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JOHN WAYNE, CLINT Eastwood and Henry Fonda. How many of you can recall the thundering hooves and firing pistols that marked these three film-stars of the classic Western cowboy films? At some point in our childhood, many of us dreamed of being a cowgirl or cowboy; riding through the back-country, chasing down outlaws and donning your very own Stetson. For some of us, that may even have become reality.
Though the movies provided some great entertainment for those sleepy Sunday afternoons in front of the TV, the films themselves did not always portray a true picture of what western riding is, leaving many with lasting preconceptions.
To ride western
