The day it opened, they auctioned off all the horses.

A horse which stops dead just before a jump and thus propels its rider into a graceful arc provides a splendid excuse for general merriment.

It smelled pretty bad. They were losing a lot of members that way. Some would bring doctors' excuses not to show up.

It's outlived its usefulness. It would make a nice museum.

We grew up on a ranch in North Dakota. Paige was really good at breaking horses. But one day this horse took off up a hill, and then it came charging down the hill bucking. Paige was yelling at me, 'Help me. Get in front of it. Get in front of it.' I just stood there laughing until he got bucked off. He was so mad, he chased me around the ranch all day, but he never caught me. Now that he's here, I am so proud, and I know we'll help each other all the time.

The horses would get one day a week off.