Bucks Tour Of History Chapter 4

With the horse's all gone and the student's having a choice of hanging around for a couple of weeks and doing well I guess you would call it poop work or (???? work) everyone decided to go home.

Buck having his uncles place to go to or to the beach.

Buck thinking if he goes to his uncles place that's work at the produce stand and split fire wood yep Buck knew how to do that type of hard labor, rolling large logs to the splitter and split the logs into fire wood that was his summer job or he could go back to the beach and never return to the horse farm which he was afraid of. Buck decided to stay at the horse farm and get familiar with the grounds. Being there he got to know the people pretty good, the owners and Howard and others. They took such pleasure in the idea of a surfer could have such a interest they decided to show Buck some history. Inside that big barn a room as long as the barn where those mares were, and about 30 ft wide and what you saw was history at a stand still.

Buck walked in and from one end to the other there were saddles, there were rolls and rolls of leather and so many different leather items, there were bridles everything hand made. This place had the smell of history even on some of the old tables was unfinished items with spider webs so thick it had to have been sitting for years. There were racing forms dated back to the fifties printed in black and white. It was so overwhelming looking at this stuff, not just what was laying on the tables but the many items that were hanging on the walls. After Buck got done I guess you would call it mesmerising they told Buck follow.

He got to the end of the leather shop and there was this like train door Buck opened it and walla it was a room of artifacts, records, trophies, old racing forms, just stacks and stacks of old rewards of the horse racing industry dedicated to these people. It was the history of the Sport of Kings and these people were the Kings. Buck not ever being a reader in his entire young life for once started reading. Realizing that the material goes back to even before man of war . Time passed on that day and Buck not realizing that everyone left stayed untill the late hours of the night checking this stuff out..

Well believe it or not Buck for weeks on end continued to go back to this hideaway of history and continue to educate himself to the point that he was able to visualize it. He even got to look at many training charts, some of the worlds greatest horses were developed this way. Pictures, articles, magazines funny how they looked when they were in black and white, actors, presidents, so many different famous figures and 100's of win pictures seeing these people when they were at there youth. Buck got a lesson in life from this room, Buck realized everyone makes history and never forget it because history can repeat itself and it can come back and bite you in the as, also as you go in life never forget your mistakes cause you might make the same mistakes again and you'll bite your own self in the as, life and knowledge and your memories are so very valuable in life never forget it.

Buck at this stage of his life at this farm being able to see these artifacts sitting still surrounded by spider webs has been one of the most important teachers he's ever had even to this day. Bottom line never judge a person at first glance, and never judge a book by its cover. Buck doesn't know why he thought this way after seeing all this history, but weather it be a man or woman that goes forward in life having ethics and honor they will make history as little or as big it may be or as good or bad it may be all the same its your history and because you are as one you are responsible for your own history.. See ya in chapter 5 all be safe and read about Bucks reality that's about to ride him.