Great Visual Picture

We got the privileged to go and see Arlie's grandpa Ohman last Saturday. I love hearing all the stories he has to tell. He could write books on end with stories, as could most Grandparents (FYI: I think they all should!). He was telling us a fabulous story of when he was younger. He lived where they had to farm. They had fields and needed a horse to help farm the land. Well, his dad didn't know much about horses and back then they had what they call "Horse Jockies" which he equated to "Used car salesmen" of today. He said they would give them a shot so they were high energy and look like they were a great horse. His dad, not knowing about horses, didn't know how to check and see if a horse was old or not (didn't know to look at their teeth), so he purchased this horse. He brought him home and the horse seemed great. The next morning when they woke up and were going out to begin working, the horse could hardly move. The shot had worn off and now the true age of the horse was shown. There was no way the horse would be able to plow the fields. They hooked up the horse anyway and it couldn't even pull the plow. His dad's brother came over. He realized the problem and strapped the plow onto his back and walked along side the horse helping him plow the fields. That year, the fields were plowed with a horse and his uncle both strapped to the plow. What a fabulous visual picture and what sacrifice they made back then!