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negatives replaced with positives
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Horse Megga Store It took the better
you know it you’re the head and
me no matter what I was doing
part of a year to get the mare
not the tail.”
outdoors.”
to where she could trust
Just because he’s a
Griffith’s greatest
again. Now she and her
trainer, it doesn’t mean Griffith
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Every time the parade stopped
talk to with any unanswered
all horses, but most of the
Scout would turn around and face
questions I may have,” said
time people, as I experience
the wagon. Each time the team
Griffith. “ Dennis’ first priority
it,” said Griffith, “want the
would start up again they would
is the safety of people and then
horse to do all of the chang-
slip and slide getting the wagon
the horse, and he knows horses
ing and that doesn’t fall under
moving again, and they made a
inside and out.”
the title of horse-man-ship.
terrible commotion.
For the past 37 years
Whatever you do on the
“My brave mount
Griffith’s first and foremost
ground or on the back of a
Scout got the idea that he was go-
goal has been to continue
horse, you do together as
ing to go the entire parade route
to use the abilities God has
one. Horse + man = partner-
backwards,” laughed Griffith.
bestowed upon him to start
ship.”
“I could not get him turned
babies, breaking, training
When people bring
around…all through the parade
and teaching, and he’s still
their horses to the Cross G
we backed up. I’m sure the
enrolled in the school of life
Ranch, both the horse and
people in the crowd thought we
and believes learning is never
the owner leave different than
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were doing it on purpose, but I
ending.
when they arrived.
know better!”
“Next to my wife
“I’ve worked with
With the exception of
Nancy, who I love very much,
a lot of people who have
the Bandera parade, Scout always
horses and people are my pas-
had a fear of horses because
accepted Griffith as the leader
sion,” said Griffith. I never
someone put them on the back
and never tried to dominate.
forget who my God is and
of an untrained horse and
“My most memorable
know that He’s the one who
they got hurt,” said Griffith.
horse was Scout,” said Griffith.
put that passion in me. I am
“Helping someone like that
At 15-years-old, Scout died last
very blessed with the gift to
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to be able to ride again is one
month from colic, and he is truly
train horses and people and I
of the highlights of working
missed. He was the ruler of the
thank God for it.”
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