The stories of cowboy life on the Chisholm Trail are often recounted; even John Wayne shared a slice of Chisholm cowboyin’ in 1948’s Red River. But what about the horses who survived the up-to-two-month arduous trip leading thousands of longhorn cattle through canyons, rivers and open ranges from Texas to Kansas railheads? Who were they? Fearless, fast, noble and smart with cow sense are some words that might make it into the job description; steeldust might be another. Foaled by a


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