Herman and the Yellow Stud
This is a real story, told to me by an eye witness. Some of the names have been changed or omitted to protect the innocent.
Herman was one of the best hands around. In fact, he could rope and ride just about anything. His specialty though just happened to be calf roping. So when the boss came to him and asked him to show his prize Yellow stud at The Quarter Horse Congress he was more than happy to accept. This wasn’t your ordinary horse show in that most of the spectators in the bleachers would be dressed to the nines meaning coats, ties, and more. Not just the usual Sunday best. Herman wasn’t one to be intimidated by something like that.
The calf roping went just as planned and the Yellow Stud worked to perfection just like everyone knew he would and Herman placed him first in the class. Feeling like his work was done, Herman decided to treat himself to a few adult beverages out at the trailer, after all he had earned as much, and it was Saturday night. Just before the Team Roping event started, the boss came to one of the stable boys looking for Herman. After learning he was at the trailer drinking, he sent the stable boy outside double time to inform Herman that he was showing Ole Yeller in the Team Roping as well. The boy finds him sitting on the hitch of the horse trailer, shirt tail untucked, drinking beer that was iced down in a horse’s feed bucket. Herman had just the confidence he needed. Through the parking lot, full gallop no less, comes Herman and Yeller just in time too. Herman backs him into the heeling box, builds a loop and prepares to make war in an event he had never tried. Who says being a cowboy ain’t fun? As the steer turns, Herman throws his loop; parks Yeller dead still and drops his coils on the horn all while waving his hat and letting out a whoop that would make a Comanche shiver. When the dust settled and it was determined that everyone was ok, guess what….there were two feet in that loop and they got there fast too!
At the other end of the arena as Herman loosened the cinches up on Ole Yeller, someone came up and informed him that he had just won the Team Roping. Well this was just another cause for celebration so Herman tightened Yeller back up, and pushed the gate open with his boot to make a victory lap. Well don’t let it ever be said that Herman did something halfway. After the fifth lap around the arena the announcer finally got Herman to slow up enough to inform him that they would like to take their picture down there in front of a real pretty backdrop. After a sliding stop, and a full gallop restart they pulled up again just in time to miss the High School Rodeo Queen holding the trophy for the picture. Herman dismounted, threw his arm around the queen, and with his hat kicked back on his head grinned the biggest smile……but the Yellow Stud wasn’t done yet. Five laps around the arena at full gallop, after a rip roaring Team Roping run would be enough to excite anyone. So just as Herman got his smile on straight, with a pretty queen in one hand and a new trophy in the other, Ole Yeller pawed Herman in the leg! I’m told it made one of the best horse show pictures of all time.
This is a real story, told to me by an eye witness. Some of the names have been changed or omitted to protect the innocent.
Herman was one of the best hands around. In fact, he could rope and ride just about anything. His specialty though just happened to be calf roping. So when the boss came to him and asked him to show his prize Yellow stud at The Quarter Horse Congress he was more than happy to accept. This wasn’t your ordinary horse show in that most of the spectators in the bleachers would be dressed to the nines meaning coats, ties, and more. Not just the usual Sunday best. Herman wasn’t one to be intimidated by something like that.
The calf roping went just as planned and the Yellow Stud worked to perfection just like everyone knew he would and Herman placed him first in the class. Feeling like his work was done, Herman decided to treat himself to a few adult beverages out at the trailer, after all he had earned as much, and it was Saturday night. Just before the Team Roping event started, the boss came to one of the stable boys looking for Herman. After learning he was at the trailer drinking, he sent the stable boy outside double time to inform Herman that he was showing Ole Yeller in the Team Roping as well. The boy finds him sitting on the hitch of the horse trailer, shirt tail untucked, drinking beer that was iced down in a horse’s feed bucket. Herman had just the confidence he needed. Through the parking lot, full gallop no less, comes Herman and Yeller just in time too. Herman backs him into the heeling box, builds a loop and prepares to make war in an event he had never tried. Who says being a cowboy ain’t fun? As the steer turns, Herman throws his loop; parks Yeller dead still and drops his coils on the horn all while waving his hat and letting out a whoop that would make a Comanche shiver. When the dust settled and it was determined that everyone was ok, guess what….there were two feet in that loop and they got there fast too!
At the other end of the arena as Herman loosened the cinches up on Ole Yeller, someone came up and informed him that he had just won the Team Roping. Well this was just another cause for celebration so Herman tightened Yeller back up, and pushed the gate open with his boot to make a victory lap. Well don’t let it ever be said that Herman did something halfway. After the fifth lap around the arena the announcer finally got Herman to slow up enough to inform him that they would like to take their picture down there in front of a real pretty backdrop. After a sliding stop, and a full gallop restart they pulled up again just in time to miss the High School Rodeo Queen holding the trophy for the picture. Herman dismounted, threw his arm around the queen, and with his hat kicked back on his head grinned the biggest smile……but the Yellow Stud wasn’t done yet. Five laps around the arena at full gallop, after a rip roaring Team Roping run would be enough to excite anyone. So just as Herman got his smile on straight, with a pretty queen in one hand and a new trophy in the other, Ole Yeller pawed Herman in the leg! I’m told it made one of the best horse show pictures of all time.
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