Ahhh, the Good [dangerous] Old Days !!

[Betty]

I used to ride on the tailgate of the pickup riding around the ranch - feet and legs dangling over the end.... either that or in the bed, standing up holding on to some support rack that was over the cab.

I would also leave the house in the morning, saddle up the horse - or ride bare back - and be gone for hours at a time out riding. Never telling anyone where I was specifically going. I fell off one day riding without a saddle. Was going pretty fast and literally slipped right off the backside. The horse was part belgian (big!) and I couldn't get back on - even climbing up on a stump. Normally I would have used a fence to climb up but there weren't any around. I ended up having walk him home.