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Shouldn't a Cowboy Go With Ya? (part 1)

I love horses.  I didn't grow up with them, but people will ask me if I did.  Of course my response is yes.  Heaven forbid anyone thinks I would attempt to ride such large animals without some experience.  Sometimes I wonder if the people asking me about my past experience have actually seen me ride and know the truth. One lesson I have learned in life is to act like you know what you're doing even if you don't.  Sometimes I can sell it, but most of the time I look like a fool.  This leads me to the next thing I've learned about life:  the older I get, the less I care about what people think.  This philosophy about life has caused me to enjoy it more. A couple of weeks ago, some friends and I went on an overnight horse trip near Huntington, Utah.  The ride was to Virgin Spring Canyon in the San Rafael River Gorge. On a Friday morning, we packed up the trucks and loaded the horses into our trailers.  This is an experience in itself.  Horses hate to be separated fro