Retired Teacher Crafts Saddle For President

[GiovanniC]

Retired Michigan teacher Jim Rice, 75, has spent the past six weeks crafting a saddle for President Bush.

The result is worth about $3,500.

Michigan Congressman Nick Smith will present the saddle to the President later this year.

http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/886542.html


This guy lives near me. Do you think someone should tell him that Bush is afraid of horses -- even the coin-operated ones in front of Wal-Mart?

[checks-n-balances]

1. Naah... maybe he has other motives for giving him a homemade saddle

for his comfort on his way off the cliff he's tried to takes us over.

[TrustingDog]

13. or hid a great big burr under it.... n/t

[ClintonTyree]

2. Bush will saddle up................

Rove and ride him around the Oval Office. Cons seem to like kinky stuff like that.

[ontheMark]

3. Hey Gio

Hi from Lenawee County. In the local paper he states he is not a big fan of Bush. After reading that part, I'm thinking about having him make me a saddle.

[GiovanniC]

4. Did He Say Why He'd Give a $3500 Saddle To Someone He Doesn't Like?

n/t

[ontheMark]

6. As I rember

the article said he is trying to build his reputation for his daughter who is his apprentist saddle maker. Saying he doesn't support Bush won't help him in this county.

[JohnKleeb]

9. maybe as a joke

because maybe he knows that bush is afraid of horses.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

5. Is it a side-saddle?

[ontheMark]

7. All saddle

no horse.

[DemonFighterLives]

8. Will need retrofitting

To adapt to the bike and a roll cage and teethguards.
At least it will look nice next to Saddams pistol and Geronomos skull.

[linazelle]

10. Poor old man must believe Bush really has a "ranch"....

:eyes:

[Lisa]

11. a horse-tack expert here at DU ...

... noted a while back that a good custom-made saddle requires measurements from the rider as well as the horse.

Given that the Connecticut Cowpoke rides an air-conditioned pickup truck -- they might have to skip the "horse" part.

And as for measuring his posterior ... what bets the White House will "misunderestimate" his girth, to the extent that the saddle won't fit him anyway?

[Nashyra]

12. Maybe he gave him a new saddle

because he thinks * will be spending alot more time at the "ranch"

[kskiska]

14. Amazing how many people actually think that * rides horses.

Interesting that Ron, Jr. said that Reagan used an English saddle, while pictures of Nancy show her in a Western saddle.

[CaTeacher]

16. I have seen pictures of Reagan in both

Western saddles and English (Jump seat not Hunt seat).

Reagan really did love to ride (I love horses too). I wonder if Ron Jr. knows his saddles? It seems as though Reagan rode both ways from photographic evidence.....

[kskiska]

18. Maybe Reagan rode Western for movies

Ron Jr. explained on TV how his father gripped the horse between his knees in the English saddle, explaining the scuffing on the boots used in the funeral services.

Seems the English saddle was his personal preference. Guess Nancy was more comfortable with the horn.

Found the quote:
…"These are English riding boots. Dad also used an English saddle, which pushed him forward, and he clamped the horse between his legs." The boots had been washed but expressly not polished for their journey through Washington streets. Spots of wear showed on the leather, which was buckled around the rider's legs.

[bklyncowgirl]

19. Gotta give ol' Ronnie credit ...

for having the balls to wear those old fashioned peg top breeches and even to ride in an English saddle. I'm sure his image people were always on his case to ride in the more macho looking western tack.

As for Shrub getting a custom saddle, alot of people, including horse people, assume that Bush rides because he owns a ranch. I had a minor arguement with a guy I know, who used to rope and bulldog in rodeos, who didn't believe it when I told him that not only does Bush not ride but is actually afraid of horses. When I told him he bought the ranch right before he ran for president he almost fell off his chair.

[mike1963]

15. Well, he can strap the thing to a Segway

:evilgrin:

[allalone]

17. can I be the first to ride him?

[underpants]

20. Get in line behind the coporate cronies

but then they have been "riding" him for a while so you might be able to move up in line, bring cash.