There are more horses in use today in the US than at any time in history.
[The Montana Gianni] Front sight and squeeze
Most of our horses i.e. AZ (not cool) have been let loose out in the desert by people walking away from their homes, killers from Canada who eat horse. Ick! Who I fought with for years at the Rawhide Tack Auction in AZ, Breeders have disappeared especially the Arab craze for rich peoples pet horses.
The large breeding facilities in Scottsdale and Mesa are now yuppy breeder track homes.
My wifes on line saddle shop on Ebay has sat dormant for 5 years even though we have the best prices on the planet. As it looks, the horse will basically be extinct in 25 years.
The very tool we used to swage civilization out of wilderness will be thrown under the bus.
Last edited by Just Duke; 08-31-2017 at 01:57 PM.
Horse hide don't tool at all BTW.
Google Herman Oak Leather in ST Louis MO. That's the real stuff
In MT it is difficult to find farriers, and there is a long waiting list for good trainers. That doesn't stop any recent HS grad with a buckle from hanging a shingle out.
[The Montana Gianni] Front sight and squeeze
https://www.horsetalk.co.nz/2014/10/...#axzz4rMGwC1Ju
The 3,621,348 equines across US farms is still a considerable improvement on 1960 figures, when just over 3 million were recorded. In 1900, the US had 21.5 million horses, peaking last century in 1915 when the total reached nearly 26.5 million.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |