By Barbara H. Peterson
As I was unsaddlin’ my horse, the neighbor came up to me and said “Can you ride all them horses? You see, I have me a herd of nice stock, and am quite proud of ’em. So I bellied up to him and said quite matter of factly, “Of course I can!” He cocked his head, looked me in the eye, and said “Hey then, if you want me to help you exercise ’em just let me know.”
Now I could tell, just by lookin’ at him, that I had me a tenderfoot on my hands. This man hadn’t seen the seat of a saddle since he was younger than Ol’ Blue, and there was no way I’d let him near any critter of mine. So I cocked my head, looked him dead in the eye and said “Son, ridin’ em’s one thing. It’s the stayin’ on that’s tough.”
You might be a tenderfoot if…
- You come to a cattle round-up wearing high heels and designer earrings.
- You don’t know the difference between a mare and a gelding.
- You can’t put a saddle on by yourself.
- You put the bridle on backwards.
- You ride a quarter mile of a 10 mile ride and say “Are we there yet?”
(C) 2011 Barbara H. Peterson
hahahaha…..I like it Barbara. Gotta keep a good sense of humor in this wacked out world….;)