Headline of the Day: “Horse Herpes Outbreak Forces Rodeo Queens to Ride Stick Ponies”

Wut.

Instead of competing on horses, as is typically the case, contestants were asked to trot around the arena with stick horses as their show ponies.

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“It will give you experience for if you happen to have a problem like this later in life,” Steed said with a smile. “You already have the experience of riding a stick horse!”

(KSL.com via MeFi)