A Cowboy without a horse is a sad state of affairs.
A Cowboy with a Saddle but no horse is ripe for some good old leg-pulling.
and what better way to punish transgressions of the cowboy code
than to send the offender off on a horse-less ride?
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| Kurt Kittridge (Colt) |
Kurt Kittridge illustrates the general principles of the joke in this image from Colt Studios.
Minimal clothing is permitted, on a hot day a hat is advisable.
Victims must ride hard enough to work up a sweat
and christen the saddle with other bodily fluids in the process.
For a muscular man like this, it's a humiliating farce
But making rude hand gestures to the mocking ranch hands
will only only encourage them to do their worst.
This man is equally big and butch, but his response is more dignified,
aloof even, above it all, as he concentrates, rising to the challenge
aloof even, above it all, as he concentrates, rising to the challenge
The saddle here is balanced precariously on the top rail of a fence
so everyone can get a good view
so everyone can get a good view
- especially if he loses his balance and falls off
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| Randy Ricks - 4 Horsemen |
It's best to seat oneself carefully on the saddle
as jokers sometimes 'spike' it with small burrs or thorns
which can turn the ride into a traumatic experience
a humiliation for even the toughest of frontiersmen!
The best response is probably to look as though you're enjoying it all
and keep your ass in the air just in case
and keep your ass in the air just in case
But that's not without risk either, since gleaming, wiggling,chunky buns
have been known to trigger a 'gold rush' in sex-starved, cowboy communities
If the saddle is set up in a remote corner of the yard like this
the cowboy knows he's really in trouble
With the saddle so close to the ground and facing into the corner
he can't perform the necessary riding action without raising his backside
and providing the most enticing of displays to the watching men.
He's big enough to look after himself
but they have lust and numbers on their side
and plentiful supplies of rope!
Part 2 features the ranch novices
(link pending)