Old cowboy folklore tells of a wild mustang called “Wind Drinker”, the pacing white stallion of the prairies, also known as “Ghost Horse” of the plains. He was considered to be supremely superior to all others. He was described as being exceedingly intelligent, beautiful, graceful, fiery, and possessing an unmatched speed and endurance. He moved so smoothly that he seemed to glide, pacing and racking on and on forever. It is said that he moved like a white shadow, like a Spirit Horse. He was revered as strong medicine. In 1879 a reward was offered for his capture.
The Indians called him “Ghost Horse”, winged steed of the prairies. He was sighted from Mexico to Oklahoma, from Washita to South Canada. He was caught by a Vaquero after a band of professional mustangers chased him, pacing for 200 miles away from them. Roped and staked, he refused grass or water and after ten nights; the proud stallion just laid down and died. Still he was sighted again and again, slipping in and out of the mist from the Rio Grande to Alberta. Could there be more than one Ghost Horse? These sightings continued well into the mid 1900’s; until as the wild mustang began to vanish from the western plains, so too did “Wind Drinker”.
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Il folklore dei vecchi cowboy racconta di una mustang selvaggio chiamato “Bevitore del vento”,
il veloce stallone bianco delle praterie, noto anche come Ghost Horse “della pianura.
Egli era considerato incredibilmente superiore a tutti gli altri.
E ‘stato descritto come estremamente intelligente, bello, grazioso, e in possesso di una velocità ineguagliata e di resistenza. Si muoveva così bene che sembrava scivolare, passeggiando su e giu’ per le colline continuamente.
Si dice che si muoveva come un’ombra bianca, come uno Spirito.
Egli era venerato come potente medicina.
Nel 1879 fu offerta una ricompensa per la sua cattura.
Gli indiani lo chiamavano “Ghost Horse”, cavallo alato delle praterie. E ‘stato avvistato dal Messico all’ Oklahoma, da Washita al Sud Italia.
Fu catturato da un Vaquero, dopo che una banda di mustangers professionale lo aveva inseguito, camminando per 200 miglia da loro.
Bloccato con corde e puntato, rifuto’ erba e acqua e dopo dieci notti, il fiero stallone morì.
Eppure è stato avvistato più volte, scivolando dentro e fuori la nebbia dal Rio Grande all’ Alberta.
Ci potrebbe essere più di un fantasma a cavallo?
Astral Wings – Native American