A Cowboy and A Good Reinin’ Horse

A Cowboy and A Good Reinin’ Horse

By J. Bryan Wasson

The cowboy and his horse are more than a team

They form a single unit

Without any seam

The brain of the man is connected

To the brain of the horse

By six foot ribbons of latago reins

When the hide of a cow

Meets the hide of a horse

With just whisper of a touch

On the side of the neck

The man and the horse become one

With a nudge of heel

And press of a knee

From the man on his back

Is all that it takes

For the cowboy and horse to become one

A dismounted cowboy don’t amount to much

It makes him feel

Helpless, and sort of alone and old

But give a dismounted cowboy a good reinin’ horse

And a dismounted cowboy is made whole

© Copyright 2010 by J. Bryan Wasson