DAILY DELIBERATIONS.1 12 MARCH 2024

‘Land of the Lost’ child star lived ‘Yellowstone’ life after Hollywood fame. ‘It was very hard work, but it was also very rewarding.’ Truer words were never spoken. Imagine being a kid in the 5th and 6th grade, having to feed horses before you could eat breakfast or walk to the school bus stop. On the weekends, you had to clean a bunch of stalls before you could do anything else, and anything else included saddlin’ up horses and takin’ ‘em on an exercise ride to keep ’em in shape – not vegin’ out on the couch playin’ video games. Do today’s 5th and 6th graders have ANY idea how much a saddle weighs, or how much effort it takes to throw in on a mare that stands 15 hands, or how much a wide pitchfork fulla horseshit and straw weighs, or how much effort’s required to throw it outta the back window of a stall? Hard work, yes, but NOTHIN’ smells as good as a field of fresh-cut alfalfa or is as satisfyin’ than diggin’ up some worms, grabbin’ a fishin’ pole, and walkin’ down to the creek to try your luck.

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