Driving With a Drunk Horse
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When we heard the story last weekend of two men being arrested for drunk driving in Austin while on horseback, we thought it was just another Texas tall tale. We, of course, do nothing to discourage Texas tall tales, and have even been known to pass along a few right here at the beauty salon.
However, we wondered, who was drunk, the rider or the horse? And are there laws against drunk horses? And if so, why didn’t I know about it? That should be advertised better.
Come to find out, the story is true, and true in the best of Texas fashion: the accused admits he was drunker than Cooter Brown, riding his horse to bars on Sixth Street to celebrate recovering from a horseback riding accident.
I love yew, Texas.