Black Cowboy, Wild Horses Theme 5-3

 Black Cowboy, Wild Horses Theme 5-3

    Black Cowboy, Wild Horses is about the African American cowboy, Bob Lemmons. With the help of his stallion, Warrior, Lemmons hers mustangs, the wild horses that live on the plains. He herds them by making the mustangs think that he is one of them.
    The selection shows Lemmons on the job. First, he looks for the herd's hoof marks. Then he rides Warrior and catches up to them as a storm breaks. It is important that he doesn't get too close too soon. If the mustangs see or smell him, they will run off. He moves Warrior very slowly, trying not to make a sound, getting closer as the herd grazes. The stallion leading the herd looks around before he goes back to grazing. The mustangs sense that Lemmons is near, but they think that he is a horse.
    Lemmons rides into the middle of the herd. He tires to keep himself flat across Warrior's back. The next day, a colt is bitten by a rattlesnake and dies. As the stallion moves the herd away, Lemmons decides that this is the right moment to take over the herd. He and Warrior gallop to the front. Warrior rears up and kicks his legs into the air. Then he charges the stallion. Warrior and the stallion fight, kicking at each other. Warrior wins the battle, and the mustang stallion leaves the herd.
    Lemmons is now in charge of the mustangs. As he rides back home, the herd follows him. After a two-day ride, he leads the mustangs straight into the corral. The other cowboys take over the job and Lemmons rides off with Warrior.