Chapter 40 Man by his garment, by his horse, by his saddle

When Kent and Gaucy left the ranch for Bozeman, Athos, Clark, Tress, and Anastasia were not idle, and they were all very annoying to repair the barbed wire, repair the cattle pen, and clean up the cow dung.

In fact, this cowboy's job is really not easy to do.

In addition to this, Anastasia must also be ready to receive the arrival of five hundred Boer goats at any time, and the sheepfold has not yet been built, but fortunately there are a large number of free cowsheds for the sheep to use, but after all, sheep management is still different from cattle, as an expert in sheep breeding, Anastasia knows that this is the time to test her ability.

Boer goats are sent directly from the nearby pasture, and it is estimated that Gaucy and Kent are not in the ranch at that time, if something happens, even if Gaucy will spare her, but she is afraid that she will leave because she feels ashamed, after all, this is the first time to do a big thing for the new boss, and she can't show foreign appearances.

Gossey and Kent went to Bozeman to buy accessories for the horses, as well as the situation of Simmental cattle in the hall, to see if they could directly buy the Angus cattle back first, anyway, there were only 200 cows, and if they used a large trailer, it was estimated that they would be transported back in one cart, after all, they were all calves, and they were relatively small.

As for the twenty horses in the predetermined plan, this must be carefully selected, and must not be sloppy, horses are not the same as cows, cattle are raised to sell beef and milk, and horses are generally used as racing horses or horse farms for people to ride in modern times, this must be chosen, otherwise even if you want to sell, it is estimated that no one will want it, because horse meat really does not taste very good.

Fortunately, Quarter horses are very common in the western United States, and there are basically pastures nearby, and even Thomas Ranch, the predecessor of Yellowstone Ranch, originally raised nearly ten Quarte horses, but they were all ridden by cowboys and ranchers, and they were not ready to sell.

There are very few cars on the roads in rural America, so even a large trailer with a long length can be driven at a leisurely pace without having to be wary of a small electric donkey or car speeding by on the road.

Kent's favorite song is American country music, and although Gao Xi has listened to this kind of music before, he doesn't like it very much, but in such an environment, when he listens to such a song again, the feeling is completely different, which is probably the so-called artistic conception.

Along the way, Gossi sat next to him, listening to Kent's tireless nagging, but he didn't feel the slightest boredom, perhaps because he didn't know most of the things Kent said, and because he didn't know, when he listened, he seemed to be particularly attentive.

When they arrived at Bozeman, exactly half an hour later, the speed of the big trailer was not slow at all, and the two of them parked the big trailer in a relatively spacious place, and then walked to Bozeman's saddlery shop.

Although Bozeman's population is not large, but the big trailer is too big, if you drive directly in, it will affect the traffic very much, which is still in the United States, if it is a county in China, it is estimated that the traffic police will come out to trouble you.

Modern equestrian supplies are generally divided into two categories, one for horses and the other for riders. The main supplies for horses are: saddles, halters, armatures, horse coats, bowed leather and water reins, etc.; The main items for human use are: helmets, riding boots, breeches and horsewhips and other knightly goods.

Gao Xi has watched the equestrian events of the Olympic Games, and has also seen the horse racing scenes in movies and television, so he still knows a little bit about horse harness. However, after entering the harness shop, he still felt a little dazzled.

Buying horse harness feels similar to buying clothes for women, no wonder the ancients had a saying that "people rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles", which is really not wrong at all.

There are dozens of different materials and styles of saddles alone, and it is said that there are still samples here, and if the things you want to buy are too popular, they are not yet in stock, so you will have to wait a few days to get your hands on them.

In addition to the saddle, there are some more distinctive things for western cowboys, it must be said that cowboy hats, which should not be considered equestrian equipment, but because this is the west, because cowboys are worshipped here, so it is normal for this cowboy hat to be sold here, according to Kent, some harness stores even sell jeans for denim, and the quality is called a good, which is definitely much better than selling in the outside market.

Of course, the rest such as water reins, riding boots, and horse whips are all conventional matching, and there must be many of the same styles, and there are many colors, especially riding boots, which were worn by cowboys in the past, but now the riding boots are becoming more and more trendy, and some riding boots can even be worn directly to the city, and they are particularly fashionable.

"Aha, my old friend, you're here again, long time no see!"

The owner of the harness shop is also a middle-aged man in his forties, a tall and thin man, estimated to be 1.9 meters, wearing a cowboy hat, a cowboy gear, and a revolver at his waist, looking more like a police officer in the west.

When he saw Kent come in, he excitedly greeted him, and the two of them gave him an intimate hug, and then patted each other on the back.

"yes, I haven't seen you in a while, this is my new boss, the rancher of Yellowstone Ranch, the former Thomas Ranch." Kent smiled and introduced the shopkeeper to Gaussey.

"Ah, dear Asian guy, hello, welcome to my shop, come and hug it, we may see each other more often in the future." The shopkeeper was very enthusiastic, and he didn't care whether Gao Xi wanted to or not, so he directly hugged Gao Xi with his big hand.

To be honest, such a warm hug, Gao Xi is really a little uncomfortable, but he didn't resist, but learned from Kent and hugged each other, and in the future, this will have to be slowly adapted.

"Old man, I want to buy something this time, you know the goods I have here, I dare not say that all Montana is the best, but in Bozeman, it is absolutely second to none." The shopkeeper asked, looking at Kent.

"The owner of the west field is going to buy twenty horses, we need matching harnesses, or according to the old rules, this time if you want more, give it cheaper." Kent said.

"No problem, who are we with whom, you choose the goods first, or according to the past seven discounts, this should always work, right?" The owner of the store is very generous, probably because he is familiar with Kent, in the United States, mainly rely on the green "Franklin" to get through the relationship, but the network is also very important, don't think that in the United States, this network can be thrown away, that is really a very stupid thing.

If connections weren't useful, Kent wouldn't have let Gaucy come out and make friends.

After the price was negotiated, Kent began to purchase according to the previously planned quantity, and the rest of the things Gao Xi didn't understand, and he didn't dare to say more, they were all selected by Kent after being busy, but Gao Xi wanted to learn to ride a horse by himself, so this saddle and a set of harness he used, then he had to choose it himself.

People rely on clothes and horses rely on saddles, and among all horse harnesses, the saddle is the most important equestrian product, and it can best reflect the identity, status and hobbies of the owner. A good saddle is a beautiful work of art in itself. According to different equestrian events, saddles are divided into comprehensive saddles, racing saddles, obstacle saddles, dressage saddles and western saddles (or cowboy saddles).