Gas prices continue to stay high, and now a lot of people are turning to different options to get around.
In Rexburg, a few cowboys explored the possibilities on Saturday.
The signs suggest burning hay, not fuel, and these cowboys are all for it! Horsemen and women joined forces, hopped on their horses, and showed off their alternative modes of getting around.
"A lot cheaper than gas. They burn hay, they don't burn gas," responds Dean Jacobson.
"Hopefully we can influence somebody that the price of gas is a little bit high around here," says Jeff Hawkes.
In doing so, riders from all over met off the Archer-Lyman Road, excited to hit the dusty trails.
Horsemen put on their chinks, cowboy hats, and saddled up, ready to go.
After being injured two years ago, Swede Wilson is back in the saddle.
"It really feels good. It's still sore, but it feels good to be back on a horse, really enjoyable," says Wilson.
Though the "horse power" didn't get us to the speed limit, the horsemen did make it to their target destination, slowly but surely, and worth every minute of the ride.
"Where a lot of people go to the beach, fishing, we go take our horses with us and just have fun. They don't burn no gas."
Neither do mules. Dean Jacobson had his team pulling this buggy around town. The high price for him is only a little bit of this.
"Mules are smarter, better, and a lot of fun!"
The riders there says they plan on doing this at least once a month, bringing more riders with them each time or at least until they say their point has been made.
Posted by: CJIS
Yeeha
Posted by: frank
I'd still rather pay for gas than shovel out a stall...
I do need to get back on my bike though...
Posted by: SPINMASS
lot less horse power.
Posted by: LKat20
horses may not burn gas...but they sure do pass gas
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