Now here's a mystery. Why would anyone make a postcard from this nag? He's not a race horse. No, this horse is a working horse, made obsolete by tractors and cheap fuel. This one's a pretty old card, from back in the day when farmers worked their horses and didn't think of them as a family pet. Maybe the owner of this animal had a soft spot and liked his livestock. Maybe after his working life this horse was retired to the back pasture. More likely, when this photo was taken, the farmer/owner was thinking of how much money he could get for old Jughead. Take a look at this card and make an offer. Jughead can still pull a plow, a wagon, and if that doesn't work, there's always the slaughterhouse.
It's a little heartbreaking when you think of all the possible outcomes. I"d like to think the shot was taken because the owner felt pride. Let's put it this way, today we celebrate this old fella and not the person who owned it.
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