Native America

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Narrator

The Comanche's connection to the horse continues over generations with descendants like Morgan Tosee, just outside Lawton, Oklahoma. We're about the same. Two animals come together, humans and horses, just learn to get along with each other. Work with each other and help each other out. -

Narrator

To the Tosee family, riding on horses is a multi-generational affair. Today, Morgan's getting horses ready to parade in tomorrow's annual Comanche fair. -

Morgan

Treat them good and they'll be good to you. (horse whinnies) We'll breathe in their nose. They know us from here. Get used to us and they smell us. They know who we are. -

Morgan

Well, here's your horses. -

Jane

Oh, nice. -

Narrator

Jane and her son, Phillip attend the fair every year. -

Morgan

Phillip, this is your horse right here that you're going to ride. His name is Blaze. -

Phillip

Ah, Blaze. -

Morgan

This is your horse, Blue Eyes. -

Jane

Hey, Blue Eyes. Your great, great, great-grandmother loved riding horses. When people were driving their cars into town on Saturday she'd put on her buckskin and get on her paint horse and she'd ride to the town of Apache, Oklahoma. So just remember that tomorrow when you're in the parade. Ride with pride. You're doing something that our people have been doing ever since the beginning of our time.