
"There was a time when the cowboy
in his boldness believed that a man
afoot was no man at all. Back then,
before barbed wire, cowboys spoke of the
best among them with respect when they
said: "He never sold his saddle." This
was the highest compliment any cowboy
could give, or get; it was a reverent
recognition reserved for those whose
whole lives seemed meant to be spent
on horseback in the company of cattle."
Don Hedgepath