Tin vs Hide Ponies

[Older Whiskey]

Many say you ain't no cowboy, unless you have a pony
I call horse pucky and pure beef baloney
In days of pokin cattle, along the Old Chisholm Trail
They needed horses, ponies, and mules oh well

But these days things are changing, leanin toward ATV
Boots and britches last longer, that we can see
No spurs are needed, to encourage it to run
Like a horse it is great, for hard work or fun

Although you didn't ask, here's my philosophy
About side by side, motorcycles, and ATV
Hay, grass, or oats, they don't need to burn
So, listen close if you have concern

It's side by sides, motorcycles, ATVs, and gas
Replacing the horse, the mule, and the grass
But wait, one thing that I haven't seen
That's ranchers growing, their own gasoline

 

[webfoot]

Here they both get used. The ATV's are handy and you can jump in them and go. No catching and saddling involved. But it is not good to rope a cow off an ATV. And we have a lot of ground which you just can't take an ATV on but a horse will go. So the answer is locally they flat wear out ATV's and i guess they wear out horses too.

 

[Older Whiskey]

Here they both get used. The ATV's are handy and you can jump in them and go. No catching and saddling involved. But it is not good to rope a cow off an ATV. And we have a lot of ground which you just can't take an ATV on but a horse will go. So the answer is locally they flat wear out ATV's and i guess they wear out horses too.

If you are going to rope off an ATV, I highly recommend using break away. There is no dallying with ATV's. Also I would not recommend bulldogging or steer wrestling off any tin pony.