[19] liberal por donde lo busquen, referring to the willingness of the horse to make extra trips on any kind of road. Por donde lo busquen, to respond to whatever is expected of him.
[20] a donde quiera endereza, from enderezar, to start walking or running.
[21] de valor personal, physically brave.
[22] viejito quiebra, “old tried and true.” Quiebra is an adjective which embodies all the positive qualities of a gaucho.
[23] que para poco en su casa, who is very seldom at home.
[24] fulano, para servir a usted, so-and-so, to serve you. A polite response to “Who are you?” or “What’s your name?”
[25] para servir a Dios, to serve God (not me).
[26] a pagar lo que guste, provided I pay for what we drink.
[27] como peludo en la cueva. Peludo means here armadillo, alluding to this animal’s habit of hiding in its hole.
[28] de su cosecha, of his own making; original with him.