Ute Horses

Once I start noticing links about certain things, I can't help but find related links on the same theme. This link is about the relationship between Utes and their horses.

UTE HORSE by Christina Bailey

It mentions that the Utes traded their children for horses at times. They also captured the women and children of nearby tribes to trade for horses - that is what was happening down in my neigborhood and why the Navajos built the defensive pueblito structures that are so picturesquely situated on rocky points in the Dinetah.