Elefanterosado,
A gringa from Southern Vermont who adores the poetry of Pablo Neruda and Townes Van Zandt among others. I love the Spanish language, the study of translation, and the beauty of the English language. I like to write anecdotes about the amusing and lovely experience of living in a small New England town. 
Archive for 'Cowboys'
Cowboy at Dusk
Cowboy at Dusk, originally uploaded by elefanterosado.
Alone on the range with just his dog, he watches as the long, hot day wanes to dusk.
There’s no other life for a young cowpuncher.
Near Tucumcari, New Mexico.
Posted: April 25th, 2010 under Cowboys, Family, Uncategorized.
Tags: cowboy, cowpunch, dusk, New Mexico, range
Comments: 1
Bareback Boy
Jon Luse, originally uploaded by elefanterosado.
New Mexico’s number one bareback bronc rider, Jon Luse, takes a minute to pose for me at The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
Mr. Luse was kind enough to take the time to give me some suggestions on where I might keep three horses in Tucumcari when I move [...]
Posted: April 21st, 2010 under Cowboys, Family, Politics, Uncategorized.
Tags: bareback riding, cowboy, jon luse, New Mexico, rodeo, roughstock, tucumcari
Comments: 1
One Paper Kid
Cattle Feeder Wagon & Running Horse, originally uploaded by elefanterosado.
…and he’d heard of a place it was legal to dream
So he sat with his coffee in a blue [New Mexico] wind
And he wrote on a rock
The one paper kid is rollin’ again.
—Emmy Lou Harris
He tells me there are only two rules.
“Keep up and don’t [...]
Posted: September 9th, 2009 under Cowboys.
Tags: corriente cattle, cowboy, man with the big hat, natural horse men, New Mexico, one paper kid, quarter horses, ray hunt
Comments: 2
The Man With The Big Hat
In a bar in Arizona
On a sultry summer’s day
A cowboy came in off the road
Just to pass the time away
And he pulled a stool to the bar
And pushed his hat back on his head
I listened to the stories told
To the words the cowboy said
And he said:
“I could tell you stories about
The Indians on [...]
Posted: September 24th, 2008 under Cowboys, Joining Up, Natural Horsemanship Clinic, Round Pen Work, Western Reining.
Comments: none