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Saddle Sore: My horse to ride
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· July 24, 2026
· 5 min read
Big Red. That was his name. Maybe it was Red until he became my horse. It sometimes doesn’t matter what name a horse has — they just sort of become whatever people name them, mostly because there’s at least a grain of personality in the moniker. I must have been 12, because I was sort of on my ow...
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Key takeaway I must have been 12, because I was sort of on my own after my granddad had died, at least as far as chasing and moving cattle.
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Published: July 24, 2026 ·
Source: Aspen Times ·
Reading time: 5 min
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What is this story about? Big Red. That was his name. Maybe it was Red until he became my horse. It sometimes doesn’t matter what name a horse has — they just sort of become whatever people name them, mostly because there’s at least a grain of personality in the moniker. I must have been 12, because I was sort of on my ow...
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