In April of 1910, two courageous boys, ages six and ten, left Frederick, Oklahoma, on a 2, 500 mile horseback ride to New York. Temple and Louie (Bud) Abernathy were adventurous youngsters who rodeo to New York City with the goal being to see their father and Theodore Roosevelt. Their trip attracted national attention and they were welcomed to New York City as heroes. They even rode in a ticker tape parade, riding on horseback directly behind Roosevelt's automobile. | The Amazing Ride of the Abernathy Boys by Robert B Jackson, Paperback | Indigo Chapters