In a message dated 1/17/2006 7:13:44 PM Central Standard Time, shadowbear270@webtv.net writes: Another wonder of the world==my family trying to get use to having horse someone brought a wagon to our place==you ever see all those leather straps the has to be put on a horse just so a wagon can be pulled==took me a long time before I could do it=some of our people said forget it SHADOW BEAR ======================================== Shadowbear, Daddy repaired harness. I took him to Oklahoma City to buy leather once and ask him why he didn't make a set out of new leather. He bought himself some leather and made a new set. They were beautiful when he finished. He did all of this by hand no fancy sewing machines. Barbara In Oklahoma Native America

Barb, I surely hope you kept those hand made harness for your grandkids - if they are wise enough yet to appreciate their value. Bettye ----- Original Message ----- From: <BAPARHAM@aol.com> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Horse > > In a message dated 1/17/2006 7:13:44 PM Central Standard Time, > shadowbear270@webtv.net writes: > > Another wonder of the world==my family trying to get use to having horse > someone brought a wagon to our place==you ever see all those leather > straps the has to be put on a horse just so a wagon can be pulled==took > me a long time before I could do it=some of our people said forget it > > SHADOW BEAR > > > ======================================== > Shadowbear, Daddy repaired harness. I took him to Oklahoma City to buy > leather once and ask him why he didn't make a set out of new leather. He > bought > himself some leather and made a new set. They were beautiful when he > finished. > He did all of this by hand no fancy sewing machines. > Barbara > In Oklahoma Native America > > > > > > > > ==== CHEROKEE Mailing List ==== > <<>OPEN forum to all Cherokee topics - except Genealogy<>> > <>Culture-History-Language-Folk lore and Truths<> > Good Manners & Language is required to be on the list > ALL the links you will need to sub and unsub or contact listowner below > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Ethnic-Native/CHEROKEE.html > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >