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I Don’t Think Trigger Got Led Down Railroad Tracks

I never saw John Wayne lead his horse because the rocks were hurting its feet. I don’t think Trigger got led down railroad tracks.

Woody the mule and Magnolia the pony on railroad tracks in the Sequatchie Valley, Tennessee, 2004
I don’t think Trigger was ever exposed to the indignity of walking up railroad tracks.

Maybe that’s what led me to the notion that once I had a pack pony, I’d be able to ride Woody from here to retirement.

Wrong.

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