OT poetic failure

I rent out my pasture in irrigation season. Today they came to herd up the
cows and move them to winter feed.

In years past "they" has consisted of two (2) cowboys on well trained
cutting horses and the roundup has gone smoothly and quickly. Today, they
were five (5) people on those ugly, noisy, disgusting 4wd ATV things. They
all just left, defeated by a couple young steers, still rooming the field,
at large. I've been on the deck, in stitches and LOL, watching these
guys and their high tech, expensive, toys look like fools compared to the
grace of old fashioned but beautiful, working horses.

.... wonder if any of these good ole country "outdoorsy types" brought
walkie talkies or GPS devices to make sure they didn't get lost in a few
acres of mowed pasture.... it wouldn't surprise me.

Larry L wrote:
I rent out my pasture in irrigation season. Today they came to herd up the
cows and move them to winter feed.

In years past "they" has consisted of two (2) cowboys on well trained
cutting horses and the roundup has gone smoothly and quickly. Today, they
were five (5) people on those ugly, noisy, disgusting 4wd ATV things. They
all just left, defeated by a couple young steers, still rooming the field,
at large. I've been on the deck, in stitches and LOL, watching these
guys and their high tech, expensive, toys look like fools compared to the
grace of old fashioned but beautiful, working horses.

.... wonder if any of these good ole country "outdoorsy types" brought
walkie talkies or GPS devices to make sure they didn't get lost in a few
acres of mowed pasture.... it wouldn't surprise me.

That's hilarious. I often help the rancher who owns my summer pasture to
move his cows. The horses enjoy it, and my Border Collie is in total
ecstasy. Cliff uses a four-wheeler, and it works for him. He could do it
by himself -- I'm just along for the entertainment, pretending to be a
cowboy. :-)

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Larry L wrote:
I rent out my pasture in irrigation season. Today they came to herd up the
cows and move them to winter feed.

In years past "they" has consisted of two (2) cowboys on well trained
cutting horses and the roundup has gone smoothly and quickly. Today, they
were five (5) people on those ugly, noisy, disgusting 4wd ATV things. They
all just left, defeated by a couple young steers, still rooming the field,
at large. I've been on the deck, in stitches and LOL, watching these
guys and their high tech, expensive, toys look like fools compared to the
grace of old fashioned but beautiful, working horses.

.... wonder if any of these good ole country "outdoorsy types" brought
walkie talkies or GPS devices to make sure they didn't get lost in a few
acres of mowed pasture.... it wouldn't surprise me.

That's hilarious. I often help the rancher who owns my summer pasture to
move his cows. The horses enjoy it, and my Border Collie is in total
ecstasy. Cliff uses a four-wheeler, and it works for him. He could do it
by himself -- I'm just along for the entertainment, pretending to be a
cowboy. :-)

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

cruxgems wrote:

The cowboys let the horses do the work. The ATVs have to rely on the
operator, which begs the question; "which is smater, a well trained
horse or an ATV operator.

Not only is the horse smarter, it smells a lot better than
most motorheads.

--
Ken Fortenberry

cruxgems wrote:

The cowboys let the horses do the work. The ATVs have to rely on the
operator, which begs the question; "which is smater, a well trained
horse or an ATV operator.

Not only is the horse smarter, it smells a lot better than
most motorheads.

--
Ken Fortenberry

cruxgems wrote:

The cowboys let the horses do the work. The ATVs have to rely on the
operator, which begs the question; "which is smater, a well trained
horse or an ATV operator.

Not only is the horse smarter, it smells a lot better than
most motorheads.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Wolfgang wrote:

"'As smart as a cutting horse,' one of the old sayings of the range goes,
and many a tall tale about cutting horses that could read brands, classify
cattle as to age or sex, and would cut them accordingly, without bridle or
guidance by man, has come down. A good cutting horse does learn quickly to
recognize what his master, riding in a herd, is looking for, and as soon as
his master indicates an animal, begins working it out. I suppose that on
some ranches there are just as good cutting horses now as ever existed..."*

"The Mustangs", J. Frank Dobie, Castle Books, undated edition, p. 312.

Whoa, Nellie! Now you're an expert horseman. Amazing.

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Wolfgang wrote:

"'As smart as a cutting horse,' one of the old sayings of the range goes,
and many a tall tale about cutting horses that could read brands, classify
cattle as to age or sex, and would cut them accordingly, without bridle or
guidance by man, has come down. A good cutting horse does learn quickly to
recognize what his master, riding in a herd, is looking for, and as soon as
his master indicates an animal, begins working it out. I suppose that on
some ranches there are just as good cutting horses now as ever existed..."*

"The Mustangs", J. Frank Dobie, Castle Books, undated edition, p. 312.

Whoa, Nellie! Now you're an expert horseman. Amazing.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Wolfgang wrote:

"'As smart as a cutting horse,' one of the old sayings of the range goes,
and many a tall tale about cutting horses that could read brands, classify
cattle as to age or sex, and would cut them accordingly, without bridle or
guidance by man, has come down. A good cutting horse does learn quickly to
recognize what his master, riding in a herd, is looking for, and as soon as
his master indicates an animal, begins working it out. I suppose that on
some ranches there are just as good cutting horses now as ever existed..."*

"The Mustangs", J. Frank Dobie, Castle Books, undated edition, p. 312.

Whoa, Nellie! Now you're an expert horseman. Amazing.

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Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

"rw" wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:

"'As smart as a cutting horse,' one of the old sayings of the range goes,
and many a tall tale about cutting horses that could read brands,
classify cattle as to age or sex, and would cut them accordingly, without
bridle or guidance by man, has come down. A good cutting horse does
learn quickly to recognize what his master, riding in a herd, is looking
for, and as soon as his master indicates an animal, begins working it
out. I suppose that on some ranches there are just as good cutting
horses now as ever existed..."*

"The Mustangs", J. Frank Dobie, Castle Books, undated edition, p. 312.

Whoa, Nellie! Now you're an expert horseman. Amazing.

Good God, you are stupid.

Would anyone like to take a shot at explaining to little Stevie what the
tiny pairs of vertical marks bracketing the above paragraph mean?

Wolfgang
hm.....or do you suppose he's just got a hardon for dobie?