Scull slipped backward onto the big horse’s rump, put his head on the saddle, and raised his legs. He stood on his head in the saddle while the Buffalo Horse pissed. Of course it was not unusual for men who were good riders to do feats of horsemanship—Comanche riders, particularly young riders, did them all the time. But neither Kicking Wolf nor Three Birds had ever seen a rider stand on his head while a horse was pissing. “I think Big Horse is crazy,” Three Birds said, when he saw that. Those were his last words on the subject and his only words on any subject for several days.
