Donnie - Early on the Ranch

We, Buds family, went to a branding at the ranch. I think I was still preschool age. Some time after or during the branding I was wanting to ride daddy's horse, the big palomino (?name help). He let me ride him and I did OK until I headed toward the house from the coral. He was willing to go faster then and did. We were off to a good run which I could not control. Runaway to the house. Wild and fast. I was on daddy's saddle so I was way too short to ride that one. It was bumpy and I was sliding back and forth in the saddle about to fall off. On each side I would put my foot in the stirrup and push back up on the top. I almost made it to the house when I missed the stirrup and fell off the horse. The fall knocked me out and I woke up on grandmas bed with everyone standing around looking at me like I was in big trouble. 

Here is another story. 

About uncle Jim his horse Chief and me Donnie.

I was very little at the time. Uncle Jim was going to get the cows west of the coral. Probably the milk cows. I think I was too small to ride my own horse so I was going to ride with Jim. After he saddled up ole Chief he set me in the saddle and the rodeo was on. Ole Chief did not like little kids at all. He commenced to bucking and threw me off. I think I flew all the way to the moon and it took a long time for me to come back to earth. The dirt in the coral was really soft at the time so no broken bones but I still remember how long I flew through the air before the dirt reached up and hit me. I don't think I got to go for the cows that day.