“When I got to him, he sat up and his lower lip was down under his chin. It was the danged-est lookin’ thing.... I had to put my knee against his chest and pull it back.” Thus recalled Texas cowboy Gid Redding about the fate of 19-year-old Aubrey Strokes, who had fallen hard off his pony. Strokes is one of many cowboys who “saddle up anyway” despite the injuries and even death that await them while astride their horses. Dearen’s book will give you a newfound respect for cowfolk as
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