Her pack she could abandon if she must - the food was gone and she could live without the other things - but her warm cloak she must have, her boots and her saddle . . . though she could ride bareback better than many women could ride saddled.

At dark the two of us, mounted bareback started out with the cattle.

He carries a feathered spear and is accompanied by Renegade, an appaloosa horse whom he rides bareback.

Johnny Globe possessed such a great temperament that even as an older stallion he permitted children to ride him bareback and happily accepted Doris bathing his troublesome hooves.

Mr Majerski said his love of animals came from learning to ride ponies bareback as a child in his native Blaenau Ffestiniog where he helped local farmers round up their sheep.

So now, the residents of Los Naranjos have been forced to face their fears and become caiman catchers themselves in this community of scarce resources where some still ride horses bareback as transportation.

Among rodeo events, bull riding takes the greatest injury toll, but bareback riding, steer wrestling and calf roping carry significant risks as well, according to Dr. Daniel J. Downey of Pioneer Medical Specialists in Dillon, Montana.

Her pack she could abandon if she must - the food was gone and she could live without the other things - but her warm cloak she must have, her boots and her saddle . . . though she could ride bareback better than many women could ride saddled.