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The Spanish Barbs : Photo Story by Raechel Running
Word count: 1359 with quotes
March 2015
All the Pretty Horses and The Vaqueras BravaS Websites: www.spanishbarb.org www.heritagebreedsouthwest.com 11 “Throughout history, agriculturalist have been stewards of the genetic legacy passed to succeeding generations. What took centuries to develop can be lost in our lifetime. If lost, it cannot be recreated. Only a commitment to stewardship will protect this genetic legacy for future generations. “ American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. One needs a lot of faith to survive in the desert. "La Pistolera," Eva Wilbur Cruz, walked out of the darkness of an Arizona prison cell into the blinding light of the relentless Arizona sun. She had sacrificed 9 months of her freedom in 1945 fighting for the protection of the horses her “Rock Ponies”as she affectionately called them ever since childhood. The memory of freedom, or the loss of it, must have been palatable as Eva was never without a gun. Stories say she never hesitated to use her gun when it came to protecting her horses or her freedom. In Eva’s memoir, "A Cruel, Beautiful Country," published when she was in her 80s she recounts memories of a childhood growing up on a remote ranch in the borderlands of Mexico and the United States. As a young woman Eva left college and returned to run the ranch to find herself in the middle