CONNIE REEVES
THE FIRST TRUE AMERICAN COWGIRL THAT LAURA EVER MET WAS CONNIE REEVES. THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSUEM AND HALL OF FAME, CONNIE TAUGHT MORE THAN 30,000 GIRLS HOW TO RIDE. LAURA MET HER WHILE SPENDING SUMMERS HORSEBACK RIDING AT CAMP WALDEMAR IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY. HERE, CONNIE RODE HER HORSE TILL SHE WAS ALMOST 102 YEARS OLD. CONNIE WAS THROWN OFF HER HORSE 12 DAYS BEFORE PASSING AWAY. SHE WAS A HUGE INSPIRATION TO ALL THAT CROSSED HER PATH. LONG LIVE THE COWGIRL!
FEATURES
BEAUTIFUL COGNAC LEATHER, AN ARELLA HANDMADE PENDANT FEATURING NEVADA TURQUOISE, BRASS, AND PATINA. ALSO, PYRITE, MAGNETIC SNAP CLOSURE, AND VINTAGE BEADS.
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"LET THE EAST HAVE THEIR COMPUTER WIZARDS, THEIR SKYSCRAPERS, THEIR STOCK MARKET, THEIR POLLUTION." SHE SAID. "BUT LEAVE THE WIDE OPEN SPACES AND THE FRESH AIR TO THE WEST." - CONNIE REEVES "