b"DID YOU KNOW, IN THE OLD WEST.By Lee Anderson, Old West Living Historian, Award Winning Author, and Old School HorsemanLee Anderson and his horse, Concho, are well known around the state doing presentations in schools, corporate events, and civic events. Learn more about them and his book on his website. historicaloldwest.orgThe language in the describing a horse with a mean disposition or poorI nitially, the old west wasumm quality. Such as crow bait, hammerhead, knothead,word dude shall we say, colorful?devil horse, wall-eyed, pig-eyed, cow-hocked, jug- referred to a So, this month, letsheaded, lop-eared, mangy, rat-tailed, spavined,boil on someones take a look at some of these colorful oldbone-headed, and several othersbackside caused by west slang terms. that arent repeatable in mixedriding in the saddle D ried buffalo and cow manure was referred tocompany or a family publication. all day when they as cow chips, compressed hay, or prairieA werent used to it. miners burro was oftenMany Easterners, pancakes. When dried they would burn and fuelcalled a desert canarywith their uppity many a campfire when wood was scarce. due to its distinctiveattitude and town clothes, were quite often just a pain A serenading ability. in the backside to a cowboy; hence, the term, dude. horse-drawn hearse wasAlso, dudes were a whole different character than a sometimes called a cold T he devil's addition greenhorn or a tenderfoot who just didnt knowmeat wagon. but were willing to learn.T o cowboy up meantwas where the saloons,S am Colt always recommended loading only gambling halls, and brothels Tuff-it-up, git back onwere located. five of the six chambers of his single-action yer horse, dont back down, dont give up, and doC owboys that were broke oftenrevolvers cylinder leaving the one under the the best you can with the handhammer empty for safety. A live youre dealt. Give it all youvecomplained about not havinround under the hammer got. Since real cowboys area tail feather left. could be set off should the somewhat rare today, the termW hen someone forgot (orhammer be accidentally has since become man up. struck. This is still true T here were (and stillchose to forget) theywith many single-action claimed to disremember. revolvers today. Cowboys often are) some very colorful(Similar to todays misspoke isnt it?) referred to this practice asderogatory termsfive beans in the wheel. ArizonaRealCountry.com October 2020 13"