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Roy Moore Shows Up Riding a Horse to Vote in U.S. Senate Race Break (Original Post) niyad Dec 2017 OP
"Riding." WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2017 #1
is it my imagination, or does that horse seem to be saying, "who is that idiot on my back?" niyad Dec 2017 #2
I don't think he really knows how to ride. Ilsa Dec 2017 #11
The few times I have seen video MuseRider Dec 2017 #14
He has no intentional body communication Ilsa Dec 2017 #21
Yes they should. MuseRider Dec 2017 #23
If you've seen previous footage of him astride this steed misanthrope Dec 2017 #19
Absolutely! Just like TRump. Duppers Dec 2017 #37
That horse looks as if they're saying; "HELP!" "Don't leave me alone with him!!!" grossproffit Dec 2017 #3
hahahaha bluestarone Dec 2017 #8
Every pic I've seen of this so far Bayard Dec 2017 #4
That horse looks miserable. grossproffit Dec 2017 #5
name is "sassy" niyad Dec 2017 #6
Combined with his homophobia misanthrope Dec 2017 #20
so very true. niyad Dec 2017 #43
He's a mean asshole re most living things. Duppers Dec 2017 #36
Why does Moore seem to think he's a cowboy? Very weird. Vinca Dec 2017 #7
amazing, is it not? such a strong, virile man!! niyad Dec 2017 #9
yep but bluestarone Dec 2017 #10
He carries what Texans would consider to be a Ladies' purse pistol. Ilsa Dec 2017 #15
Probably shanti Dec 2017 #33
"In case anyone here still doesn't beleive I'm a crazy SOB... louis c Dec 2017 #12
This isn't new, he has pulled this stunt every time he is on a ballot Amishman Dec 2017 #32
and he's been a fucking lunitic his entire life louis c Dec 2017 #35
This is really ancient, but here goes - TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #13
nah, don't want to hurt the horse. niyad Dec 2017 #17
Idiot. n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2017 #16
Fake cowboy. Historic NY Dec 2017 #18
One real horse's ass and one real horse. nt Persondem Dec 2017 #22
Every time I see an old-ish pedophile stroking his ego on a horse I get to recount a lifetime of Corvo Bianco Dec 2017 #24
Reincarnation of Reagan. moondust Dec 2017 #25
Now there's something you don't see every day, Edgar gratuitous Dec 2017 #26
you nearly owed me a keyboard! niyad Dec 2017 #44
As to the old saying To hell with you and the horse you rode in on gordianot Dec 2017 #27
You posted the wrong picture. edbermac Dec 2017 #28
mea culpa. yours, of course, is the correct one. niyad Dec 2017 #45
Phony cowboy gordianot Dec 2017 #29
Takes him back to the good old days when slavery was legal and everyone knew their place nt doc03 Dec 2017 #30
is it me Skittles Dec 2017 #31
No they are infatuated with him. They think we are all crazy. Alea Dec 2017 #40
Jesus rode to Jerusalem on the back of an ass, and an ass rode to vote on delisen Dec 2017 #34
Roy, I grew up on a ranch. You don't have ONE cow Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #38
All hat and no cattle? Bayard Dec 2017 #41
And a micropenis Drahthaardogs Dec 2017 #42
the horse is a filly named sassy. niyad Dec 2017 #46
Too bad the horse didn't bite or kick him. n/t alarimer Dec 2017 #39
then the horse might have been punished. niyad Dec 2017 #47

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
11. I don't think he really knows how to ride.
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:03 PM
Dec 2017

CNN had video, and he looked like he was going to bounce off the horse when he broke into a slow run. (I don't think it was a cantor; too fast, I think.)

His body never looked lined up like a proper rider, and his legs were almost completely straight.

On edit: he looked like he was sitting a Harley, not a horse.

MuseRider

(34,111 posts)
14. The few times I have seen video
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:05 PM
Dec 2017

of this asshole riding I cringe and feel so sorry for the horses he rides. I have seen little children ride horses that are taking off with them ride them better with not a single lesson. Pulling back on her face he kicks her to move forward then leans back, off balance and still keeping a tight rein. What the hell does he think he is asking her to do? This guy strikes me as the type that reins her up at home and puts her in her place with a 2x4.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
21. He has no intentional body communication
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:20 PM
Dec 2017

with the horse, except for her mouth, from what I could see. When she ran, you could see his body bouncing, off center, and looking like he didn't know how to communicate with the horse.

Someone should stop him.

MuseRider

(34,111 posts)
23. Yes they should.
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:26 PM
Dec 2017

I have seen people blocked from shows, just riding around, who got cornered and had the "discussion" about how they are treating their horses. Real cowboys would NEVER do that to their horse. I learned from real cowboys and even in the times of hard riding with a herd of cows there was never a reason to treat their animal like that.

He seems to kick to go (I hope he does not wear spurs) and then pull her back when she runs from his roughness. Poor thing. He probably rides a small horse, she almost looks pony size, just so he can get away with that easier. I would love to see what he would do with one of my big quarter horses bred and raised and trained as cutters, or more exactly what they would do with him.

misanthrope

(7,417 posts)
19. If you've seen previous footage of him astride this steed
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:16 PM
Dec 2017

it is obvious he isn't a very good rider. That horse is just a prop to his ego, like everything else in his reality.

Bayard

(22,075 posts)
4. Every pic I've seen of this so far
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 03:55 PM
Dec 2017

Every pic shows an unhappy horse due to bad equitation: Head up, back hollow, tail swishing. He's just yanking on its mouth.

Must be a filly.......

Duppers

(28,125 posts)
36. He's a mean asshole re most living things.
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 07:58 PM
Dec 2017

POOR HORSE! Filly, probably, given the way he treats females.

Mean frickin jerk. We'd like to yank his mouth! And a few things off his body.


Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
15. He carries what Texans would consider to be a Ladies' purse pistol.
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:06 PM
Dec 2017

Really, I know women who pack bigger guns in their purses. His gun looks like it belongs in an evening clutch.

shanti

(21,675 posts)
33. Probably
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 05:16 PM
Dec 2017

because it harkens back to the 'olden days' where everyone rode horses. And he does seem to reminisce a lot about them.

 

louis c

(8,652 posts)
12. "In case anyone here still doesn't beleive I'm a crazy SOB...
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:05 PM
Dec 2017

I'll ride this horse to the polls to vote today"

 

louis c

(8,652 posts)
35. and he's been a fucking lunitic his entire life
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 07:12 PM
Dec 2017

It's just that us normal people who don't live in Alabama are seeing this shit for the first time

Corvo Bianco

(1,148 posts)
24. Every time I see an old-ish pedophile stroking his ego on a horse I get to recount a lifetime of
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:36 PM
Dec 2017

familial trauma.

But hey, it makes the line between decent and fucking scum VERY clear!!!

gordianot

(15,238 posts)
27. As to the old saying To hell with you and the horse you rode in on
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 04:56 PM
Dec 2017

Notice I did not use the modern verb intensifier added to this old epitapth.

Alea

(706 posts)
40. No they are infatuated with him. They think we are all crazy.
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 08:17 PM
Dec 2017

The guy on the left is his horse handler. The rest couldn't be happier. It's a bubble of sickness : (

I was honored to vote against him. Kind of felt like I slapped him.

Bayard

(22,075 posts)
41. All hat and no cattle?
Tue Dec 12, 2017, 11:25 PM
Dec 2017

I'm thinking put the horse in office. He's probably much smarter and already gelded.....

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