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Speaking Horse

by | Jun 23, 2008 | Travel & Preservation

Mastering communication for a better ride on the trail. 
In the 17th century, New Mexico’s vaqueros imparted (under duress, most likely) their “secrets” of horsemanship to the Plains Indians. With these secrets in hand, the Plains Indians transformed from foot soldiers and buffalo runners who drove herds over cliffs to mounted warriors and fearless buffalo chasers who killed with their arrows. The cues they learned


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