Horsing around the High Desert

As a child in the 1950’s there were countless western television programs and movies. Most had very simple plots and, much like the Christmas romance movies, it wasn’t very hard to guess the ending after the first ten minutes. In many of these stories the horse was represented as something pretty special. Looking back, it may be the only part they got right. Everyone wanted a horse so they could ride tall in the saddle. We all wanted to be just like our favorite white hat wearing hero, defeating the bad guys, saving the damsel, and riding off into the sunset. I wonder who the young people can look up to now?

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