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Actually, I had always thought that they wanted it low
so they could throw a rope over the head easier!  

Esther and Chagalle, who doesn't do ropes

--- Diane Trefethen <tref@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>   >   How did that ever come about,anyway? It must
> have developed originally out of 
>  > some real world horsemanship situation,and then
> gotten out of hand,like the Big
>   > Lick Running Walk did...
>
> I'm probably wrong here, but I always thought it was
> a twofer.  #1, when a cowpoke 
> was riding range hunting up strays, it would be
> easier for him to see any lurkers in 
> the underbrush if his pony's head carriage was low,
> and #2, when they found a steer, 
> if the pony's head was down so they were eye-to-eye,
> the pony would be more 
> intimidating so the steer would move off more
> easily.
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