{"id":48257,"date":"2020-03-31T05:40:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=48257"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:14:45","slug":"btr-sourdough-starters-23-march-2020-by-bztrailriders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/?p=48257","title":{"rendered":"BTR Sourdough Starters #23 &#8211; March 2020 (by BZTrailriders)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summary: If Horses Could Talk&#8230;Spring is coming and we know what the Cartwrights will be doing &#8211; chores, round ups, girls, picnics. But what do the horses think of all this activity? Pick a scene from an episode or create one of your own and give us the horse\u2019s perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rating: G, Word Count: 2288<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=58\">AH83<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Tue Mar 10, 2020 11:25 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>March SS was an extension of February SS. So Feb is on here along with March.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss had fallen in love many times in his life and was close to being married once but it all fell apart. After that, he was afraid to love again. But one day, it had hit him out of nowhere when he saw Maggie Larson at the church social. Music played as people danced or stood to the side and talked. She walked in with her older brothers, Lucas and Will. Maggie was practically untouchable because her brothers were protective of their little sister. Their parents had died when Maggie was twelve. Lucas was old enough to take care of both siblings. Maggie and Hoss had gone to school together and had been friends. To Hoss, Maggie was just a friend and nothing more. But something had hit him when she walked in the social hall in her light-yellow dress with ruffles. Her dark hair pulled up and ringlets hung on the side of her face. Hoss had been standing near Adam when Maggie walked in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdam, has Maggie always looked that beautiful?\u201d Hoss asked in surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Adam smiled at his brother.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, Hoss, she has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe I\u2019ve never noticed,\u201d Hoss replied<\/p>\n<p>Adam chuckled. \u201cThat\u2019s what happens when she goes away to school, and you only have contact through letters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoss walked up to her and asked her to dance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d love to, Hoss,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss led her to the dance floor.<\/p>\n<p>After the song was over, they walked outside. They talked about Maggie\u2019s schooling and what she had done back east. She had talked about the classes she took and even the friends she spent time with. They found a seat to sit down and talked more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you have a beau?\u201d Hoss asked.<\/p>\n<p>Maggie laughed and shook her head.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I don\u2019t. That doesn\u2019t mean the men didn\u2019t try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally? Did you go on any dates with them?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, but they were shallow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow so?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey never asked about me. They were only looking for a beautiful wife to help their careers,\u201d Maggie explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry they were like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He reached for her hand but then they heard someone shouting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaggie!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They both turned around and saw Lucas walking up to them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere you are. We\u2019re leaving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we haven\u2019t been here long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA brawl just broke out and Roy ended the social,\u201d Lucas explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFine,\u201d Maggie said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaggie, wait. May I see you again?\u201d Hoss asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes. How about tomorrow?\u201d Maggie turned and followed her brother as Hoss watched.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss and Maggie went for a ride the next day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow about a race?\u201d Maggie suggested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo that tree?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maggie nodded and they raced. Maggie was ahead and laughed as she made it to the tree beating Hoss. She dismounted and faced him as he dismounted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooks like I beat the great Hoss Cartwright.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She laughed and leaned against the tree and looked at the open plains then at Hoss who was looking at her. Maggie nervously tucked a stray hair behind her ear as she blushed. Hoss put a hand around her waist and pulled her to him and kissed her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSorry, I wanted to do that since last night. I never realized how beautiful you were until last night,\u201d Hoss apologized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo need to apologize. I wanted to kiss you last night. I didn\u2019t mention that I told the men back east I had a man in the west. I\u2019ve loved you for as long as I can remember,\u201d Maggie said softly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I have been in love with you too but just now realizing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They kissed again.<\/p>\n<p>****************<\/p>\n<p>Hoss has been my friend for a long time. He got me for a birthday present when he was ten from his friend Maggie Larson. My momma was her momma\u2019s horse. Maggie helped take care of me until she gave me to Hoss. We\u2019ve been through a lot of things growing up. If he wasn\u2019t talking to Adam, he would talk to me. We always go riding together. Maggie has been joining us on the rides and other things that they do when I\u2019m not there. Maggie and Hoss have been courting for a while now. Hoss had talked to me about marrying Maggie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome on, Chubb,\u201d Hoss said pulling me out of the barn and saddled me.<\/p>\n<p>Another horse sounded as it came in. Hoss looked at the noise and smiled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaggie!\u201d He called out happily.<\/p>\n<p>He went over to Maggie and started talking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre you ready to go?\u201d Hoss asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI sure am,\u201d Maggie replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood, I\u2019ll get on Chubb and we\u2019ll go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He turned and climbed on me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould we go to the lake? It\u2019s such a beautiful day,\u201d Maggie asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSure. The flowers are starting to bloom too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hoss pushed me on, and we ran to the lake. The wind is sure loud in my ears.<\/p>\n<p>We finally got to the lake and I could relax for a while. Hoss ties me to a tree limb and helped Maggie with the basket she had of food. I don\u2019t know how she was able to hold it while riding her horse. There are just some things even horses don\u2019t understand. They sat down and ate and talked. I couldn\u2019t hear about what. After they ate, we went for a ride. The two raced but then talked about different things. They had talked about Maggie going back east and loving each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally,\u201d I thought to myself.<\/p>\n<p>I knew that she loved him and wondered when he\u2019d love her. He talked to me about her when we\u2019d go riding alone.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss got down on one knee and proposed to Maggie. She cried and said yes. He stood and picked her up spinning her around. I wanted to jump up and down, but horses look silly jumping up and down. Besides, it\u2019s a bit hard to do. So, I nodded my head up and down. Maggie\u2019s horse Nellie followed suite. We were both happy for our friends.<\/p>\n<p>The day of the wedding came. Maggie and Hoss were married on the Ponderosa. Joe and Adam decorated me and Nellie up with bows, ribbons and bells. The carriage was also decorated. We\u2019d be taking Maggie and Hoss to the stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t you think we look good, Nellie?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe sure do, Chubb,\u201d she replied and nuzzled the side of me.<\/p>\n<p>Hoss and Maggie ran out and climbed on the carriage and headed to town. Adam followed behind us to take me<br \/>\nand Nellie back to the Ponderosa.<\/p>\n<p>When we got to town, Adam took us and watched Hoss help Maggie in the stagecoach, and they were off starting their new life. I wondered what this life would mean for Hoss, Maggie, Nellie and me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username-coloured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=48\">AC1830<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:41 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong class=\"text-strong\">One Spring Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome on you lazy bag of bones. Put some muscle into it so we can get this work done!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey, Chubb, watch who you\u2019re calling lazy. I\u2019m working as hard as you are. It\u2019s not my fault some dumb cows got themselves stuck in that mud. I just hope Joe doesn\u2019t fall into that muck. It makes a big mess on my saddle and me when he gets on. Yuck!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome on Cochise. Quit complainin\u2019 and&#8230; pull!! I feel the weight shifting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"text-italics\">\u201cWhew, we did it Joe and we didn\u2019t even have to get muddy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, and just in time. Here comes Pa to see what\u2019s taking so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoys, I see you had quite a mess here. The calves okay?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, all\u2019s fine. Just wished we coulda had Adam\u2019s help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can say that again. I thought it was unfair that Sport got to go into town and miss all this. Wonder what he\u2019s doin\u2019 now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHrmph. Probably prancing down the street trying to get the mares to take note.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ha, I bet you\u2019re right about that one Cooch. Come on, let\u2019s get back to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>*** In Town ***<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh look gals, he\u2019s here. Look at that shiny coat and his long flashy tail. Sure wish he\u2019d stop by here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI agree, but it looks like his master\u2019s got some business here today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"text-italics\">\u201cSport, I don\u2019t know what\u2019s gotten into you. You\u2019d think you\u2019d hadn\u2019t been to town in months.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCome on Adam, give me a chance, just one chance with that filly back there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"text-italics\">\u201cWe\u2019re stopping here, boy. I\u2019ve got business with Mister Blair. What\u2019s this? A wagon train coming in. Hmm, she\u2019s a pretty lady.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, that\u2019s typical. You get to look at the ladies and I don\u2019t. That\u2019s right. Go talk to her while I just stand here. What? We\u2019re going along with them? That\u2019s sure better than just standing around here all day. Well, guess I\u2019ll be seeing you fillies later, and maybe I\u2019ll have a tale or two to tell when I get back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"text-italics\">\u201cSo your heading to Slatersville. That\u2019s quite a ways from here.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be our new home. I thank thee for coming along as a guide for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=54\">BettyHT<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Tue Mar 24, 2020 12:48 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\"><strong class=\"text-strong\">If Horses Could Talk<\/strong><strong class=\"text-strong\"><br \/>\n<\/strong>\u201cYou\u2019re not wearing shoes!\u201d\u201cNope, the big one took them off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that no one is riding me or even thinking about trying to, he thinks maybe I\u2019d like to run away free. He was talking to me most of the time he was working. He\u2019s got a good heart even if I\u2019d never let him sit a saddle on me. Too hard on my back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t take my shoes off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was exactly what the little one said when he saw what he had done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo what did Hoss have to say to answer him?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, yeah, that\u2019s his name. Never paid much attention to those others. Anyway, he said that you were older but mostly too tame to let run free. You\u2019d be bait for a pack of wolves before you ever had a chance to join up with any others running free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe doesn\u2019t have much confidence in me. I don\u2019t think any of them ever thought much of me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou were born here on a ranch so you don\u2019t know how to run free. It\u2019s not that they don\u2019t think much of you. The little one does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe does?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, he said you were \u2018a great piece of horseflesh\u2019 and he was gonna ride you now and then to keep you in shape until our man comes back.\u201d Snort.<br \/>\n\u201cHe might find that harder than he thinks.\u201d Snort.<\/p>\n<p>Snort. Snort. \u201cYeah, you even gave our man trouble at times, and he\u2019s a whole lot bigger and stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snort. Snort. Snort. \u201cYeah, that\u2019s true, but it was the other thing I was thinking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, that. You mean the part about Joe not knowing he\u2019ll be riding you a real long time. Sport, they don\u2019t understand, do they?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, Jupiter, they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"author\"><span class=\"responsive-hide\">by\u00a0<strong><a class=\"username\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bonanzatrailriders.com\/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&amp;u=56\">Hart4Ben<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/span>Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:44 pm<\/p>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><strong class=\"text-strong\">Buck<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How many years has it been now? FIfteen? No sixteen years. We\u2019re both slowing down some, but I still do my best to keep him safe and do what he asks of me. But this time, he really should have known better. He wouldn\u2019t have wanted the young ones out in this nasty weather. I was trying to tell him &#8212; tossing my head and planting my hooves. He said he just had to get home; so I got going. The snow kept getting heavier by the minute. We both must have ducked our heads and then it happened. I slipped and pulled up lame, and he flopped out of the saddle and banged up his leg, too. We both hobbled into a grove of low trees. What I wouldn\u2019t give for my warm stall about now and some oats! Wonder how long it will take the young ones to find us?<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s mumbling and grousing trying to get a fire going. There! Finally! At least the grumbling should die down soon. I\u2019ll just stand behind these scrub trees, thank you very much! He could have enjoyed a pleasant night\u2019s sleep in the Palace and I could be munching some hay in the shelter of the livery, but no, he had to get back to the ranch! Oh well, I\u2019ve seen a whole lot worse than this! Guess I\u2019ll just close my eyes and make the best of it.<\/p>\n<p>********<\/p>\n<p>Dawn\u2019s about to break. Looks and smells like it\u2019s going to be a nice day. Most of the snow will be gone by late afternoon. Somebody should be showing up soon to rescue him.\u00a0<em class=\"text-italics\">STOMP STOMP<\/em>\u00a0That wasn\u2019t a good idea. This leg\u2019s going to give me trouble for a while.\u00a0<em class=\"text-italics\">SHAKE SHAKE.<\/em>\u00a0He\u2019s stirring now. Heard the harness jingle. I\u2019m not the only one hurting based on all the moaning and groaning coming from over there.<\/p>\n<p>********<br \/>\nHere they come now. I smell Sport and Cochise. Oh yes, that&#8217;s Cochise&#8217;s whinny. The big one must be driving the buckboard. Guess who gets tied on the back and has to look at Mr.Grumpy Pants all the way home. He isn\u2019t going to like the scolding and smirks from the young ones very much. On the bright side, I\u2019ll be getting lots of oats and coddling until he\u2019s ready to get back into the saddle again. But I\u2019ll be ready when the time comes, because he needs me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\">A Note from the Brandsters.\u00a0 This was originally written and published on the Bonanza Trail Riders site.\u00a0 Brand is happy to offer this story a new home.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_48257\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"48257\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bonanzabrand.info\/library\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif?resize=16%2C16&#038;ssl=1\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: If Horses Could Talk&#8230;Spring is coming and we know what the Cartwrights will be doing &#8211; chores, round ups, girls, picnics. 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