My brain feels full of horse feathers tonight.  So I may as well give in and talk about them.

I think horses are pretty amazing beings.   Heck.  The best commercial of the Superbowl was the Clydesdale Horse Commercial.  I cried at that dang segment.
But horses.  There is only one species of horse on the planet.  Yet… within that species are more than 500 different breeds…. everything from cart pullers to thoroughbred racers.    No matter the horse… they have many things in common.  All of them are grazers.  Herbivores.  They are strong, fast, and smart.

Since I mentioned  the subject of racing…. I love a good horse race.  There is really something about seeing that competitive nature which comes through when a few horses get together for a lap around the track.    My favorite race is the Kentucky Derby.  This might be so because my Mom always made a big deal about it when I was growing up.  Yep.  I love the Derby.  I think it is the hats.

A thing of interest…  Only 3 Fillies have won the thing….  Regret, Genuine Risk, and Winning Colors.  Girl Power.

The Derby started way back in 1875. Fifteen horses were entered that year.  The winner of that race was Aristides.  The little rabbit didn’t get any roses in the winner circle.  (That started 11 years later).   Just a pat on the back.   And of course… the prize money was $2850.

Enough about the Derby though.  I think a good work horse is every bit as amazing, beautiful, and smart.

I bet you horses get along… for the most part.  I’ve never seen two argue.   I bet the different breeds don’t protest one another, or have prejudice against each other.  I bet they just see a horse.. when they see another horse.  Grazers.  All of them.

We could probably learn a thing or two from a horse.  Whoa.

Finally…  As if horses haven’t made you happy enough…..THIS is right from the horse’s mouth……..

Some recent news reports about horses.  One from Boise, Idaho…. the other from Butte, Montana.

In Idaho…. there was a horse that entered into a movie theatre.  One of the workers walked up to it… and said… “Hey there now.  Aren’t you a horse?”  The horse nodded and said yes.  So the guy says…. “Well…. what in tarnation are you doing at the movies?” The horse looked at him… rolled his eyes… and replied, “Well…..I really liked the book.”

And Montana…..  There was an incredibly devout cowboy who worked on a ranch.  One day, he lost his favorite Bible while he was mending fences out on the range.  Wouldn’t you know it?  Three weeks later, a horse walked up to him carrying the Bible in its mouth. The cowboy couldn’t believe his eyes. He took his precious book out of the horse’s mouth….. raised his eyes heavenward and exclaimed, “It’s a miracle!” “Not really,” said the horse. “Your name is written right inside the cover.”

“Anything you’re good at contributes to happiness.”  – Bertrand Russell