face.
The water was IN 20 my neck.
but gradually ! iusslcd him to
shallow water on d sand bar. The
mare charged me on mistaken
intention Of protecting the colt.
like ] was q marauding wolf.
She csms ~ Ne
She came AT me wild.cycd. teeth
barred. Then she turned end for
end. kicked both hind fec, a,
me. but | had ins;inc,ivciy duck.
cd right down to the top Of the
water. She missed. The colt reg.
0gnized his fool mother: thea
together they tr0,tcd off.
! went to the cabin. took of
my s0pping c0lthcs and spread
them out on o patch Of buck
brush to dry In the sun. The bay
br0nc was running crazy through
the herd. scattering the horses
around on q flat. lie was kicking
At the dragging rope tied 10 the
saddle horn and trying to buck
the saddle off. the stirrups rising
up and coming down TO slap
him on the sides.
was considering trying to cor.
ral the bunch on foot when !
saw q rider coming down the
ridge from the direction Of town.
Even at that distance rccog.
nized Tom Aubrey. on "Dixic."I