In the January 2019 issue of True West, Pancho Villa is riding with the reins in his right hand and his reata tied on the left. The man behind him is riding with his right hand also, but the reata is tied on the right. Shouldn’t right-handers hold reins in their left hands?
Thump Witcher
Honey Grove, Texas
We checked out the photo and believe the negative was reversed. You’re right, both riders are holding the reins with their right hand. They should be in their left hands. The reversed i

True West July 2019
In This Issue:
Features
Western Books & Movies
To The Point
Departments
- True Western Towns: Glasgow, Montana
- Over Land and Water with John Wesley Powell
- What About Old West Waste Disposal?
- Shouldn’t right-handers hold reins in their left hands?
- The Deadly Escape
- What are “long-tailed heroes”?
- Did Billy the Kid Serve as an Interpreter for Irish Immigrants?
- What History Has Taught Me: Shelley Buffalo Calf
- C.M. Russell Rides Again
- A Collector Like No Other
- Were Davy Crockett and his men Captured and Executed in Mexico City?