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Article: Home on the range Taste the cowboy lifestyle of Bandera, Texas.(Going Places)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- December 7, 2003
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Byline: George Oxford Miller Daily Herald Correspondent
I gaze lazily at the steep hillside framed by blue sky and let my horse, Tuffy, do all the work. This rugged Texas Hill Country west of San Antonio inspires daydreams.
Our leader, Dianne, snaps us to attention. "Let's pick up the pace. Are you ready to canter?"
At the mention of the word, the horses perk up and break into a trot along the narrow, rocky trail. Tuffy picks up speed and shifts into a smooth lope. I lean forward for balance as the scrubby oaks and junipers flash by. We slow to cross a creek, then dash up a slope before Dianne slows us to a walk. We look at each other with huge ...