Top Ten Things to Spook At
10. Blowing paper – “At any moment it could whip up into our faces, covering our noses. We could suffocate. And don’t try to tell us you would do CPR.”
9. Barking dogs – “What? You’ve never read Steven King’s CUJO?”
8. Puddles of water – “Quicksand.”
7. Trash cans – “They’ve been known to swallow horses and transport them into another dimension.”
6. Babies and little kids – “Long lost tribe of horse-eating pygmies.”
5. Plaid horse blankets – “Hey, when was the last time you wore plaid? It adds at least 100 lbs.”
4. Ropes and hoses on the ground – “Dreaded North American trail snakes.”
3. Windy days – “Two words: impending tornado.”
2. Ponies – “Cute, clever, hardy. They want to take over the world (and my hay pile).”
1. Carts and wagons – “Look. You put a human on our backs and we can always buck them off. But hitching a horse to a wheeled object is just not right. No matter how fast we trot, the dang cart is still running after us!”
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