{"id":768,"date":"2008-09-25T16:02:51","date_gmt":"2008-09-25T21:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=768"},"modified":"2008-09-25T16:06:57","modified_gmt":"2008-09-25T21:06:57","slug":"texas-ranks-as-horse-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/?p=768","title":{"rendered":"Texas ranks as horse capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you think that Kentucky is the horse capital of the U.S., think again. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/horsecouncil.org\/stateeconomics.html\">American Horse Council<\/a>, there are 979,000 horses in Texas and the state&#8217;s horse industry produces goods and services valued at $3.0 billion. California is second only to Texas with a horse population of 698,000, followed by Florida with 500,000, Oklahoma with 326,000, then Kentucky with 320,000.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Furl%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26field-keywords%3Djeff%2Bfoxworthy%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&amp;tag=sallyharrison-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sallyharrison.com\/features\/pix\/2008\/foxworthy.jpg\" class=\"floatright\" \/><\/a>Texans and those who visit the Lone Star State for annual horse events like the NCHA Futurity might relate to comedian <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Furl%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps%26field-keywords%3Djeff%2Bfoxworthy%26x%3D0%26y%3D0&amp;tag=sallyharrison-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325\">Jeff Foxworthy&#8217;s<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=sallyharrison-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" style=\"border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/> checklist and suggestions for travel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If someone in a Lowe&#8217;s store offers you assistance and they don&#8217;t work there, you might live in Texas.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve worn shorts and a  parka at the same time, you might live in Texas.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;ve had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Texas.<\/li>\n<li>If you measure distance in hours, you might live in Texas.<\/li>\n<li>If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you might live in Texas.<\/li>\n<li>If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph &#8212; you&#8217;re going 80 and everybody s passing you, you might live in Texas.<\/li>\n<li>If you find 60 degrees &#8220;a little chilly,&#8221; you might live in Texas.<!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Need a vacation?  Here is a list of actual places to visit in Texas:<\/p>\n<p>Need to be cheered up? Happy, TX 79042; Pep, TX 79353; Smiley, TX 78159; Paradise, TX 76073; Rainbow, TX 76077; Sweet Home, TX 77987; Comfort, TX 78013; Friendship, TX 76530.<\/p>\n<p>Want something to eat? Bacon, TX 76301; Noodle, TX 79536; Oatmeal, TX 78605; Turkey, TX 79261; Trout, TX 75789; Sugar Land, TX 77479; Salty, TX 76567; Rice, TX 75155; and top it off with Sweetwater, TX 79556.<\/p>\n<p>Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all. Detroit, TX 75436; Colorado City, TX 79512; Denver City, TX 79323; Nevada, TX 75173; Memphis, TX 79245; Miami, TX 79059; Boston, TX 75570; Santa Fe, TX 77517; Tennessee Colony, TX 75861; Reno, TX 75462.<\/p>\n<p>Feel like traveling outside the country? Don&#8217;t bother buying a plane ticket. Athens, TX 75751; Canadian, TX 79014; China, TX 77613; Egypt, TX 77436; Turkey, TX 79261; London, TX 76854; New London, TX 75682; Paris, TX 75460.<\/p>\n<p>Exhausted? Energy, TX 76452. Cold? Blanket, TX 76432 and Winters, TX 79567. Undecided? Uncertain, TX 75661.<\/p>\n<p>For the kids try Kermit, TX 79745; Elmo, TX 75118; Nemo, TX 76070; Tarzan, TX 79783; Winnie, TX 77665; Sylvester, TX 79560.<\/p>\n<p>Other city names in Texas, to make you smile: Frognot, TX 75424; Bigfoot, TX 78005; Hogeye, TX 75423; Cactus, TX 79013; Notrees, TX 79759; Best, TX 76932; Veribest, TX 76886; Kickapoo, TX 75763; Dime Box, TX; Telephone, TX 75488; Telegraph, TX 76883; Whiteface, TX 79379; Twitty, TX 79079; Muleshoe, TX 79347; Cut And Shoot, TX 77303.<\/p>\n<p>And of course, there is a place in Texas that isn&#8217;t. Knott, Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you think that Kentucky is the horse capital of the U.S., think again. 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