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When we arrived, this horse was rooting around in a barrel filled with horseshoes. It took all of Bill's horse-whisperin' skills to convince the horse not to nosh on any iron.

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Bill's getting excited about the impending ride.

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The office. Notice the little cowboy to the left of the door.

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Giselle, successfully saddled on Jesse. The ears of Bill's horse, Danny, are in the foreground.

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Danny liked to follow Jesse rather closely. He was afraid of getting left behind. Most of the horses wore doilies on their heads and coverings on their ears--presumably to keep the bugs at bay.

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"Who keeps ramming into my horse!?"

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Danny, the 1000 pound chicken, even looks worried when I pull out a camera.

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Danny, modeling his manly hat and getting ready for the ride back home.

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Bill tries to hop on gracefully. Will he make it?

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Success!

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Back at the stables. Happy trails, Danny and Jesse!