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I think that has made me a better horseman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The things I was taught and the things I have learned is what I know today. My style of riding and the steps I use to build this California-style bridle horse are a reflection of all of that. What I do is not the only way it can be done, nor the only way it is done today. But I believe this older, more methodical way builds a better horse that has the strength through his back to still be doing his job of working cattle into his old age with quality of movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Most of the suppling and gymnastic exercises I use to develop my horses I learned as a boy and a young man. Most of the time, the old-timers used slang western words to describe them. Up until the time I was exposed to some people in the eastern United States and Europe, I, too, used western slang, which made it difficult for the people I was trying to help to understand what I was saying. I found that beyond the world of the buckaroo there is a universal language of words, phrases and expressions to describe the movements of horses. Some of my friends have taken the time to help me learn this language. It has certainly helped me in teaching, but I have not yet mastered it in my ongoing education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My grandfather used to say, 'Patience is a virtue and you should exercise it whenever you are around\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elivestock.' Let the journey begin.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoftcover, 185 pages, black and white photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Bridges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eclectic Horseman Communications, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.57d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989354733\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridges, Mike:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Mike Bridges began learning the vaquero tradition as a teenager from his grandfather, who advised him to seek out other vaqueros to deepen his knowledge. At age 15 he set out to buckaroo on various ranches in California and Nevada where he learned from those who lived this old tradition. In his book, The Making Of A California Style Vaquero Bridle Horse, Mike writes; \"After 55 years of working cattle, the miles I've ridden and long hours in the saddle, alone or with other buckaroos, was the high school and college time I spent to learn this discipline. The last sixteen years of teaching clinics in the Unites States and Europe, of imparting this vaquero style, has helped me to think through and analyze precisely how I do things in the training of this style of horse. I think that has made me a better horseman.\"Mike has been featured in Western Horseman magazine in an article by Robert M. Miller, DVM, titled \"Bridges to the Past\" in the May 1996 issue. Mike also wrote an excellent article for Western Horseman in July 1998 - \"Vaquero-Style Bridle Bits\" - What they are and how they work. 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