The 440 Yard Journey
This file appears in: The 440 Yard Journey: Cajun Downs, 1898-1998
The location of the 440 yard track at Cajun Downs, Abbeville, LA.
This file appears in: The 440 Yard Journey: Cajun Downs, 1898-1998
The 440 Yard Journey: Cajun Downs, 1898-1998 – The Foundation of Cajun Horse Culture
But it’s how many young boys found themselves on a sweltering south Louisiana Sunday afternoon—sitting atop 1200 pounds of hot, sweaty horse and getting ready for the ride of their lives. “They’d tie you on the saddle in your underwear to keep you…