Have many times. Gave all my pigs names, gave all my veal calves names, and the sheep was named Lambchop. :yum:

Point taken, Bruce but there is a special bond we have with horses that we just don't have with other animals. I doubt Roy Rogers would have eaten Trigger.


There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse. R S Surtees

Ballard, aka :f145: of the West

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You're a very good sport, Snakeadelic, I'm delighted you'd shed your shyness and joined the fray! Welcome again!

That's because Trigger was a valuable asset.
This horse was just a tool to be discarded when it broke.
http://cellar.org/2015/deadhorse.jpg

These days horses are either pets, in a very few cases like cowboys or mounted cops, a working partner, or wild/domestic livestock(meat herds).
Remember we're talking about human consumption and horse meat being dry just begs for added bacon. ;)
http://cellar.org/2015/forked.jpg

BigV The single most hilarious thing I ever heard on a radio station in Pugetropolis was "Hey, what do you get when you mix lutefisk and LSD? Bad trip to Ballard!"

Someday I must get a copy of the Bob Rivers album that has Highway to Bellevue on it...

I've met the Ballard Lutefisk in single combat, and I've never emerged victorious, though I did get $250 for second place once.