This has been a long unexpected absence, but now I'm back and it's time to get to work. Just going to add a little fun for the day until I get squared away.
THE BEST COLOR
"Tradition, they say, can teach us a lot,
So here is what horsemen, on color, have thought.
A bay is hardy, a chestnut is fast
And you can't kill a buckskin: he'll last and last.
A grey is gentle, a sorrell is hot,
A dun is a horse you'll be happy you bought.
White eyes are flighty, white feet may crack
While some won't rely on the feet of a black.
Some pintos are lucky, like the medicine hat,
But all horsemen agree the best color is FAT.
--------Anonymous
New business tips coming. Have a great one. Ken
2kranches
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Tip Of The Day
This is my brave dog being chased by a chicken. She's not afraid of a horse, but little critters are a different story.
Good Advice from Cowboys:
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
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Have a Profitable Day. Ken
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
A Little Nosey!
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y horses are nosey, and wondering why I spend time on the internet. Check this out to build your internet business. The report is FREE.
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Just a short joke for today.
Top Ten Spook List:
written by A. Horse
10. BLOWING PAPER. "At any moment it could whip up into our faces, covering our noses. We could suffocate. And don't try to tell us you'd do CPR."
9. BARKING DOGS: " What? You've never read Steven King's CUJO?"
8. PUDDLES OF WATER. "Quicksand."
7. TRASH CANS. " They've been known to swallow horses and transport them into another dimension."
6. BABIES AND LIL KIDS." Long lost tribe of horse-eating pygmies."
5. PLAID HORSE BLANKETS. "Hey, when was the last time you wore plaid? It adds 100 lbs."
4. ROPES AND HOSES ON THE GROUND. " Dreaded North American trail snakes."
3. PONIES. "Cute, cleaver, hardy. They want to take over the World."
2. WINDY DAYS. "Two words: impending tornado."
AND THE NUMBER ONE SCARY THING IN THE MINDS OF HORSES?
1. CARTS AND WAGONS. "Look. You put a human on our backs, we can always buck them off. But hitching a horse to a wheeled object? It's just not right. No matter how fast the horse trots, the dang cart is still running after him. OH, THE HORROR!!!
Have a great day. Ken
2kranches
y horses are nosey, and wondering why I spend time on the internet. Check this out to build your internet business. The report is FREE.http://internetwealthreport.info/?id=duke28
Just a short joke for today.
Top Ten Spook List:
written by A. Horse
10. BLOWING PAPER. "At any moment it could whip up into our faces, covering our noses. We could suffocate. And don't try to tell us you'd do CPR."
9. BARKING DOGS: " What? You've never read Steven King's CUJO?"
8. PUDDLES OF WATER. "Quicksand."
7. TRASH CANS. " They've been known to swallow horses and transport them into another dimension."
6. BABIES AND LIL KIDS." Long lost tribe of horse-eating pygmies."
5. PLAID HORSE BLANKETS. "Hey, when was the last time you wore plaid? It adds 100 lbs."
4. ROPES AND HOSES ON THE GROUND. " Dreaded North American trail snakes."
3. PONIES. "Cute, cleaver, hardy. They want to take over the World."
2. WINDY DAYS. "Two words: impending tornado."
AND THE NUMBER ONE SCARY THING IN THE MINDS OF HORSES?
1. CARTS AND WAGONS. "Look. You put a human on our backs, we can always buck them off. But hitching a horse to a wheeled object? It's just not right. No matter how fast the horse trots, the dang cart is still running after him. OH, THE HORROR!!!
Have a great day. Ken
2kranches
Monday, April 7, 2008
Laugh for the Day
A man was sitting quietly reading his paper one morning, peacefully enjoying himself. Suddenly his wife sneaks up behind him and whacks him over the head with a frying pan. The man jumps up and says "What was that for?!" His wife replies "I found a piece of paper in your pant's pocket with the name Marylou written on it?!" ""Oh honey," said the man. "Don't you remember two weeks ago when I went to the horse races? Marylou was the name of one of the horses I bet on." His wife seemed satisfied and headed out to do some work around the house, feeling a bit better about things. Three days later the man was again sitting in his chair minding his own business and once again his wife came up behind him and hit him over the head with a frying pan.The man jumped up and shouted "What's that for this time?" His wife replied "Your horse called!"
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Good Day. Ken
2kranches
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Good Day. Ken
2kranches
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Some More Fun
*Citizens are prohibited from buying, selling or trading horses "after the sun goes down" in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, without first getting permission from the sheriff.
*In Schurz, Nevada, they have an old law which prohibits the trading of a horse after dark.
*In Pee Wee, West Virginia, people are prohibited from swapping horses in the town square at noon!
*A unique law in Pine Ridge, South Dakota where horses are banned from neighing between midnight and 6 a.m. near a "residence inhabited by human beings."
*And in Pocataligo, Georgia, horses aren't allowed to be heard neighing after 10 p.m.
*Paradise, California, retains a most unusual law that says it is illegal to let a horse sleep in a bakery within the limits of the community. What about goats, cows, etc.?? Only horses are mentioned.
*In Sutherland, Iowa, a law governs how horses may be seen when on the streets during evening hours. The animal must always have a light attached to its tail and a horn of some sort on its head.
*No rodeos in this town! No man is allowed to ride his horse "in a violent manner" if he happens to be in Boone, North Carolina.
*Female riders in Clearbrook, Minnesota, be aware of this one governing the heel length of a horsewoman's shoes. Any such woman can wear heels measuring no more than 1-1/2 inches in length.
*A loony clothing ordinance in Upperville, Virginia, bans a married woman from riding a horse down a street while wearing "body hugging clothing." A $2 fine can be imposed on any female rider who wears "clothing that clings to her body."
*An attorney can be barred from practicing law in Corvallis, Oregon, should he refuse to accept a horse in lieu of his legal fees.
*Trying to find a wife? Watch out in Tranquility, New Jersey that you don't violate this law. The law states that a person can't distribute handbills while on horseback as a means of advertising for a wife.
*It is against the law in California for horses to mate in public within five hundred yards of any church, school or tavern! The penalty can be a $500 fine and six months in jail. This law isn't clear as to whether the horse or the owner is fined and jailed.
*McAllen, Texas, has outlawed citizens from taking pictures of horses on the Sabbath. Any person who "disturbs" or "otherwise antagonizes a horse" in this manner will be subject to a fine of at least $1.50 and can be jailed for as much as "three full days and nights."
*In Burdoville, Vermont, it states that "no horses are allowed to roam loose between March 1 and October 20!
*In case you have an accident in Hortonville, New York, here's their antique law: "The rider of any horse involved in an accident resulting in death shall immediately dismount and give his name and address to the person killed.
*Watch out in Rhinelander, Wisconsin if you are riding a horse while intoxicated! An old ordinance takes care of the problem. Such a horseman, per the law, must be given a "large dose of castor oil." Who doles out the penalty? The horseman's wife! Refusal to take the castor oil results in a fine!
*In closing, a summation of Clergyman Henry Ward Beecher's view on the art of lawmaking holds so much truth. "We bury men when they are dead, but we try to embalm the dead body of laws, keeping the corpse in sight long after the vitality has gone. It usually takes a hundred years to make a law; and then, after the law has done its work, it usually takes another hundred years to get rid of it."
Good Day. Ken
2kranches
*In Schurz, Nevada, they have an old law which prohibits the trading of a horse after dark.
*In Pee Wee, West Virginia, people are prohibited from swapping horses in the town square at noon!
*A unique law in Pine Ridge, South Dakota where horses are banned from neighing between midnight and 6 a.m. near a "residence inhabited by human beings."
*And in Pocataligo, Georgia, horses aren't allowed to be heard neighing after 10 p.m.
*Paradise, California, retains a most unusual law that says it is illegal to let a horse sleep in a bakery within the limits of the community. What about goats, cows, etc.?? Only horses are mentioned.
*In Sutherland, Iowa, a law governs how horses may be seen when on the streets during evening hours. The animal must always have a light attached to its tail and a horn of some sort on its head.
*No rodeos in this town! No man is allowed to ride his horse "in a violent manner" if he happens to be in Boone, North Carolina.
*Female riders in Clearbrook, Minnesota, be aware of this one governing the heel length of a horsewoman's shoes. Any such woman can wear heels measuring no more than 1-1/2 inches in length.
*A loony clothing ordinance in Upperville, Virginia, bans a married woman from riding a horse down a street while wearing "body hugging clothing." A $2 fine can be imposed on any female rider who wears "clothing that clings to her body."
*An attorney can be barred from practicing law in Corvallis, Oregon, should he refuse to accept a horse in lieu of his legal fees.
*Trying to find a wife? Watch out in Tranquility, New Jersey that you don't violate this law. The law states that a person can't distribute handbills while on horseback as a means of advertising for a wife.
*It is against the law in California for horses to mate in public within five hundred yards of any church, school or tavern! The penalty can be a $500 fine and six months in jail. This law isn't clear as to whether the horse or the owner is fined and jailed.
*McAllen, Texas, has outlawed citizens from taking pictures of horses on the Sabbath. Any person who "disturbs" or "otherwise antagonizes a horse" in this manner will be subject to a fine of at least $1.50 and can be jailed for as much as "three full days and nights."
*In Burdoville, Vermont, it states that "no horses are allowed to roam loose between March 1 and October 20!
*In case you have an accident in Hortonville, New York, here's their antique law: "The rider of any horse involved in an accident resulting in death shall immediately dismount and give his name and address to the person killed.
*Watch out in Rhinelander, Wisconsin if you are riding a horse while intoxicated! An old ordinance takes care of the problem. Such a horseman, per the law, must be given a "large dose of castor oil." Who doles out the penalty? The horseman's wife! Refusal to take the castor oil results in a fine!
*In closing, a summation of Clergyman Henry Ward Beecher's view on the art of lawmaking holds so much truth. "We bury men when they are dead, but we try to embalm the dead body of laws, keeping the corpse in sight long after the vitality has gone. It usually takes a hundred years to make a law; and then, after the law has done its work, it usually takes another hundred years to get rid of it."
Good Day. Ken
2kranches
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
More Crazy Horse Laws
Hope you enjoyed some of the last post, and here are some more.
*1899 vintage law from Waverly, Kentucky: "Any person who shall ride a horse in a public place while wearing any device or thing attached to the head, hair, headgear or hat, which device or thing is capable of lacerating the flesh of any other person with whom it may come in contact and which is not sufficiently guarded against the possibility of so doing, shall be adjudged a disorderly person."
*A 1907 Cumberland County, Tennessee statute reads: "Speed while on horseback upon county roads will be limited to three miles an hour unless the rider sees a bailiff who does not appear to have had a drink in thirty days, then the horseman will be permitted to make what he can."
*Figure out this 1913 Massachusetts law: "Whosoever rides a horse on any public way-laid out under authority or law recklessly or while under the influence of liquor shall be punished; thereby imposing upon the horseman the duty of finding out at his peril whether certain roads had been laid out recklessly or while under the influence of liquor before riding over them."
*Male horse buffs in Basalt, Nevada, are prohibited from eating onions between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. while out riding. Law specifies only men!
*Ice cream lovers beware in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. Citizens aren't allowed to eat an ice cream cone while on horseback in public places.
*An antiquated city ordinance in Quartzite, Arizona, prohibits anyone from playing cards with a pregnant woman, a child, or an Indian, "lest they acquire a taste for gambling!"
*In McAlester, Oklahoma, it's taboo for a woman over 235 pounds and attired in shorts to be seen on a horse in any public place.
*It's illegal in Marion, South Carolina, to tickle a female under her chin with a feather duster to get her attention while she's riding a horse!
*It's a violation of the law for a married man to ride on Sunday in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Married women aren't mentioned, so it must be okay for them.
*A newly married man in Kearney, Nebraska, can't ride alone. The law states that he "can't ride without his spouse along at any time, unless he's been married for more than twelve months."
*It is strictly against the law in Bicknell, Indiana, for a man to leave his new bride alone and go riding with his pals on his wedding day. The penalty is a week in jail.
*In Bismark, North Dakota, every home within the limits of Bismark must have a hitching post in the front yard.
*Budds Creek, Maryland, has an antique law which prohibits horses from sleeping in a bathtub, unless the rider is also sleeping with the horse.
*In Headland, Alabama: "Any man on horseback shall not tempt another man's wife. An unmarried horseman should not stop overnight when the woman is alone."
*Bluff, Utah's legislation regarding the Sabbath: Women who happen to be single, widowed or divorced are banned from riding to church on Sunday. Unattached females who take part in such outlandish activities can be arrested and put in jail.
Sometimes when you see or hear the news, you think the world has gone crazy. This just shows we've always been crazy, just a little different.
More to come in the next post. Have a good one. Ken
2kranches
*1899 vintage law from Waverly, Kentucky: "Any person who shall ride a horse in a public place while wearing any device or thing attached to the head, hair, headgear or hat, which device or thing is capable of lacerating the flesh of any other person with whom it may come in contact and which is not sufficiently guarded against the possibility of so doing, shall be adjudged a disorderly person."
*A 1907 Cumberland County, Tennessee statute reads: "Speed while on horseback upon county roads will be limited to three miles an hour unless the rider sees a bailiff who does not appear to have had a drink in thirty days, then the horseman will be permitted to make what he can."
*Figure out this 1913 Massachusetts law: "Whosoever rides a horse on any public way-laid out under authority or law recklessly or while under the influence of liquor shall be punished; thereby imposing upon the horseman the duty of finding out at his peril whether certain roads had been laid out recklessly or while under the influence of liquor before riding over them."
*Male horse buffs in Basalt, Nevada, are prohibited from eating onions between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. while out riding. Law specifies only men!
*Ice cream lovers beware in Cotton Valley, Louisiana. Citizens aren't allowed to eat an ice cream cone while on horseback in public places.
*An antiquated city ordinance in Quartzite, Arizona, prohibits anyone from playing cards with a pregnant woman, a child, or an Indian, "lest they acquire a taste for gambling!"
*In McAlester, Oklahoma, it's taboo for a woman over 235 pounds and attired in shorts to be seen on a horse in any public place.
*It's illegal in Marion, South Carolina, to tickle a female under her chin with a feather duster to get her attention while she's riding a horse!
*It's a violation of the law for a married man to ride on Sunday in Wakefield, Rhode Island. Married women aren't mentioned, so it must be okay for them.
*A newly married man in Kearney, Nebraska, can't ride alone. The law states that he "can't ride without his spouse along at any time, unless he's been married for more than twelve months."
*It is strictly against the law in Bicknell, Indiana, for a man to leave his new bride alone and go riding with his pals on his wedding day. The penalty is a week in jail.
*In Bismark, North Dakota, every home within the limits of Bismark must have a hitching post in the front yard.
*Budds Creek, Maryland, has an antique law which prohibits horses from sleeping in a bathtub, unless the rider is also sleeping with the horse.
*In Headland, Alabama: "Any man on horseback shall not tempt another man's wife. An unmarried horseman should not stop overnight when the woman is alone."
*Bluff, Utah's legislation regarding the Sabbath: Women who happen to be single, widowed or divorced are banned from riding to church on Sunday. Unattached females who take part in such outlandish activities can be arrested and put in jail.
Sometimes when you see or hear the news, you think the world has gone crazy. This just shows we've always been crazy, just a little different.
More to come in the next post. Have a good one. Ken
2kranches
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