Bio: Wrangler, 1969. Descriptor: Full moon dinner on the slope of Buck Mountain and chasing a runaway horse in a thunderstorm.
Deborah’s Story: It was a dark and stormy night…..wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. It was the day that the night would have the full moon at the Whitegrass. Frank had planned the full moon dinner on the slope below Buck mountain. I was wrangling then with Jon Ferry and visiting wrangler Joe Baker. Liz Thayer and Patsy Tomkin were what we called ” cabin girls”…not native to Wyoming but interesting creatures. The meal was planned, pack horses were grabbed and dudes were taken up to the dinner site. It was beautiful and the food was okay. We left the mountain under a stormy sky and when we made it back to the barn, it was already raining heavily. The dudes were hopping off their horses and running for cover. I noticed one horse trotting off with his saddle still on…heading for the lower eastern pasture. I grabbed the next horse and swung into the saddle (yeah, really) and off I went after him. I would see the saddle shine when the lightning flashed in the sky and worked my way to him between bolts and caught him and lead him back to the barn. Then I believe it was a crew party. Tom Barrett Wrangler, White Grass Ranch 1969.