User talk:LazyLRanch

Say, nice job on Working cow horse, an article that was in desperate need of help. I wordsmithed it a touch for wikipedia style (the wikigods don't like writing in the second person, and have other quirks) You may want to join WikiProject Equine, by the way. Have been looking for a place to park article info on the "California"/'Buckaroo"/"vaquero" method of training (am staying out of that linguistic spat, LOL), and the working cow horse article was not a bad place to put that info, though perhaps over time it ought to get its own article (there is also a little teeny bit of info at cowboy, though the scope of that article doesn't allow for a lot of detail). On that note, you may want to take a look at hackamore and bosal.  I did a lot of work on both of those before getting into a HUGE edit war with a couple of Easterners who think that anyone who lives in the west couldn't find their butt in the dark if they used both hands (we currently have the pronunciation of "chaps" in mediation, arrgh!)  and started really causing trouble there.  (You don't want to even look at the talk page on Hackamore! LOL and see Bitless bridle, where it all started!)  Anyway, it's been lonely out here without more western riders around, so welcome and thanks. Oh, and if it's anywhere near your realm of background, you might also want to take a glance at cutting (sport), which could also use some help. Reining is in pretty good shape for the moment, but anything can be improved upon. And say, should you have both a true spade bit and a digital camera, wikipedia could really use a photo of a spade. In curb bit and bit shank there is a photo of a hooded cricket Salinas-type bit (mine), but that's it. Well, hope I have given you enough rope to cause trouble. Have fun! Montanabw (talk) 02:42, 27 April 2008 (UTC)