The White Horse Ranch
Some call it a “cavvy,” some call it a “remuda.” Both come from the Spanish. It’s the outfit’s string of horses. On the TS in Battle Mountain Nevada, the remuda is a hundred strong. Every evening before the next day’s work, the horses are “put on the ropes” and the cowboss expertly ropes one out for each buckaroo. 

Santa Rosa Island
The ultimate in vaquero horsemanship is the spade bit horse. Not every horse can be one and not every rider can ride one. Equine expert Richard Caldwell takes us through the steps of making a bridle horse, from the hackamore, to the two rein, to straight up in the bridle, in graphic detail.