Daniel Boone once said: “All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife.”
Man has always had a great affection for horses. They are seen as strong, obedient animals that have greatly aided mankind with travel and labor. They’re also viewed as a majestic and seemingly magical species, especially since their likelihood has been reflected in mythological creatures like the unicorn and centaur. Plus, English horseback riding is synonymous with class and sophistication.
Yet, regardless of all of these positive attributes attached to steeds, it doesn’t mean a horse can’t have its quirks.
These quirks can range from something as small as jumping in circles to rolling around on its back when it has gas.
But the horse in the following joke is quite a character. At first his quirk doesn’t seem that big of deal — that is until an emergency arises. This was so weird, I couldn’t help but laugh…
“Jack strode into ‘John’s Stable’ looking to buy a horse.
‘Listen here’ said John. ‘I’ve got just the horse your looking for, the only thing is, he was trained by an interesting fellow. He doesn’t go and stop the usual way. The way to get him to stop is to scream “hey-hey” the way to get him to go is to scream “Thank God.”’
Jack nodded his head, ‘Fine with me, can I take him for a test run?’ John agreed."
“Jack was having the time of his life riding this horse! ‘He sure could run!’ he thought to himself.
Jack was speeding down a dirt road when he suddenly saw a cliff up ahead ‘Stop!’ screamed Jack, but the horse kept on going.
No matter how much he tried he could not remember the words to get it to stop. ‘Yo-yo!' screamed Jack, but the horse just kept on speeding ahead."
“They were five feet from the cliff when Jack suddenly remembered ‘Hey-hey!’ Jack screamed.
The horse skidded to a halt just one inch from the cliff.
Jack could not believe his good fortune! He looked up to the sky, raised his hands into the air, breathed a deep sigh of relief, and said with conviction:
‘Thank God.’ ”
