A great many equestrian travelers could say they were inspired to
take to the saddle because of the exploits of someone who rode
before them. However John Beard is the only horseback traveler
whose journey can be directly linked to the influence of the famous
Buffalo Bill Cody. Beard determined as a child that he wanted to
see the Wild West from the back of a horse after a visit to Cody s
legendary Wild West show. Yet it was to be more than sixty years
after seeing the flamboyant American showman before Beard, and his
wife Lulu, finally mounted their dreams. Setting off on a matched
pair of horses, Black Diamond and Black Fairy, the Beards left to
discover the long cherished equestrian quest of the author s youth.
Their mission in 1948 was to ride the length of the Old Oregon
Trail. What followed was a 2,500 mile odyssey from Oregon to
Missouri through a vast sea of weariness, thirst, hunger, hardship,
and danger as the aged equestrians rode down the trail of their
pioneer forefathers. Amply illustrated with photographs, Saddles
East is more than a mere tale of adventure, it is the romantic
story of two pilgrims of the sunrise riding back into the morning
of their youth, hunting for America s yesterday with everything
they own on the backs of their faithful horses.
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