Horse herpes outbreak forces rodeo queens to ride stick ponies

ksl.com ^ | May 26th, 2011 | Nadine Wimmer and Wendy Leonard.

[sparklite2]

FARMINGTON -- While the state has yet to officially cancel any events involving horses that might have been exposed to a local recent equine herpes outbreak, owners and arenas are taking precautions.

Because of the outbreak, contestants at the Davis County Sheriff's Mounted Posse Junior Queen Contest had to cowgirl up Thursday night without their mares.

Instead of competing on horses, as is typically the case, contestants were asked to trot around the arena with stick horses as their show ponies.

[libstripper]

Reminds me of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” where the knights went on their quest on.imaginary horses.

[sockmonkey]

**** Gee, never thought I’d miss sinkspur’s take on a story. ***

You can see his take on things at TOS. He uses the phrase GD a lot, and I mean the actual phrase, instead of abbreviations or toned down versions.

I don’t remember him using that cursing when he was here posing as a Catholic Cleric..He should just banish himself Into the Huertgen Forest (or a psych ward).

[Rastus]

Thanks, but I don’t really miss him! He and Howlin. Shudder.

[Chode]

like the man said, NEVER challenge worse, it can always get worse... now silly falls into the same category

[dsrtsage]

I thought I saw a couple cold sores on John Kerry’s face

[fella]

Rednecks know how to have fun, why they can even laugh at themselves and not have to seek out a safe place to suck their thumbs in like most citified folk.

[Scrambler Bob]

gonorrhea from a tractor
= = =

Or from the tractor seat????

Specifics are important.

[Talisker]

Rednecks know how to have fun, why they can even laugh at themselves and not have to seek out a safe place to suck their thumbs in like most citified folk.

Teenaged girls trained in horseriding hopping around with sticks between their legs on display to the public is degrading. They were humiliated.

[Mike Darancette]

I know you think you know what the dog is doing but I believe the dog thinks he is doing something else.

[fella]

You don't know many real Rednecks do you? Especially the rodeo kind. Come on down to Fort Worth during the Stock Show and be sure to attend the Rodeo, it's good old fashioned fun. If your lucky you'll get to see a Calf Scramble.

Real rednecks depend on God's weather for their lively hood and that makes for a lot of patience and humble when things aren't going right.

[Vinnie]

Certainly not bareback.

[Talisker]

I don’t think you’re hearing me. Country people aren’t fools, and they aren’t stupid. Fun is one thing, degradation and humiliation is another. Country people know the difference. And they protect their girls.

[Nailbiter]

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[Fightin Whitey]

Prophylactics can provide much-needed protection.

But only abstinence is 100%

[Mike Darancette]

I do need me that video.