Well, I can't blame the horses much. Much. If the rider can't outwit a "dumb animal" s/he deserves to be the one under the saddle! Do any of you remember a cartoon strip of the old west called "Tumbleweeds" where the large oafish muleskinner goes around hand-carrying his mule? ;^) There was the one incredibly funny moment where Hildegard Hamhocker is carrying her new fiance Knuckles and the muleskinner is carrying Beverly... and they meet in the street. Hmm... I think I'm going to spend the evening with a nice mug of cocoa and the book of collected strips. Carolly