Article snippet: Vice president Mike Pence headed to Montana Friday to garner support for Greg Gianforte, the Republican candidate vying for the Treasure State's only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. And considering he is in Big Sky Country, the former Indiana governor's method of transportation while touring the Westmoreland Coal Company's Absaloka Mine on the Crow Indian Reservation was, not surprisingly, horseback. Wearing denim blue jeans and sturdy boots, Pence toured the coal mine with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, a Montana native, and Senator Steve Daines. Pence also met with tribal and business leaders. "Thank you to Crow Nation tribal leaders for an incredible horseback tour of Absaloka Mine with @SteveDaines & @SecretaryZinke," the vice president tweeted, along with photos of himself saddled up. In another tweet, he quoted former President polls and decide between Gianforte, Democrat Rob Quist and Libertarian Mark Wicks. The state's congressional seat has been empty since Zinke resigned from the U.S. House earlier this year to join the Trump administration. At a rally Friday night at the Metrapark pavillion in Billings, according to The AP, Pence told the crowd of several hundred, "With your help, with your support, Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, will head to Montana next week to stump for Quist. Link to the full article to read more