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boys with instructions to "ride him." With the 

 aid of a companion or two he saddles and mounts 

 him, and the scene that ensues baffles description. 

 A bucking cayuse must be seen nnder the saddle, 

 under a limber cowboy, and on his native heath, in 

 order to be appreciated at his true worth. His 

 movements are not always the same in fact, are 

 extremely varied, and are doubtless intended to 

 be a series of surprises even to an old hand at the 

 business. The bronco is ingenious he is a strategist. 

 Sometimes the first break a " fresh" one makes is to 

 try to get out of the country as fast as possible. 

 If so, the rider allows him to go as far and as fast 

 as he likes, for nothing will tame him quicker than 

 plenty of hard work. But he soon finds that he can 

 not get out from under his load in this way, and 

 generally inverses his tactics before going far. Some- 

 times he stops suddenly so suddenly as to throw 

 an inexperienced rider a long ways in front of him. 

 But a good cowboy, or "bronco buster," as he would 

 be termed while engaged in this branch of the busi- 

 ness, is a good stayer and keeps his seat. The horse 

 may then try to jump out from under his rider- 

 first forward then backward, or vice versa. Then 

 he may spring suddenly side wise, either to right 

 or left, or both. Then he may do some lofty 

 tumbling acts, alighting most always stiff -legged; 

 sometimes with his front end the highest and some- 

 times about level, but usually with his hinder parts 

 much the highest and with his back arched like 

 that of a mad cat. He keeps his nose as close 

 to the ground as he can get it. Sometimes he will 

 utter an unearthly squeal that makes one's blood 



