By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Lance and Roni Lesmeister’s ranch house sits atop a bluff overlooking the Cheyenne River Valley. From the glass patio doors in their living room the couple can take in the breathtaking scene of rolling hills, the river and more than a hundred horses. Happy horses. Triple L Ranch bucking horses spend their days grazing the Cheyenne River breaks with their colts bucking in the sunshine. And when its rodeo season, they only perform about 16 seconds a week. “We don’t train bucking horses – we breed them,” Roni explained. Roni’s...

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