Erin and Tonk, Photo courtesy of Erin

 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Erin Bolster of Whitefish and the horse that helped her scare a charging grizzly bear away from an 8-year-old Illinois boy are booked on CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Oct. 11. Bolster was guiding a group of eight people on a trail ride near Glacier National Park on July 30 when a grizzly chasing a deer crossed their path. Seven horses turned and went back down the trail while the boy's horse ran into the timber, becoming the bear's next target. Bolster was able to get her horse to follow the bear and eventually charge it three times before it retreated. The boy was not injured.

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