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“First level” in a shadbelly, riding patterns, followed by a change of outfit and riding much the same patterns faster in the “reining” classes.
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And he ain't no white-choker shadbelly either, but fits himself, like his gospel, to the men he works among.
Selected Stories of Bret Harte Bret Harte 1869
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Demorest hez got to leave town to-night, and ez ther ain't a blamed puritanical shadbelly in this hull town ez would let a hoss go on hire
The Argonauts of North Liberty Bret Harte 1869
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"I will gif her away," said Enriquez confidently, "it will on the instant propitiate the old shadbelly who shall perform the affair, and withhold his jaw.
The Bell-Ringer of Angel's Bret Harte 1869
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