But, alas, we may be forced to acknowledge that spectacle is in the saddle, and rides American politics.
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In 1993, then master, Lord Mancroft, when asked about the dangers of fox hunting, suggested 'the perfect death is in the saddle': > Sometimes it seems like an accident, but it can be a heart attack. It > happened like that to the old master of the hunt. Fell off his horse and was > dead long before he hit the ground. It's the most wonderful way to go.
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Cephissus river view from above - from a bridge at the highway Athens-Lamia Cephissus (; , Kifisos) is a river in the vicinity of Athens, Greece. The Bibliotheca (3.15.1) states that the legendary Erechtheus' wife Praxithea was daughter of Phrasimus (otherwise unknown to us) by Diogenia (otherwise unknown to us) daughter of Cephissus. The source of the river is in the saddle depression between the Parnitha and Penteli mountains.
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The Monastery of St Lawrence at Buda, also known as the Pauline Monastery of Budaszentlőrinc (), is a former monastery belonging to the Pauline Order. Destroyed by the Ottomans, the remains of the monastery grounds are in an area called (English: Beautiful shepherdess) which is in the saddle between Hárshegy and János Hill in the 2nd district of Budapest. It is where the Pauline Order founded their first friary. Today, only the foundation walls of the monastery remain.
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Covering long distances, and working with half-wild cattle, frequently at high speeds in very rough, brushy terrain, meant the ever-present danger of a rider becoming unseated in an accident miles from home and support. Thus, the most noticeable equipment difference is in the saddle, which has a heavy and substantial tree (traditionally made of wood) to absorb the shock of roping. The western saddle features a prominent pommel topped by a horn that came about through trial and error for developing an efficient way of towing livestock (Kelly, 2011). The horn is the easiest way to identify a western saddle.
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It is in the saddle between the Sangre de Cristo Range, lying to the southeast, and the Sawatch Range, lying to the west and northwest. The small town of Poncha Springs lies about 6 miles (9 km) north of the pass. The pass has a mild approach on the northern side and a moderate 5% approach from the south, though it remains open all year round and does not normally cause problems for vehicles in winter. Poncha Pass lies on the border between Chaffee County and Saguache County, and on the border between the San Isabel National Forest and the Rio Grande National Forest.
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Western riding evolved from the cattle-working and warfare traditions brought to the Americas by the Spanish Conquistadors, and both equipment and riding style evolved to meet the working needs of the cowboy on ranches in the American West. Though the differences between English and Western riding appear dramatic, there are many similarities. Both styles require riders to have a solid seat, with the hips and shoulders balanced over the feet, with hands independent of the seat so as to avoid disturbing the balance of the horse and interfering with its performance. The most noticeable feature of western style riding is in the saddle, which has a substantial saddle tree that provides support to horse and rider when working long hours in the saddle.
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Robert R. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago Tribune, who with some reluctance supported Thomas E. Dewey, the governor of New York and the 1944 Republican presidential nominee, claimed that the CIO had become the dominant faction in the national Democratic Party: > They call it the Democratic national convention but obviously it is the CIO > convention. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the candidate of the CIO and the > Communists because they know if elected, he will continue to put the > government of the United States at their service, at home and abroad. ... > The CIO is in the saddle and the Democrat donkey, under whip and spur, is > meekly taking the road to communism and atheism. ... Everybody knows that > Roosevelt is the Communist candidate, but even the Communists cannot be sure > where their place will be if he wins.
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In the early 1950s, Fletcher was a member of the cast of Bobby Benson and the B-Bar-B Riders, a Western on the Mutual Broadcasting System. In 1960, Tex opened a Bar and Restaurant in Rockerville, South Dakota, where he hired bartender and future United States Senator James Abourezk Afterward, Tex had no desire to return to Hollywood and turned down all subsequent offers to continue the series from other movie production companies, and other offers to return to Hollywood - some of which continued into the 1980s - opting instead to focus on radio and live performances. Fletcher was a prolific songwriter, having penned the cowboy classics, "The Lord is In The Saddle Tonight," "Tiperary (The Great Outlaw Horse)", "My Harding County Home," the closing theme to CBS television's The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock, and others. His songs were covered by Gene Autry, Ernest Tubb, Lawrence Welk, bluesman Magic Slim, blues duo Pistol Pete and Ron Hytower, and modern day cowboy/folklorist Glenn Ohrlin.
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