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Hontiss thejerk-line horse of Montana freighting days
Hontiss a bine roan gelding in Montana served as a premier jerk-line horse for a leading freighting outfit before steam and railroads transformed transportation. He guided a 60,000 pound load toward Corinne and endured harsh frontier dangers including Nez Perce raids, Indian threats, and long dust filled journeys. Through years he learned campsites, signals, and steering with the whip while earning trust as a steady, intelligent team horse.
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Hontiss
Montana
Great Commonwealth
Mexico
California
Clark Joan
Virginia City
Farrell Ranch
Sun River
George Clark
Clark
Angela
Earth
Norge Company
Honiisa
Corinne
Utah
Hontias
Hontisae
Harneas
Nez Perce Indiana
Howard
Louie
the Big Hole
Gibbon
Nez Perces
Beaverhead County
Horse Prairie
Indiana
Idaho
Salmon Road
Hontian
Caynee
Brigham
the Kid
Kid
Madison
Honusa
Old Brigham
Gether
Camas
Creek