William Robinson Leigh's Indian ponies, horses & riders

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a quick entry - William Robison Leigh (1866-1955) and his equestrian art as available on Wiki Commons ,

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Gilcrease Museum Collection. actually huge collection of Leigh's works  - amazing collection of Indian ponies - oil on canvass.

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William Robinson Leigh at  the auction house Christie's. 

Sotheby's auction house.

Invaluable portal.

And more Wiki Commons 

Bears in the path

Amazing landscapes of Grand Canyon - 

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Horse Whips and Quirts on the Plains - as George Catlin saw them

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a  quick 'gallop' with famous American artist George Catlin via his Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs and Conditions of North American Indians.

About horse whips used by the Great Plains horsemen:

one of the original Plains people - the Pawnee, who dwelled on the Republican River and for centuries gardened and hunted and made war along the river valleys of Nebraska.

so when you draw or paint a Plains warrior do not forget a horse whip on his right wrist :)

And two XIX century Nez Perce quirts - from Wiki Commons

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Happy 4th of July, America

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it is  4th of July - happy and merry and peaceful to all Americans around the world, from the sea to the shinning sea

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all wiki commons photos
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