As a sudden rainstorm passed, I was glad to have on the wool poncho that Jorge let me borrow for the early morning ride to gather cattle and move them to another pasture. Uruguay is a small South American country (population 3.4 million), bordered by Brazil (191 million) and Argentina (40 million). Driving from the capital city of Montevideo into the countryside, I saw horses everywhere. It seemed that every house had a horse outside. Men rode alongside the road on horses and worked cattle in


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