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[RC] what makes you do this? - Ed Kilpatrickwell, i am just plain horse crazy! when i was two years old, my mother would take me to the movies. if there were horses in the movie, she said i would jump up and down in my seat and yell, HORSE! HORSE! HORSE! my wife says i still do that! i am 47 now.
it is exponentially less difficult for a horse to carry weight on its back than it is for a human bean (pun intended), because of the way the horse is built and the fact that it goes on four legs. i would probably tire out a lot quicker carrying one of the grandchildren "piggyback" as opposed to getting down on my hands and knees and playing "horsey" with them. yes, 50 miles is a long way, 100 miles is a heck of a long way, but i have seen horses ridden in pleasure trail rides and wagon train rides where the riders were in the saddle for 9-10 hours and they only covered about 20 miles. that is rough on a horse too. moreso than doing a 50 mile endurance ride in 5-6 hours.
i wouldnt need to go to a cockfight or dogfight to know that i would not approve of what i saw when i got there, even if someone asked me to come along to keep score.
we have a saying around here, goes something like this, when we get attacked, CIRCLE THE WAGONS! BUT MAKE SURE YOU DONT SHOOT TO THE INSIDE! feliz navidad! ed (cowboy) kilpatrick
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