Alicia Westmoreland – J.M. Capriola

Breaking Ice

My old pair of tapaderos remind me of a bone-chilling winter task. By Kelli Neubert February 11, 2016 Tapaderos protect a rider’s feet from brush and cold temperatures. In the dark, dusty corner of a shelf in my tack room sits a hand-carved pair of bulldog tapaderos. Tapaderos (also referred to as “taps”) are a … Read more

The Spur – To Paul Bear From Baxter Black – 1987

The Spur I came to a low water crossing Where the trails converged near the bank And all by itself, I spotted a spur That lay buried plum up to the shank. I kicked at the dirt all around it But its mate was not to be found Then I wondered just what circumstances … Read more