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Tuesday,
September 14, 1999 -- Vol. 1, No. 4
"Boys, you're gonna be ridin' a thousand miles day and
night" |
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| ‘KID’NAPPED! |
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The Pony Express is minus one young rider. Kid was
on his way to Bryan’s home to check on Lou. A week ago Lou had been sent by Ella to
deliver a letter to Bryan and she hadn’t returned yet. Kid was very worried about Lou
so he set off to find Lou and make sure she was all right.
Somewhere between the Pony Express Station and Bryan’s homestead,
Kid had been abducted. Lou and Bryan found this out by finding Katy in front of
Bryan’s home. A note was tied to Katy informing them that Kid would not be returned
until they were through with him.
Lou and Bryan informed Teaspoon of the abduction. Teaspoon
immediately followed them on the route that Kid would have taken to Bryan’s home.
Three miles from Bryan’s home, Teaspoon found a trail and they traveled 5 miles
before Teaspoon decided to send Bryan back to inform the other young riders what was going
on. Meanwhile Teaspoon and Lou continued on the kidnapper’s trail.
It’s been two days since the abduction of Kid and
there’s still no sign of Teaspoon, Lou and Kid. But Riders of the Pony Express show
no signs of being worried about their comrades. When I tried to ask Jimmy Hickok why
that was so, he just grinned and walked away. |
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| Rodeo Animals Have "Perfect
Lifestyle" |
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Hey everyone! Hope you had a safe and fun Labor
Day weekend. In the small town where I live we had our annual Wild West Days Rodeo and
talk about fun! I forgot that this town could actually put on a great rodeo.
I wanted to talk about the rodeo stock in this issue of Horse Talk.
There is a lot of misconception going around about the live stock being use in the rodeos.
I have been to a lot of rodeos in my lifetime and I can personally vouch for the stock
contractors. They take excellent care of their live stock. These animals usually work for
about 5 minutes a year. Talk about the perfect lifestyle! They get all the feed they can
handle, room to roam and anything they need.
Bucking horses are fed better than most of the horses standing in
someone’s backyard. They are pampered and well cared for. The bucking horse weighs
more than the average back yard horse. The flank strap that is used to enhance the natural
movement of the animal is a fleece-covered strap that prevents chaffing and raw spots.
There are regulations protecting the animals and they are constantly
improving as time goes on. One of the regulations covered is about the spurs a cowboy
wears. They must be free rolling and so dull that they can’t cut warm butter. Should
a cowboy cut the animal for whatever reason, a major fine is given and he must pay for the
damage done to the animal. I have never heard of anything like that happening to the
bucking horse though. Thank goodness.
The calve used for roping seem like they have the really crappy job.
They get chased, roped, and tied. It seems barbaric and cruel, however the calves weigh
over 200 pounds and they have a muscular structure that protects them from having their
necks ripped off. They have stronger tissues and they do not suffer from the rope pulling
on them. There are rules stating the size of the calf to be used in the rodeos for the
roping competition that protects them from harm. Calf roping has been around for hundreds
of years and has been used on ranches and in stockyards. On the open plains it was the
only way to catch the quick little boogar when you have a momma cow breathing down your
collar.
The bulls that are used for the bull riding have it better than horses.
These 2000 pounds of animated hamburger work less than 2 minutes a year and they get fed
all they want and have their vaccinations right on schedule. Many of these animals have a
better life for them in rodeo than many of the others. If it weren’t for rodeo, they
would be sitting in a feed lot waiting to be loaded down a chute to go on some ones table
for supper.
Many of the horses would be doomed for the slaughterhouses
because they are unfit to ride on a Sunday trail ride with friends. I am not saying that
some of them can’t be reformed, but if it were not for the rodeo, a lot of the horses
would meet fate worse than one dare to imagine.
I have read articles where animal activists have turned bulls loose, or
have done drive by shootings to protest their hate for the sport. Personally I would
rather see them walk around with signs protesting the rodeo. They have killed animals with
their stunts and are lower than pond scum as far as I am concerned.
Ok, I will get off the podium now. I just like to point out that
the average rodeo animal lives a better life than most of the back yard animals. I am
proud of the way these men and women care for the animals. And I would like to add that
not once did I see cattle prods being used on the live stock at our small town rodeo.
Well that’s it for this edition. Until next week, Ride safe and
take care. |
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| Lou's Love Lore |
What
Ladies Hate On A Date! |
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Don't Be Shy.
Send All TheThings You Hate About A Date To Me! I Will Print Them!
I'll Also Print All The Things You Do Like About A Date!
If You Have Any Questions About Relationships, Send Them In.
I'll Try To Help You!
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First off, I hate to run into exes, especially
if their date is great looking and mine is so-so.
I hate it when my date burps loudly.
I hate it if he gets food in his teeth or has a burger visible in his nose.
If it's a blind date or a fix-up, I hate when you forget his name, or worse yet, get the
feeling he's forgotten yours.
I hate when other guys check you out while you're on a date.
I hate when my date checks out the waitress.
I hate to run into someone from the office when my date works in the mail room.
I hate when he tells you at the end of the date that he's married, but it's okay cause his
wife is living with someone else.
I hate when he shows up wearing a doofus outfit and you find yourself laughing with your
roommate in her room about how it was dark when he asked you out and you didn't realize he
wasn't that great looking and is a total nerd besides.
I hate when he takes you to an amusement park and waits until after you've entered the
park to tell you he hates roller coasters and most of the other rides.
I hate when he pees on the front lawn of the hostesses house.
I hate when at the end of the date he asks if you can fix him up with your
co-worker/friend.
I hate when he invites you to dinner and doesn't tell you that it is a company function
and all of his coworkers and their significant others will be there. |
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| Cody's Cooking! |
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Mexican
Corn Bread
1 Cup yellow Corn Meal, 1 Cup milk,
1 LG can cream corn, 1 lb ground beef
1/2tsp baking soda, 1/2 lb cheese (coby)
3/4 tap salt, 1/2 Cup bacon drippings
1 LG oinon, 2 eggs beaten
2-4 Jalepeno pepper
Preheat oven to 350 F. bake in a 9x13 pan.
Brown meat with the onion & pepper. Drain on towel--grate cheese,
grease & heat iron skiller* & sprinkle Corn meal very thin & brown. Mix corn
meal with corn, salt & eggs, & drippings & soda to make batter. Pour 1/2
batter in casserole the sprinkle with cheese then meat & then pour remaining batter.
Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.
Send all recipes to Cody so he can have Rachel cook him up some
viddles. |
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| Cody's Contest |
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My contest number 3 is to see what names
the lists and the PEG subscribers can think up for Kid’s last name. Lynn, Ella,
Stacie, and Bryan will be the judges who will decide on the last name from all the entries
you send in. So send all your answers to Cody at the Pony Express Station. |
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| Lou's Lies |
| Can You Separate Old
West Fact From Fiction? |
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Answers to last week's questions!
1. False: Because it was cheap!
2. True
3. True
4. False: It was durable against the weather
5. True
6. True
7. False: Not always, never
8. False:Men who drank fancy stuff were said to have an educated thirst
9. True
10. False: front name and curiousity was impolite and unhealthy
9-10 Points: You are a Pony Express Rider.
6-8 Points: Persuade Teaspoon To Let You
Become a Pony Express Rider.
3-5 Points: You'll have to survive Buck's
Wilderness Survival Test to Become A Pony Express Rider.
0-3 Points: Give Cody some food and he
might sneak you in as a Pony Express Rider! |
True or False? 1. The mochilla was specially made for the Pony Express. It was made of heavy
leather, with a hole cut in the back which slid over the saddlehorn. The mochilla covered
the entire length of the saddle and halfway down the stirrups.
2. Some Pony Express Stations were made of wood while others were
constructed of stone.
3. The United States fought it's bloodiest war ever between it's own
citizens from 1860 to 1865. More men were lost during this war than any other of the
country's wars before or since.
4. After a rider was hired for the Pony Express,
he was given several things; a lightweight rifle, a Colt revolver, a bright red flannel
shirt, blue trousers, a horn, and a Bible.
5. Five minutes were allowed for changing horses at a relay.
6. The Pony Express was a mail service that carried mail between St.
Joseph Missouri, and San Francisco, California.
7. The Pony Express ran for about 19 months in the years 1860 to 1861.
8. Skilled Express riders could deliver mail from St. Joseph to
Sacramento in 10 days.
9. Pony Express riders were paid a salary of $100 to $150 dollars a
month
10. Every year in July, the National Pony Express Association (NPEA),
hosts a Pony Express run.
Answers in the next issue! |
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