Smoky the Cow Horse Quotes

“For that pony had got tangled up in the cowboy's heartstrings a heap more than that cowboy wanted to let on, even to himself. He couldn't get away from how he missed him.”
― Will James, Smoky the Cow Horse

“There was so much life wrapped up in that pony's hide that it was mighty hard for him to settle down and behave...he sometimes had to bust out and do things that wasn't at all proper...”
― Will James, Smoky the Cow Horse

“To my way of thinking there's something wrong, or missing, with any person who hasn't got a soft spot in their heart for an animal of some kind. With most folks the dog stands highest as man's friend, then comes the horse, with others the cat is liked best as a pet, or a monkey is fussed over; but whatever kind of animal it is a person likes, it's all hunkydory so long as there's a place in the heart for one or a few of them.”
― Will James, Smoky the Cow Horse

“The poor (horse) had sure got a reason to be mean, and I guess he's at the point where he figgers no human is his friend any more.”
― Will James, Smoky the Cow Horse

“picked”
― Will James, Smoky the Cow Horse