Artists of the Horse: Capturing the Spirit of America's West Award "Back in the saddle" isn't

"Back in the saddle" isn't just a cliché or a metaphor

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Artists of the Horse: Capturing the Spirit of America's West Award "Back in the saddle" isn'tAuthors: Heidi Brady & Scott White Since the frontiers of the American West were explored and settled, the horse has become its icon, representing freedom, individualism, toughness, determination, and the idiosyncratic way of life inherent to the region. The horse was a vital partner of the cowboy, Native American, and settler of this new frontier. As time went on, the image of the horse came to represent a new romanticism of the West, with many