The 'Colorful Cowgirl' spins horsehair into mecate reins, the family's craft | Oregon Field Guide

Known as the "Colorful Cowgirl," Gloria Michelle is putting her personal twist into a four-generation family tradition of handmaking mecate reins out of horsehair.

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