Some people can fall face first into a cow patty and still hop up smelling like a rose....one of my old friends just received a gift from Chipper Jones, who owns a game ranch out in San Antonio. They had a couple "horses" that they weren't using anymore.. one of 'em just happened to be a show finished Tanquery Gin stud(if you're a cutting horse person you'll know what I'm talking about
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) Well, him and a couple of other well bred fillies showed up at his house today, and guess who got called up to "test drive"
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Snorty, overbred, "light in the front end", flinchy(big time),.... the A-typical mis-handled stud. Yet another stud that'd been jerked on to the point of being goofy. As soon as I went to handle him, he was ready for the fight. So, he got a fight... but this time, it ended with him being cool in the end. Had to do a little work on his front legs
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but he finally got the picture and came back to gentleman mode.
After all that, the cold backed bugger evened out nice. Little slight in build, but he's sure-e-nuff handy. Looks like I've been nominated to "proof" this horse on woods cattle
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...doubt this dude has ever seen a cow outside the arena.... I have the distinct feeling I'll be put on my head at least a couple times with this one
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... One of those horses you better have your seat belt on when you give him leg
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What does my expression tell you about my initial opinion of the stud?
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(yes I've got my hand wrapped in a night latch
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What we're doing when we ain't in "serious hog dogger mode"
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One of those moments...
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One of those moments with your daughter...
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