Larry called me and asked if I had time to come give him a hand. Now this was back in the Bartree days and if Larry called, it was a job!
I showed up and Larry was rigged up with a truck and house trailer. We set off to some “place”, with Larry driving. You never knew where you where half the time. He put a new meaning on back roads! We ended up at some ranch and there were a few houses and a round pin. Folks see the trailer and go nuts!!! Larry being Larry, he whips the truck in there and backs up to the gate.
We get out of the truck and Larry is “Larry’ed” up and I’m there with long hair in a mullet, cut jeans and a tee shirt. We go over and talk to this group of men and they tell Larry ” yep that’s the colt “. Larry walks over to the truck and gets his rope. In the mean time, the men are getting a good seat for this show!
Larry and all talk over the plan as I am watching this colt and mamma mare, buck and kick all around the pin. Larry ties the rope off to the trailer and we walk out in to this pin and run this colt up in to the trailer like pro’s! The men are in total shock as Larry walks over and shakes his hand. We drive off in a cloud of dust.
As we pull down the drive way, Larry looks at me and tells me ” Well that went better then I was thinking that would” with his big old smile.
Now after that day, the GQ city boy and the Horseman where talked about for years to come.
Contributed by Curtis Dalton
