I noticed in a history article in an old 1940s magazine it said ( the Indians were the first * true cowboys * ) There were pictures too. Dan M www.wvi.com/~wb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Genealogy_Chat ----- Original Message ----- From: "anna wilson" <artyndn@cityscope.net> To: <CHEROKEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 8:43 PM Subject: Re: [Cherokee Circle] Yesterday > in the old days they ran the horses over gravel or shell to wear down the > hoves.that was for heards not individual .we got horses when the spanish > brought them over ,.we were better at training them them than the > europeans.anna ====================================