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A Kiwi cowboy and his obdurate horse (nicknamed 'Goddammityou-sonavabitch') journey via America.Here's how an 'averagely dumb city-slicker' trying to find whatever to do on his summer time vacation observed Dances With Wolves and was once seduced by way of the entice of the West. including a small obdurate horse rescued from a occupation within the Belgian sausage undefined, he travelled 3500 miles down the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico. while Lee Hughes begun, he did not know the way to journey, and his horse, Spice (also identified by way of his Indian identify of 'Goddammityou-sonavabitch'), wasn't giving classes both. Their courting wasn't precisely a partnership, extra of an armed truce, yet however they crossed rivers and deserts, mountains and plains, dodged buffalo and bears, moose and mountain lions, met policemen and preachers, cowboys and Indians, Democrats and all demeanour of good folks to boot. They made it to Mexico in simple terms 9 months late.Bones have been damaged, six-guns roared in anger and quicksands have been explored the not easy method. there have been feasts, famines and a few world-class ingesting. sturdy deeds have been performed and darkish ones hid. And an outstanding horse died.Around wintertime Lee and Spice bluffed their manner directly to a ranch and performed at being a cowboy and a cowpony. 7000 farm animals went in addition to the shaggy dog story until eventually summer season, after which they headed south back, saddlebags bulging with rolled oats, baked beans and Cheez Whiz.What began as only a summer season vacation, grew till it stuffed a yr with pleasure and laughter, panic and peril and, eventually, turned this 'mostly precise tale with no too many lies or bits left out'.