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Post by jameshunt on Dec 6, 2010 21:19:45 GMT -5
Well I'm not sure this has anything to do with buffalo hunting, but this is my pony and I am pretty proud of all she has done for me over the years. This is posted elsewhere, but in case some of you haven't seen it.
She is a 25 year old Morgan/Arab cross, the boss mare of our little herd.
You ought to try riding four feet off of a speeding pickup, that tight rein is just in case we need to make a very quick left turn. Hollywood must do it differently! Dave can weigh in on a safer technique.
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Post by tsalagidave on Dec 6, 2010 22:40:57 GMT -5
Nice riding James. I learned Western and Dressage but I prefer Dressage because there is so much more control over the mount. I like how that light mouth contact or the ability to just use my legs/knees is all that is needed. There are a wide array of riding styles used in the various films but often times, Hollywood shows a lot of dont's in EQ. Most of the guys I know use dressage.
-Dave
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Post by jameshunt on Dec 7, 2010 0:27:05 GMT -5
Dave: AGHHHH!!! you wear those skinny little tight pants and a helmet!?! Just kidding, I agree - I have all the respect in the world for a classically trained rider. Unfortunately, I never rode a horse until after the age of 50. I guess I didn't trust my leg there, I wanted to pull her head over quickly if needed. However, my daughter is into dressage, and eventing - and mounted shooting. Seen below on her Thoroughbred in correct period riding attire and shown in a tintype made by Brass.  Girdi Olmmi: The mild pop you hear was actually put into the video by the guy that created it, the original sound from the pistol was even milder on the original tape. The gun used is a Rem Army circa 1864, with 30 grains of 2f and a wad shoved in over it. I use this horse in mounted shooting so she is used to the bang, but if you look close you can see the ear plugs I use. She does better with them. All: The point of this is I was running next to a pick-up and was concerned (the wife was driving), can you imagine running next to a 1000 pounds of irritated buffalo at the edge of a herd and poking holes in him, this is how Bill Cody did it though - albeit with a .50 needle gun. |
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Post by buckskin billy on Dec 7, 2010 10:24:37 GMT -5
awesome video james and a great picture of your daughter.
makes me wish i had a horse. got the room for one but couldn't afford to feed one
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Post by tsalagidave on Dec 7, 2010 13:46:58 GMT -5
Well, okay sometimes I wear tights but never the helmet. Here is a shot of me working as an a mounted animal trainer. Clearly, authenticity was not highly important here. I'm the one with the falcon. -Dave Attachments:
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Post by tsalagidave on Dec 7, 2010 13:50:21 GMT -5
My horse in this show is an Arabian (alpha) Stallion. Notice that I have tight mouth contact on his left to keep his head away from the horse to his right. This guy was a real handful but definitely the Ferrari of horses. -Dave Attachments:
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Post by tsalagidave on Dec 10, 2010 13:48:53 GMT -5
Girdi, I sometimes shoot without wads also but do you grease your tubes to prevent a chain fire? I have a theory that more chainfires are probably caused by lost caps because the lead does make such a good gas seal when packed properly. However, I still grease just in case that 1 in a million occurs when I am 10-20 miles back into the mountains.
-Dave
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Post by buckskin billy on Dec 10, 2010 22:16:00 GMT -5
i have had a chain fire out of one of my colts before. luckly it was the chamber to the side of the barrel that went off, and no damage was done to me or the gun. i had been shooting for a while. the gun was loaded and i was using spg lube and the mouth of the chambers were completely sealed off. when i realize the recoil was stronger than usual and the bang was louder than usual, i stopped and looked the gun over. and found that the chamber that went off to the side of the barrel was missing its cap. it fell off while shooting.
this has made me a firm believer in the chain fire entering through a empty nipple. i always pushed the caps on firm but now i do it more firmly than ever. and any time the nipples get odd ball shape i replace them.
i'm sure a spark can enter in from a lose fitting ball, but the nipple is something to always be caution of as well
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Post by tsalagidave on Dec 12, 2010 0:47:47 GMT -5
I think that 40 of FFFg is too much for an 1860 Army or 1858 Remington. It is perfect for the Walker or a Dragoon pistol though. I used to shoot great groupings with my old Walker when I loaded 35-40g. 60 was fun for the "boom" factor but the reoil was too intense for me to get any accuracy at 50 yards. (I was putting it all over the paper and even missing it altogether.)
I love those Colt Batteries though. They are powerful enough to use as a game hunting pistol but I've never tried it. Have sent a few rodents to their reward from time to time though.
-Dave
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Post by hangtownfrye on Jan 27, 2011 23:14:12 GMT -5
Nice little video! I've gotten into Cowboy Mounted Shooting as well, and I have to say it's a hoot. I always say that if it doesn't involve horses or guns, it's not a sport, it's a kid's game, and this one has both! It's a bit too much like barrel racing for my taste, but what the heck, it's still horses and guns, and it's not as though I'm in it to win. I'm in it because it's fun! And it allows me to do some more training with my horses and firearms, which is always good.
Have any of you fellows done any Civil War Cavalry reenacting? Also a major hoot, and you can't beat the adrenaline of a Cavalry Charge with several hundred other fellows in formation with you! Lots of fun, but as always, there are ding-dongs in the crowd who make things difficult at times. But one must persevere in order to have fun!
I've thought many times about doing Buffalo Running on horseback, but boy, the training you'd need would be pretty impressive! I don't think a "mere" cow-horse would do, as my understanding is that the only thing Buffalo hate worst that pick-up trucks are horses. But I remember MANY years ago (1973, IIRC) Guns and Ammo issued their "Black Powder Digest" and Phil Spangenberger, Jim Costanza and one other lucky fellow did a "Buffalo Run" with blanks. They were using their Plains Rifles rather than either pistols or fusils, but it was very, very cool. I wonder if anyone got actual film of it? All I ever saw were stills, and it was long before video was commonly available.
Again, good post. It's always best when we can combine our passion for history with horses!
Cheers!
Gordon
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Post by malpaso on Jan 28, 2011 11:30:06 GMT -5
Hey,,, I have a copy of that mag, i shall download the cover and post it on here. watch this space.
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Post by malpaso on Jan 28, 2011 13:05:29 GMT -5
The Article was in 1973 always felt this was such a great thing to do. best i could do with the photo, It was not on the front cover but inside there is another photo on the cover of that event. Also there are quite a fews pics of Phil dressed in various costumes to acompany by his article   Attachments:
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Post by Chuck Burrows on Feb 1, 2011 3:52:04 GMT -5
FWIW - I've herded buffalo before and one time the owner, a fellow history knut, asked if we wanted to run them back home pretending to hunt them as done in the past (the critters take no real notice of a fence - even a six wire high tension one when excited! and herding them home was a fairly common occurence ). It was to say the least exciting - a pretty good cutting horse will do fine for running them but even then since bufflo turn on there front legs it's a bit of a crap shoot as to whether you'll survive when one turns on you. Also have a friend who was one of thestunt riders during the buffalo hunt in Dances with Wolves and he said they used regular cow ponies - kind of hard to find a trained buffalo pony these days....  as to whether buffalo like horse - my buddy who owned the buffalo ranch regularly penned his buffalo in need of doctoring next to his horses without any confrontations...... |
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Post by hangtownfrye on Feb 1, 2011 19:25:46 GMT -5
Malpaso; That's the magazine! I still have my copy around here somewhere. I remember buying it on my way to a Rendezvous, and spending most of the time (it was more of a BP Shoot than a real Rendezvous back in those halcyon days) reading the magazine rather than shooting. It was TOO COOL! Kinda whetted my appetite, so to speak.
Chuck, that's good to hear. I've chased a few cows and bulls around, and I have a great horse to do it on, but he's worth a few dollars so I guess I'm a little hesitant to put him to the test. But what the heck, if it's only ME that breaks my neck, I'm okay with that! ;D
Cheers!
Gordon
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